https://gallery.mailchimp.com/081ed8f8b1b51340f4e8e5402/images/00dfd7e3-8b8c-400b-90f1-2e1d0fec99ed.png Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent, and the beginning of our six-week journey to the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we begin our journey together, we are asking all who are able to pray and fast during the day. We will break our fast together as Eastbrook Church with Communion on …
Bonhoeffer on Fear
I've been rereading Dietrich Bonhoeffer's classic book, Discipleship, over the past month or so. As I was reading this past week, a paragraph from his reflections on Matthew 10:26-39 stood out to me. Here it is: Human beings should not be feared. They cannot do much to the disciples of Jesus. Their power stops with the …
Sunday Prayer 41
the sun, moon, and stars, spoken into space, still sing the ancient melody, of God's great grace and power. the rising sun and midnight gloaming echo the divine power, arching the back and breathing the breath into every living thing. and now, that same power and grace takes time and space upon itself, inhabits human …
Wisdom and Knowledge
We have information without knowledge, and the knowledge we have does not lead us to wisdom. Wisdom is fashioned through reflection upon the crucible of living with knowledge, inadequate knowledge, or lack of knowledge. Yet, the crucible of life is often that against which we medicate ourselves or from which we insulate ourselves. We arch our …
Transfigured (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Transfigured," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Jesus on the Move." The text for this week are from Luke 9:28-36. Discussion Questions: When have you experienced real jaw-dropping awe in your life? What happened or where were you? We …
