A recent CNN story was entitled "Vatican lists new sinful behaviors." While some of us may be skeptical of the Roman Catholic hierarchy and approach to religion, I found this to be a thought-provoking article.In every time and place, there are unique acts and ideas of cultures that, while not specifically mentioned in Scripture, need …
Contentment: some sermon resources
I'm preparing my sermon for this weekend at Brooklife, and came upon a host of wonderful quotations that impacted me. Here are a couple that I thought I'd pass along:Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really …
Powering Down
Over the past couple of years, Christianity Today has been publishing a series of essays called The Christian Vision Project. This year's series of essays are aimed at getting at the question: "What must we learn, and unlearn, to be agents of God's mission in the world?"Given the recent focus of Harvest Festival at Elmbrook …
My Departure from The Ave
Most of you should have received the letter that I sent out yesterday, but I thought I'd post it here in case you didn't receive this.Dear Friends, With a mixture of joy and sadness, I am sitting down to write this letter to let all of you know that after 4 ½ years of serving …
Atonement
I've been reading through the book of Leviticus recently in reaction to my own jokes about this book not being particularly exciting or much of a mine of information for spiritual transformation. Recently, I was challenged in my views by the following.In Leviticus 16, YHWH God outlines the regulations for the Day of Atonement. Aaron …
Matthew Erickson 