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This past weekend, as I concluded our series on neighboring at Eastbrook, one of the application points was for us to prayer walk our neighborhoods. I realized that for some of us this may be a new concept. I was first introduced to this when I was a new disciple of Christ in high school. …
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This past weekend in my message at Eastbrook, "Living Like Light in the World," I referenced some words by Jenny Odell from her quirky and wonderful book, How to Do Nothing. If you care about the way the information economy is malforming us and the ways in which we willingly subject ourselves to it, you should …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continued our series, "Will You Be My Neighbor?", Dan Ryan helped us consider barriers we have to loving our neighbor. Touching upon the key aspects of what it means to be Modern, American, and Evangelical, Dan opened up some very helpful insights through story-telling and study of the parable …
As we continued our series, "Will You Be My Neighbor?", at Eastbrook this past weekend, JC Heiden led us into an exploration of what it means to take the great commandment literally. Jesus once had a conversation: 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must …
Matthew Erickson 