This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new preaching series entitled "Essential Church." This series is the first of a three-part exploration of the Book of Acts this Fall, including “Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Work” and “Jesus, King of the Nations.” This week in the series I looked at the final verses of …
The Weekend Wanderer: 16 August 2025
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
The Weekend Wanderer: 18 January 2025
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Resources for Exploring Christ and Culture
Yesterday I wrote a follow-up post ("Christ and Culture: exploring an important topic in conversation with H. Richard Niebuhr") to my Sunday sermon from Nehemiah 2:1-10, "Approaching Authority with Need," in which I explored the basic typology for Christian engagement with culture outlined by H. Richard Niebuhr in his class book, Christ and Culture. As I …
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Bibliography for Faith and Politics
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share the resources I used to help me study and prepare my sermons. Here is the second of two bibliographies for our recently completed series, "The Kingdom of God" (you can find the first one here). This bibliography has a backstory. Before the pandemic we had a …
Matthew Erickson 