Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our preaching series entitled "I Am: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus" based out of the Gospel of John. This week we look at Jesus' powerful statement: “I am the Bread of Life” (John 6:35). …
George Herbert, “Easter Wings” [Poetry for Easter]
As I did two years ago, each week during Eastertide I will post a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with the message of Christ's resurrection. Here is George Herbert's poem "Easter Wings" from The Temple. George Herbert was a priest in the Church of England and one of the most significant poets of …
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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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Come Alive :: Stanley Spencer, “The Resurrection, Cookham”
Stanley Spencer, The Resurrection at Cookham; Oil on canvas; 1923-27. Death is something we all must face and all, in one way or another, fear. There is a finality to it that is shocking and feels unnatural to us. Even though we understand and experience the breakdown of our bodies, even "natural" death feels wrong, …
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Matthew Erickson 