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The psalms are the prayerbook of the Bible, prayer-songs that were often used within the corporate and private worship of the people of Israel. They are also one of our strongest biblical resources for shaping our life of worship today within the Christian church. The entire psalter concludes with a summary psalm of worship, Psalm 150, …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I stressed the importance of Christian worship being centered in the Trinity in my message "Worship in the Beauty of Holiness" in the concluding weekend of our series "Roots." There are some things in our faith that I would consider secondary, but the Trinity is not one of them. The …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I preached about worship in a message entitled "Worship in the Beauty of Holiness." Whenever I think about worship, I always remember this striking quotation from Annie Dillard in her marvelous book, Teaching a Stone to Talk. On the whole, I do not find Christians, outside of the catacombs, sufficiently sensible …
This past weekend at at Eastbrook Church I concluded our series, "Roots," on certain non-negotiable characteristics of the church, and Eastbrook Church in particular as we celebrate 40 years. This final weekend took us into an exploration of worship based in Psalm 96:9. I admit that I still love the way that the King …
Michael Emerson, best known to me as a co-author of the outstanding book, Divided by Faith, wrote a very good review of a new book by Gerardo Marti entitled, Worship Across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation. A number of folks here at Eastbrook Church sent me links to the article because it …
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Matthew Erickson 