One of my side interests in this day of ours is the concept of social networking and virtual friendship. Not too long ago, I preached a sermon on the idea of friendship and what it means at Brooklife (see April 27 sermon here). My opening illustration was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the ways in which …
Yancey on Brokenness
Philip Yancey, that most exquisite of evangelical writers, has an excellent, brief article on sin and brokenness that I read this morning. Yancey's take on things connects deeply with me. The connection between sin and brokenness at both the personal and social level is one that I have spent a lot of time pondering. (You …
How to relate to … difficult people
This past weekend at Brooklife, I gave a message about relating to difficult people in our lives. You can listen to the message itself online, and also view the slideshow presentation that I utilized for the message below. If you're wondering why there is a jack-in-the-box picture here, you will simply have to listen to …
Relate to … your friends
This past Sunday at Brooklife, I preached a message in our "RELATE" series entitled "Relate to ... your friends." You can listen to the message here.Also, here are two particularly helpful resources that I found when preparing this message that I wanted to pass along to anyone who was interested:Reclaiming Friendship: Relating to Each Other …
Relate
We began a new series at Brooklife this past Sunday entitled "Relate." Jason kicked off the series with a really insightful message "Relate ... to the next generation." The message was simultaneously about parenting, grandparenting, uncle-ing, aunt-ing, or simply pouring into the lives of young people around us. It's really worth taking a listen to, …
Matthew Erickson 