"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
The Weekend Wanderer: 30 March 2024
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Five Important Contemporary Books on Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
In my message this past weekend at Eastbrook, "The Fruitful Life," I explored what it means to lead a fruitful life with God based in what we encounter in Psalm 1 and John 15. Amidst that message, I shared a basic framework for spiritual formation, or discipleship, that came from Dallas Willard. Reflecting on that …
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“The Fruitful Life” – a message from Psalm 1 and John 15
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series during Lent entitled "The Tree and the Vine," drawing from Psalm 1 and John 15. In this fifth message of the series I explored the concept of the fruitful life with God, leaning into both Psalm 1 and John 15. You can find the message …
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How Does Spiritual Formation Happen?: themes of Dallas Willard’s Renovation of the Heart
Because of some work we're doing on our staff in relation to discipleship, I have been returning to some classic guidance on spiritual formation and reflecting on how spiritual formation happens in our individual lives and in the church as a whole. Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart is a fantastic book on this topic, …
Matthew Erickson 