You make known to me the path of life;you will fill me with joy in your presence,with eternal pleasures at your right hand.(Psalm 16:11) Father, there is so much that wearies me in our world right now. I know I am not alone in this, but am likely one more soul crying out to You …
What Does It Mean to Live in the Kingdom of God?
Near the end of his magnificent letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul calls early believers to live fixed on the most important things, not superficial things such as what we eat or don’t eat, what we drink or don’t drink, but true life in the kingdom. This is how Paul describes the Christian life …
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A Thrill of Hope for a Weary World
The Christmas Eve services at Eastbrook were themed around a line from "O Holy Night": "a thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices." My message in the services explored that theme, turning attention to how Jesus helps us see what God is really like and how the incarnation gives us true hope. In particular, I …
A Letter from Prison (Philippians, pt 6)
This is my final post in a series on Paul's letter to the Philippians. As he concludes his letter to the Philippians, Paul offers some final 'secrets' to living well for God. The first is to "rejoice in the Lord always" (4:4). This echoes Paul's theme of thankfulness from chapter one, that there is a …
A Letter from Prison (Philippians, pt 1)
Over the next several weeks, I'm going to share some thoughts from Paul's letter to the Philippians. These posts are personal reflections taken from devotional reading of the book. At the beginning of his letter to the Philippian believers, Paul is eminently thankful and joyful: verse 3: "I thank my God in all my remembrances …
Matthew Erickson 