Photo by Scott Webb on Pexels.com This past Sunday, my message on the life of David ("Cracks in the Legacy") explored the need to shed unhelpful idealization of others or the church for a more grounded approach I described as faith-filled realism. There is no portion of Scripture that tends to undo David's legacy as …
Ministry in Community: a devotional for summer staff at Fort Wilderness
Last week while I was at Fort Wilderness speaking at one of their weeklong family camps, I also had the opportunity to share a devotional with their summer staff. Their theme for the summer is "After the Fire," and is drawn from 1 Kings 19, where Elijah meets with God. It is after the wind, …
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5 Must-Read Statements on the Church
It's no secret that one of my favorite theologians is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His book Life Together is, in my opinion, the best book written on the nature of true community in the church. It is a must-read for many reasons, but one of the most important is the way that Bonhoeffer directly deals with something all of us face with the …
5 Must-Read Statements on the Church
It's no secret that one of my favorite theologians of all time is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His book Life Together is, in my opinion, the best book written on the nature of true community in the church. It is a must-read for many reasons, but one of the most important is the way that Bonhoeffer directly deals with something all of us …
I believe in the holy Christian church, the communion of saints
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles’ Creed." This series walks through the Apostles Creed as a basic summary of our faith but also as a way to live our faith out with God in the world. Each weekend of this …
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Matthew Erickson 