As we have been journeying through a preaching series on the book of Daniel at Eastbrook Church, "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith," we have come to some of the most difficult parts of the book to understand in the visions of chapters 7-12. Through these visions, God unveils the reality of what is really …
Faith and the Baptized Imagination: Biblical Apocalyptic as the Key to Exile Faith
Apocalyptic literature takes its name from the Greek word ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis), which literally means 'uncovering' or 'unveiling.' As some of us may already know, the last book of the Bible, translated with the title 'Revelation,' draws its name from the first word of the book, which is this very word 'ἀποκάλυψις.' Unfortunately, our reading of …
Anticipatory Faith with Gabriel Douglas [Daniel]
Gabriel Douglas, Eastbrook's Middle School Pastor, continued our series on the book of Daniel, "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. As Gabriel mentioned, this was an interesting message as I asked him to preach at the pivot point of the book of Daniel on the nature of apocalyptic literature and why …
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Kathleen Norris on Apocalyptic
In her book Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris writes a chapter entitled "Apocalypse," that sheds light on the journey we have been on at Eastbrook in our series, "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith." She begins with a quotation by poet Czeslaw Milosz: "I have lived in apocalyptic times, in an apocalyptic century …
Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new sermon series entitled "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith." What does it mean to live our faith out in the midst of a foreign land? How do we image what it means to be followers of God when the imagination of our culture is bent? Daniel …
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Matthew Erickson 