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At the recommendation of a good friend, I re-read Parker Palmer's brief, but powerful, book, Let Your Life Speak recently. There is so much packed into this little book. Near the end, in a chapter entitled "There is a Season," Palmer outlines a metaphor for life based around seasons, expounding on what it might mean …
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Dallas Willard is without a doubt one of the most important thinkers and writers of recent time on the nature of discipleship. When working on recent messages as part of our series, "The Discipleship Journey," Willard's insights come to my mind again and again. His book The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God …
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer." I have to admit that when I begin to pull together resources on prayer, I'm tempted to put every book I've ever …
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I read Wendell Berry's wonderful book, Hannah Coulter, in the past month, and it was a beautifully moving book. I deeply enjoyed so much about it, that I find it difficult to summarize the ways Berry opens the read into human relationships, the significance of grief, generational change, the texture of love, and so much …
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." Bibliography for “Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah” Robert Alter. The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, Volume 3: …
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Matthew Erickson 