Here St. Augustine of Hippo comments on Psalm 61:1-2, reflecting on the reality that Christ was tempted in the wilderness to show us how to overcome temptation and trials. 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; …
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 …
St. Augustine on “Thy Kingdom Come”
As we journey through a series on the kingdom of God at Eastbrook, I encountered these word by St. Augustine of Hippo from a sermon on the Lord's Prayer in the Gospel of Matthew. I appreciated the way that Augustine reflects on the kingdom of our lives in relation to God's kingdom. Your kingdom come. …
A Prayer of St. Augustine of Hippo
Let the just rejoice, for their Justifier is born. Let the sick and infirm rejoice, For their Savior is born. Let the captives rejoice, For their Redeemer is born. Let slaves rejoice, for their Master is born. Let free men rejoice, For their Liberator is born. Let All Christians rejoice, For Jesus Christ is born. …
Fall and Embodied Sexuality
I continued our series, "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality," this past weekend at at Eastbrook Church by turning to the second chapter of God's Good Story: the Fall from grace. This message draws primarily from Genesis 3 and Romans 1, with a smattering of other verses throughout. This is, in my opinion, …
Matthew Erickson 