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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a Cistercian monk in 12th century France, rose from relative obscurity to wide-ranging influence, shaping many aspects of church life during his time. Born within a family of the lower nobility, Bernard forsook all of that to enter a small monastic community in Cîteaux. Influential even at this stage of his …
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On Wednesday, I wrote here at the blog about how important it is to know we are deeply loved by God as His children. What flows directly from that love of God for us as his people is that we are called to love one another as brothers and sisters. Throughout Scripture, the church is consistently …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series, "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality," focusing on the fourth chapter of God's Good Story: the Restoration of all things. I spent a lot of attention in this message on Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 15, which draw together Adam and fallen human bodies …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany the message that Kelly and I delivered this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, "Sexuality and Marriage." This was the fourth and final part of our series, "Holy Sexuality." Discussion Questions: What was your view of marriage growing up? This week we conclude our series, “Holy Sexuality,” with a focus on sexuality …
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My wife, Kelly, and I concluded the "Holy Sexuality" series this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by talking about sexuality and marriage. I was so glad to have Kelly join me for preparation and delivery of the message. She is such a gifted pastor and woman of God, and working together on this made the message so …
Matthew Erickson 