This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I launched a new series titled “Looking for God” with my message, "The Word," drawing on John 1:1-3. I'm including the text here: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. …
Have you seen this?: “SMS [Shine]” by Crowder
Just in case you haven't yet seen this wonderful video by the David Crowder*Band for their song "SMS [Shine]", you should take the 5 minutes to watch it below. I love it when musicians reflect the creativity of God not only in their song-writing but with the visuals that accompany the songs. Wonderful job, guys! …
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Looking for God (new series)
This Sunday, we begin a new series through the month of December at Eastbrook named "Looking for God." Our world is crying out for God, and looking for Him wherever they can. This contemporary longing for God echoes the Hebrew people's longing for a Messiah, seen particularly in the prophet Isaiah: The people walking in …
Autumn into Winter – a poem
Pale cornstalks blow and swirl within the breeze: all golden light – tall, tickling, synchronized. Their shape now dry and stiff with ebbing life; rough whispers rise and fall in symphony. They dance the dying days of autumn’s leave, requiring heavy, solemn exercise of tempered motion. They too realize their dance will end with seasonal …
The NIV 2011: Sorting through the Changes
For those of you who follow this sort of thing, there is a revised version of the New International Version of the Bible coming in 2011. This is an update of the 1984 version of the NIV that also takes into account the recent TNIV (Today's New International Version) published in 2005. There has been …
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