As a follow-up to my message from this past weekend commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, "Faith and Grace," I wanted to post Martin Luther's actual Ninety-Five Theses here. Too often we do not read original sources of theological or historical works, relying instead on interpreter's reflections on those source works. So, why not take …
Leviticus for Today
This past weekend at Eastbrook, my message was essentially a theological interpretation of the book of Leviticus for Christians today. I found a number of resources helpful in this, but particularly enjoyed the insights of Gordon Wenham in his masterful commentary on Leviticus. In a section of his introduction to the book entitled "Leviticus and …
A brief reading list on mission
Many times I'll offer some readings lists to correspond with our teaching series at Eastbrook. Alongside of our series "God in Blank Spaces," I wanted to share some resources I believe are worth looking at in brief or reading entirely. Some of these are general, while a few others are specific to our Missions Festival …
Children as a Symbol of Hope
As I prepared for my message from this past weekend, "God of the Little Ones," I read a lot of different material. In returning to Stanley Hauerwas' A Community of Character, I was seized by the power of his comments on children, not only in relation to parents but also in terms of the broader community …
Bibliography on the Trinity
My studies for our series "The Trinity" at Eastbrook plunged me into a lot of reading, reflecting, and praying. Along with a thorough study of Scripture on the nature of God as Trinity, I strongly recommend readings of the early Christian creeds, particular the Nicene Creed and the Chalcedonian Formula. However, I also turned to …
Matthew Erickson 