The next two weekends at Eastbrook I will speak about "The Good Life" from Psalm 23. In a world the trivializes nearly everything and mocks both meaning and depth, what sort of truths do we encounter in Psalm 23? While much of our contemporary American Christianity relegates Psalm 23 to either sentimentalism or the closing days …
Saturday Prayer 27
Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? (Ezekiel 34:2) Lord, help me to be a true shepherd like You: to take care of the flock, to strengthen the weak, to heal the sick and bind up the injured, to bring back the …
Jesus Knows, Jesus Cares, Jesus Heals
When I was about ten years old, I was playing golf with my friend, Chris, in his back yard. It wasn't real golf, but ten-year-old golf using whatever we had available: a rusty 7-iron and a tennis ball. It was a short-lived game. As Chris prepared for his first swing, I stood watching to see …
Matthew Erickson 