"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." (1 John 5:11-12) John the Apostle tells us in his first letter to early Christians that God has given …
Choosing Hell: W. H. Auden on Charles Williams’ view of Hell
Here is W. H. Auden in his introduction to Charles Williams' The Descent of the Dove: The popular notion of Hell is morally revolting and intellectually incredible because it is conceived of in terms of human criminal law, as a torture imposed upon the sinner against his will by an all-powerful God. Charles Williams succeeds, where …
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Faithful in Philadelphia
I continued our series, "Revealed," this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the letter to the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13). I built this message, "Faithful in Philadelphia," around the metaphor of open doors that God put before the church in Philadelphia that also apply to us today. You can listen to my message at the …
Beginning to Live with Hope
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our three-week series entitled "Beginning to Live." Last week we talked about faith and this week's focus was on hope. My message focused on how Jesus' resurrection from the dead allows us to live with hope both about our current days and for eternity beyond our life. The basic outline …
An Eternal Kind of Life
What does it mean to have eternal life? That's a good deal of what I talked about this weekend as I continued our "Love Letters" series on 1, 2, & 3 John this weekend at Eastbrook. My message was entitled "An Eternal Kind of Life" based out of 1 John 5:6-21. You can listen to my …
Matthew Erickson 