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Bibliography for “The Pursuit of God: The Life of David”
When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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“A Song to the God of My Life” – a message on worship from 2 Samuel 22
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." My message this weekend gathered up themes from the psalm of worship recorded in 2 Samuel 22 (which is also basically Psalm 18). You can find the message outline and video below. You can access …
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From Idealism to Faith-Filled Realism: Quotations from Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eugene Peterson
Photo by Scott Webb on Pexels.com This past Sunday, my message on the life of David ("Cracks in the Legacy") explored the need to shed unhelpful idealization of others or the church for a more grounded approach I described as faith-filled realism. There is no portion of Scripture that tends to undo David's legacy as …
Sabbatical Reading List
Sometimes, people ask me what I read, and I think that could be the case on sabbatical. So, although I am less inclined to think of my reading as the most important part of my sabbatical than I might have before, here is what I read while on the sabbatical. This is a sort of …
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