This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus through our preaching series, "I AM: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus," drawn from the Gospel of John. This week Pastor Femi Ibitoye continued the series by exploring Jesus' statement, "I am the good shepherd" (John 10:11). You can find the message …
Eastbrook at Home – May 7, 2023
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our preaching series entitled "I Am: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus" based out of the Gospel of John. This week we look at Jesus' powerful statement: “I am the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11). Here …
T. S. Eliot, “East Coker” [Poetry for Easter]
Each week during Eastertide I am posting a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with Jesus' resurrection. Here is stanza IV of T. S. Eliot's poem "East Coker," which is from Four Quartets (1943). Thomas Stearns Eliot is probably the most famous twentieth-century English-language poet, renowned for his groundbreaking work typified in poems like …
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Siren Songs or the Shepherd’s Voice?
In Homer's Odyssey we trace the epic return journey of Odysseus from Troy to his home in Ithaca. It is a long and arduous journey of ten years filled with many adventures and terrors. At one point along the journey, Odysseus is warned of a coming trial: the Sirens whose song is so irresistible that …
“I am the Gate”
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus through our preaching series, "I AM: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus," drawn from the Gospel of John. This week our dear friend and ministry partner from Kenya, Canon Francis Omondi, continued the series by exploring Jesus' statement, "I am the gate" …
Matthew Erickson 