C. S. Lewis on God’s Gift-Love
I preached this past weekend at Eastbrook about "Prayer as Living within the Power and Love of God" from Ephesians 3:14-20. Thinking about the love of God is something I never tire of. Although it didn't make it into the sermon, I was reminded of this quotation from from C. S. Lewis in The Four Loves: …
Retelling Scripture: Pär Lagerkvist’s Barabbas
In the gospel telling of Jesus' journey to the cross, one small character catches our attention for an instant and then disappears from the rest of the biblical account. We read about him in Matthew 27:15-26: 15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they …
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The Painful Gift of Forgiveness [Good Friday 2019]
Here is my message, "The Painful Gift of Forgiveness," from this past Good Friday at Eastbrook Church. The message is an extended reflection on the depths of Jesus' words from the Cross: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) https://vimeo.com/331863607
Matthew Erickson 