I'm preparing my sermon for this weekend at Brooklife, and came upon a host of wonderful quotations that impacted me. Here are a couple that I thought I'd pass along:Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really …
Powering Down
Over the past couple of years, Christianity Today has been publishing a series of essays called The Christian Vision Project. This year's series of essays are aimed at getting at the question: "What must we learn, and unlearn, to be agents of God's mission in the world?"Given the recent focus of Harvest Festival at Elmbrook …
Atonement
I've been reading through the book of Leviticus recently in reaction to my own jokes about this book not being particularly exciting or much of a mine of information for spiritual transformation. Recently, I was challenged in my views by the following.In Leviticus 16, YHWH God outlines the regulations for the Day of Atonement. Aaron …
Technopoly
I'm reading a somewhat dated book about technology and culture by one of our most astute cultural critics, Neil Postman. Postman is perhaps better known for his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, but this book is well worth the read.An introductory statement from Paul Goodman gives us an idea of where the book is heading:Whether …
Donald Miller at Elmbrook
This past Thursday, Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and other notable books, visited Elmbrook. He offered a great message on the power of story based off of some of his experiences in converting Blue Like Jazz to a screenplay. Building off of his attendance at a Robert McKee writing seminar, Don unpacked the …
Matthew Erickson 