Here are my notes on Rob Bell's message Friday morning at David Crowder's Fantastical Church Music Conference. While I don't necessarily agree with everything Rob is saying here, I think it is a very interesting conversation around the importance of words in worship. Rob Bell, Friday morning Thesis: Words can be used in lots of …
Athens: Finding God
We continued our series “Light for the City” this weekend at Eastbrook Church by exploring one of the most unique passages in all of Acts, Paul's visit to the city of Athens. This episode is found in Acts 17:16-34. I began the message with the premise that all human beings and, thus, all human cultures …
Connecting for Christ: Paul in Athens
This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church, I am preaching from Acts 17:16-34 about Paul's ministry in Athens. I find this episode to be one of the most interesting stories in Acts because it is so unlike other examples from Paul's ministry journeys. Here are three observations I have been spending time thinking on: Paul doesn't …
Matthew Erickson 