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Siren Songs or the Shepherd’s Voice?
In Homer's Odyssey we trace the epic return journey of Odysseus from Troy to his home in Ithaca. It is a long and arduous journey of ten years filled with many adventures and terrors. At one point along the journey, Odysseus is warned of a coming trial: the Sirens whose song is so irresistible that …
A Prayer for Stillness (with a word from Thomas à Kempis)
Grant me, O Lord, to know what I ought to know,to love what I ought to love,to praise what delights Thee most,to value what is precious in Thy sight,to hate what is offensive to Thee.Do not suffer me to judge according to the sight of my eyes,nor to pass sentence according to the hearing of …
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Conflicting Spirits (Study Questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "Conflicting Spirits." Discussion Questions There is a lot of talk about God and spirituality in the world today. What do you think it means to be ‘spiritual’? This week, we are bringing together two sections of 1 John, …
Matthew Erickson 