In my study for the last two weeks at Brooklife ("A Second Chance" and "What a Pity"), I came across a lot of material that never made it into my messages. Here is a prayer written by John Calvin, one of the fathers of the Reformation and author of Institutes of the Christian Religion, that …
What a Pity
I concluded the "Gone Fishing" series at Brooklife Church yesterday with a message entitled "What a Pity" on Jonah chapter four. The message focused on how the entire book of Jonah is a journey into the heart of God and God holding up a mirror to our hearts to see how they compare to His …
Cleanliness Next to Godliness?
When I was very young, so I have been told, I was one of those children who hated having stuff stuck to my hands. I'm sure there's a deeper meaning there (where's Freud when you need him?), but as I passed through adolescence into adulthood, I have become one of those "shower every day" type …
Parker Palmer on economics, morality, and meaning
As I was driving back from the library studying for my sermon on Jonah, I just happened to tune in to hear a re-broadcast of Krista Tippet's interview with Parker Palmer on the show Speaking of Faith. This interview took place in 2008 and was aimed at evaluating the global economic downturn. Taking his own …
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A Second Chance
Yesterday at Brooklife Church, I spoke on Jonah chapter three with a message entitled "A Second Chance." The message was all about how just like God gave Jonah a second chance personally, God gives us second chances in our lives. And when He gives us a second chance, it is, as with Jonah, an opportunity …
Matthew Erickson 