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In my message this past weekend at Eastbrook, "The One Who Brings Justice," I mentioned God's preferential care for the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the foreigner, what is often referred to as "the quartet of the vulnerable." Here is an insightful piece on this topic from Nicholas Wolterstorff's book, Justice: Rights and Wrongs. A …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes." Greg Marshall preached a message entitled “Why do bad things happen to good people?” from Ecclesiastes 8. Greg particularly focused on Ecclesiastes 8:14-15: "There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what …
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
I continued our series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering"this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at Joseph's temptation in Genesis 39. Here, Joseph finds God's present with him and even blessing him in suffering. Then, when things seem to be heading in a positive direction, he is caught in the webs …
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