This past Tuesday night at Eastbrook Church, we gathered as usual for prayer at 7pm. However, along with a wonderful commissioning for a dear couple from our fellowship, we set aside time to pray for Egypt and particularly for the church there. There is much confusion within the country related to the political situation. The election of …
Five Myths about Young Adult Church Dropout [via the Barna Group]
The Barna Group recently posted some research related to our ongoing questions about what is happening with younger generations at the church. One of our priorities at Eastbrook Church is to empower the next generation to follow Christ over the long-haul. I thought Barna's research was thought-provoking, particularly as they address common (mis)understandings by folks …
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Jesus’ Subversive Revolution
I recently finished the book For All God's Worth by N. T. Wright. It is well worth a read if you are at all interested in the topic of worship and how our worship as Christians shapes - or should shape - our daily living. Near the end of the book, Wright talks about how …
Who Will Defend Mideast Christians? (via USA Today)
This week, USA Today featured an article entitled "Who Will Defend Mideast Christians" by Joseph Bottum. The author continues to raise a question that has been talked about online recently, and that I had raised at the turn of the new year about religious violence against Christians in the Middle East. Are we turning a …
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Article on Christians in Egypt – update for prayer
As a follow-up to my post last week about praying for Egypt, a friend tweeted about an article on Christianity Today's web-site recently which features some commentary by Egyptian Christians, including pastors, called "Egyptian Christians Join Call for Reform." Please take the few minutes necessary to read this article, and then take at least five …
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Matthew Erickson 