The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off your captivity. The prophecies they gave you were false and misleading. Lamentations 2:14 As the author of Lamentations weeps over the desolation of Jerusalem and the people of God, as he says again and again that God's …
Five from Jonathan Edwards
I recently finished reading George Marsden's biography of Jonathan Edwards, Jonathan Edwards: A Life. Edwards is one of the premier thinkers of early colonial America and a pillar of American Calvinism influenced by the English Puritans. For more on Edwards, you can read a biography here. For Edwards' influence on a contemporary pastor, read John …
Sunday’s Coming…?
Last week, Shelley Elmblad shared the following video with me. It's a satirical video by Andy Stanley’s, North Point Church Media Team, about the methods we used for Sunday morning worship at churches. They created this video for their recent Drive Conference. The video is both hilarious and convicting as it shines a spotlight on …
John Ortberg on “The ME I Want to Be” and MONVEE
Here are some notes from a session I attended today at Elmbrook Church facilitated by John Ortberg and the MONVEE team. Great stuff. I'd love to hear from anyone who has experience with MONVEE. Shift in what it means to be a disciple Jesus’ time: heard what Jesus said/explore Him → admired Him → followed …
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2 Personal Challenges from #Exponential 2010
Yesterday, I posted three thoughts from the Exponential 2010 Conference that are shaping how I think about my church context at Brooklife now. Today, I wanted to write about two things that have impacted me personally as a follower of Jesus from the conference. Am I absolutely surrendered to God?: After listening to Francis Chan's …
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Matthew Erickson 