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The sermon Pastor Ruth Carver shared this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, "Revival in the Ruins," has left me reflecting on the topic of revival quite a bit. One reason it is on my mind so much is that this longing for and experience of revival has touched my life in some important ways. I …
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Here is Malcolm Guite's poem for Pentecost Sunday, "Our Mother-tongue is Love." This sonnet is taken from Guite's book Sounding the Seasons: Seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year. Malcolm Guite is an Anglican priest, poet, and songwriter, who served as a Life Fellow and chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. Today we feel the wind beneath …
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In Scripture there are three commonly used images for the Holy Spirit. These symbols of the Holy Spirit's presence help us understand who the Holy Spirit is and what the Holy Spirit does. The Holy Spirit is Like WindThe first of these images is wind. We read about this on the day of Pentecost in …
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Makoto Fujimura, Pentecost, Mineral Pigments and Gold on Kumohada over Board; 2008. What must the early disciples have been holding in their hearts and minds in those days after Jesus' ascended? His final words to them were drenched with weighty anticipation: "I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we celebrated Pentecost as I preached a message entitled, "Waiting for the Holy Spirit." This message was based on Acts 2:1-12. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home. https://vimeo.com/831093813 …
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Matthew Erickson 