Today, Open Doors released the World Watch List 2015, a resource developed "to track and measure the extent of persecution in the world." Open Doors has been tracking religious persecution of Christians since the 1970s and their approach to the work is well-informed and reliable. Religious persecution affects many religious groups and not just Christians. Still, there …
Free
It's a new year and an opportunity to step into new things, including new things in our life with God. Beginning this weekend, January 3 & 4, we begin a new series at Eastbrook entitled "Free." In a culture and world that values freedom, we encounter strong words from the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians: “It is …
Christmas Eve at Eastbrook
Join us for worship on Christmas Eve at Eastbrook Church this year. We have services at 2:30, 4:00, and 5:30 PM. Find directions to Eastbrook here.
A Call to Prayer and Forging a Way Forward
On Monday morning, December 22, I had a meeting scheduled with a group of five pastors (three African-American pastors and two Caucasian pastors) to discuss how we might stand together in the midst of the racial tensions in Milwaukee. Ironically, as we were walking into the meeting, the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office announced that …
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All I Want is Someone to Believe In
Who are your heroes these days? Have you ever had a chance to meet one of your heroes face to face? As I continued our series "All I Want for Christmas" this weekend at Eastbrook Church we looked at David, one of the great heroes of the Bible. Building upon his life story, we studied the pivotal Scripture passage …
Matthew Erickson 