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Every Thursday during Lent, I post a poem that I find helpful for deeper engagement with Jesus' journey to the Cross and the significance of Lent. Here is Luci Shaw's poem "Judas, Peter" from Polishing the Petoskey Stone: New and Selected Poems. Luci Shaw has served as a writer in residence at Regent College (Vancouver, …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Trouble," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. Discussion Questions: When did you face deep troubles in your life? What happened and how did you deal with? …
What do betrayal, failure, and peace have to do with one another? In one way or another, they all relate to trouble. We continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church looking at the trouble of Jesus, His disciples, and in our lives. I took us into John 13:18-14:4, exploring Jesus' encounter with Judas' betrayal and …
Matthew Erickson 