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We returned to our series on the book of Daniel, "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church after a two-week hiatus for our annual MissionsFest. This weekend we looked at Daniel, chapter 5, where a mysterious hand appears in the midst of Belshazzar's feast with a divine message for the king. There …
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As we continued our series on the book of Daniel this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I turned our attention to chapter 4, where Daniel interprets another of King Nebuchadnezzar's dreams. This is an interesting passage, and has been debated in its historicity. In the Dead Sea Scrolls the "Prayer of Nabonidus" (4Q242) echoes this chapter, …
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our sermon series on the book of Daniel entitled "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith." This first weekend, "Faith in Exile," offered me the chance to introduce the book of Daniel, while this weekend I focused on the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace …
In light of my recent exploration of the book of Daniel at Eastbrook Church (see "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith"), Alan Jacobs' blog post earlier this week seemed well-timed for me. Jacobs interacts with Adrian Vermeule's review of Patrick Deneen’s Why Liberalism Failed, in which Vermeule offers an alternative to Deneen’s plea for a renewed localism, and …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I began a new sermon series on the book of Daniel entitled "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith." This first weekend offered me the chance to introduce the book of Daniel, while also giving attention to the predicament of Daniel, as well as his friends in exile, as they navigate …
Matthew Erickson 