For those who heard my message last night at The Ave, here is the link to the story I referenced about a man, Chen Si, who patrols the Nanjing Bridge over the Yangtze River in China for those intending to jump to their death. One of my favorite lines from the story is: "With each …
Rembering Before You Forget
We finished up The Ave downtown last night, bringing a close to our series on Ecclesiastes. I was speaking from Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8, but mainly on chapter 12, verse 1: Remember your Creator in the days of your youth. Reflecting on the life of Brad Larson and the testimonies I heard from family and friends at …
Marriage as a Metaphor
This past Saturday, I participated in the wedding of Alex Bruzan and Meg Essenmacher. It was a beautiful and joy-filled event. One of the things I love about marriage is what the Apostle Paul describes in his letter to the Ephesians, the fifth chapter. He spends time talking about how husbands and wives should relate …
The 100 Minute Bible
Although I don't know much about this, I noticed on CNN.com the interesting publication of The 100-Minute Bible. The authors say: The 100-Minute Bible, which says it summarizes every teaching from the Creation to the Revelation, was unveiled at Canterbury Cathedral by author the Rev. Michael Hinton. Hmm . . . sounds like a sort …
Seeing God in the Darkness
For those of you who have been following our current series at The Ave on Job, "Seeing God in the Darkness," you can access the first of the messages online here. For those interested in further reading, here is a link to the blog I mentioned in my message that critiqued some Christian tendencies in …
Matthew Erickson 