The Cross in Shadows [video]
Here is the video of my message, "The Cross in Shadows," from Eastbrook Church's Journey to the Cross worship service on February 14, 2018. This was the beginning of our Lenten journey with the life of Joseph and the accompanying devotional. You can read the text of this message here. https://vimeo.com/256612395
Joy That Grows
This last weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" from the letter to the Philippians. This weekend we looked at Paul's description of spiritual growth, including things that help and thing that hinder growth, from Philippians 3:10-4:3. I touched on having the right examples for growth, learning that crucifixion comes before resurrection, …
Jürgen Moltmann on Crucifixion
During this past Lent I read through Jürgen Moltmann's classic work The Crucified God. I am just finishing it up, but it is both an intellectually challenging and deeply moving book. As I draw near to the end, there are some real jewels in his writing. In my mind, the entire book was worth reading simply …
Crucifixion: Three Short Poems
I wrote three short poems as part of our Crossroads devotional for Lent at Eastbrook Church. I include them below. You can access the entire Crossroads devotional here. “With loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. So Pilate decided to grant their demand.” (Luke 23:23-24) “Jesus called out with …
Matthew Erickson 