From Idealism to Faith-Filled Realism: Quotations from Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eugene Peterson

Photo by Scott Webb on Pexels.com This past Sunday, my message on the life of David ("Cracks in the Legacy") explored the need to shed unhelpful idealization of others or the church for a more grounded approach I described as faith-filled realism. There is no portion of Scripture that tends to undo David's legacy as …

“Broken and Broken” – a message on David and Nathan from 2 Samuel 12

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I picked up the story that Kelly preached on last weekend ("When the Respected Fall") by exploring Nathan's confrontation of David in 2 Samuel 12. There is so much in …

“When the Respected Fall” – a message from Kelly Erickson on David and Bathsheba from 2 Samuel 11

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." This weekend, Kelly Erickson, explored the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. This whole episode is deeply troubling, and Kelly opened it up with insight and wisdom. You can find the message …