This weekend at Eastbrook Church we concluded our series "Beginning to Live." My message this week was called "Beginning to Live with Love" and focused on how the resurrection of Jesus reveals the love of God while also bringing power into our lives to love others. I spoke from 1 Corinthians 13, which is a very familiar …
Hope that is Magnanimous and Humble
When we live with hope, we begin to move beyond our circumstances. In the New Testament epistle of Hebrews we read these words: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance …
A Brief Response to the Critique of Christian Hope
Some critics of Christianity say that Christian hope is just wishful thinking. Some say that Christianity is just a pipe dream - an unattainable hope. Frederick Buechner, an author of numerous books about the spiritual life, addresses this in his own comments about Christianity and hope. He writes this in his book, Wishful Thinking: Christianity is …
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A Song of Hope – “You Never Let Go”
I talked with a few different people this past week who are in the midst of some challenging situations. In the midst of our focus on hope this week, the following song came back to my mind. It speaks hope into our lives with the simple, yet profound, truth that God walks with us through the …
Jackie Robinson and Hope that Is Unseen
In 1947 there was a lot to be hopeful about. World War II was over. The world, and the United States as a nation, was settling into a renewed peace. But there were some whose hopes were limited. There were deep racial divides in our country and it seemed like a glass ceiling existed on …
Matthew Erickson 