"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 …
Refugee Messiah
This past weekend we continued our series "Power in Preparation" at Eastbrook Church. This is the second part of our extended journey through the Gospel of Matthew. This week's message looks at Matthew 2:13-23 and Jesus as the refugee Messiah. You can view the message video and outline below. The video begins with a time …
Christians in Egypt: Now What?…Prayer
This past Tuesday night at Eastbrook Church, we gathered as usual for prayer at 7pm. However, along with a wonderful commissioning for a dear couple from our fellowship, we set aside time to pray for Egypt and particularly for the church there. There is much confusion within the country related to the political situation. The election of …
Who Will Defend Mideast Christians? (via USA Today)
This week, USA Today featured an article entitled "Who Will Defend Mideast Christians" by Joseph Bottum. The author continues to raise a question that has been talked about online recently, and that I had raised at the turn of the new year about religious violence against Christians in the Middle East. Are we turning a …
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Article on Christians in Egypt – update for prayer
As a follow-up to my post last week about praying for Egypt, a friend tweeted about an article on Christianity Today's web-site recently which features some commentary by Egyptian Christians, including pastors, called "Egyptian Christians Join Call for Reform." Please take the few minutes necessary to read this article, and then take at least five …
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Matthew Erickson 