As part of my message this past weekend on Daniel 12, "Faith at the End of All Things," I shared a list of parallels about how Jesus is not only Savior and Forgiver, but also takes all the history of Israel into Himself and becomes the new Israel as the Messiah. A number of people …
Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new sermon series entitled "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith." What does it mean to live our faith out in the midst of a foreign land? How do we image what it means to be followers of God when the imagination of our culture is bent? Daniel …
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Marc Chagall, David and Bathsheba
Pray for Gaza
Please join me and others in praying for Gaza. The situation there continues to be filled with tension and violence. As Christians, we must remember that many of the Palestinian people are Christians; our own brothers and sisters in the Lord. Even as we continue to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" (Psalm 122:6), let us …
In the Shadow of the Cloud: Jacob
Here's an excerpt from my latest post on the life of Jacob at the Gospel Life blog, where I am a regular contributor. One of the most famous stories in the life of Jacob is the dream he has of angels ascending and descending a stairway or ladder between heaven and earth in Genesis 28. In …
Matthew Erickson 