When I heard Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman's story yesterday about winning the Pulitzer Prize for their investigative reporting in Philadelphia, I couldn't stop listening. It was just a fascinating story. But here is the one statement that hit me like a ton of bricks. They were talking about the risks involved with walking the …
Facing the Tomb
This past weekend I was reading through the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac on Mount Moriah. It’s one of those stories that throws me for a loop every time I read it. God tells Abraham to kill his son who was a tangible promise of God’s goodness and blessing. Why would God do that? It …
Finding Redemption in Film?
About a month ago, Christianity Today came out with their annual list "The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2009." It's no secret that I love watching movies, in particular discovering scenes of redemption in film. I am using the concept of 'redemptive moments' as scenes or images of grace intersecting broken or apparently ruined lives, …
First Week of Lent
This past week, we have entered the season of the church year known as Lent. Lent is more than a worn-out old tradition of the church, but a way to enter more deeply into Jesus’ death on the Cross in order that we might enter more fully into the joys of Jesus’ resurrection. During this …
Ash Wednesday – Beginning our Lenten Journey
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day journey (minus Sundays) toward Easter. Often you see people walking around with a dark smudge of ashes on their forehead. It is a sign of our mortality; "that we are dust" (Psalm 103:14) and to dust we shall return. Lent is so much more than a …
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Matthew Erickson 