This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series on the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins," by turning attention to the prophet Amos. Amos is best-known for his strong words about justice and righteousness, and his stinging rebuke of the people of Israel, particularly their leaders. Unlike many other minor prophets, Amos has a …
Joel [God in the Ruins]
As we continued our series, "God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets," this past weekend at Eastbrook I walked us through the prophet Joel. Joel is an often overlooked book of the Bible, although a couple of passages are fairly familiar because of their connection with historic markers in the church year: Ash …
Hosea, part 2 [God in the Ruins]
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series, "God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets," by looking at the second part of Hosea, chapters 4-14. The challenge of preaching a message on eleven chapters is that you really have to choose which way to go and what to focus on. Based …
Martin Luther King, Jr: ‘I Have a Dream’
On this day celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr., I want to remind us of one of the unparalleled moments in his life and work. While there is much that could be said about MLK as a leader, orator, pastor, and husband, I want to encourage you today to simply read or watch (below) the roughly seventeen-minute …
Hosea, part 1 [God in the Ruins]
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series, "God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets." My wife, Kelly, and I co-preached a message on the first three chapters of the prophet Hosea. Hosea is an interesting book of the Bible, and one of the longest of these shorter prophetic books. Hosea …
Matthew Erickson 