"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the …
Emily Dickinson, “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” [Poetry for Easter]
Each week during Eastertide I am posting a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with Jesus' resurrection. Here is Emily Dickinson's poem "'Hope' is the thing with feathers." While Emily Dickinson was anything but an orthodox Christian, many of her poems, such as this one, capture the power of religious themes and the deeper …
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Jesus’ Resurrection and True Hope
Before the crucifixion, and while on His way to Jerusalem, Jesus predicts His death in conversation with His disciples three different times. In each of Jesus’ predictions of His death, there is an expanding description of the suffering, but there is a consistent description of resurrection, each time given in one final phrase: “…on the …
“Christ Gave Us the Victory”: Lesslie Newbigin on the Resurrection
In a posthumously published series of lectures, I came across this statement by Lesslie Newbigin on the resurrection. These words particularly leaped out to me in light of our celebration of the resurrection this past Sunday. Christ gives us the victory because He has broken the power of sin, and in breaking the power of sin, …
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Bibliography for “In the Beginning: A Sermon Series on Genesis 1-3”
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "In the Beginning." Bibliography for “In the Beginning (Genesis, part 1)” T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, editors. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical …
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Matthew Erickson 