Not too long ago, I was speaking on the topic of humility. That is a challenging message for me to give because I so often find pride more evident in my life than humility. As I prepared for the message, I found that God was giving me all sorts of opportunities to be humbled in …
Self-giving Love
Every Sunday morning before church, I have been reading through chapters from the book Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross. Each week, I am struck by the different facets of Jesus' sacrifice and how that reflects the tremendous love of God. I have also been thinking about how my life should reflect Jesus' pattern of …
Distracting Fireworks
There's something about fireworks that just mesmerizes me. This last July 4th, we watched fireworks over Tichigan Lake with some friends. I love the fact that the conversations of adults and the activity of kids is tamed down to 'oohs' and 'aahs' at the show before us. I love it when a resonant boom echoes …
What I Learned from ‘Leaving Church’ (pt 2)
Recovering the mysterious fear of the Lord There is a phrase throughout the Bible that we tend not to talk about a lot these days in church: “the fear of the Lord.” In many ways, it is understandable. The word ‘fear’ does not offer a lot of positive connotations for us. Who wants to connect …
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Matthew Erickson 