"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 …
Praying for the Glorification of God
From Ole Hallesby's classic work Prayer, published in 1931: Here the purpose and meaning of prayer dawned upon me for the first time. Here I was privileged to see more clearly than ever before the purpose of prayer: to glorify the name of God. The scales fell from my eyes. I saw in a new light …
National Day of Prayer 2022 – service today at noon
Join us today at noon for a 30-minute prayer service in person in the Eastbrook Church worship hall to call out to God on behalf of our nation at many different levels. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lordas the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14)If my …
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Praying Toward Unity: a simple resource for prayer on our own or with others
Over the past few days, I preached and then have written (here and here) about living as a unified church in divided days. Talking about unity is great, but my sense at this time is that we need more than talk…we need to take a step. And so, I’d like to encourage us to pray …
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A Litany for Pastors based on Matthew 23
I wrote this litany for those who are in ministry after reading Jesus' sharp rebuke of the Pharisees and teachers of the law as recorded in Matthew 23. Every one of us in ministry struggles to live our calling faithfully, yet we also must let the Holy Spirit regularly search us and lead us to …
Matthew Erickson 