"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Children as a Symbol of Hope
As I prepared for my message from this past weekend, "God of the Little Ones," I read a lot of different material. In returning to Stanley Hauerwas' A Community of Character, I was seized by the power of his comments on children, not only in relation to parents but also in terms of the broader community …
Family Portrait
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church, we are beginning a series entitled "Family Portrait." The family is a significant part of God’s plan in the world. At one level we are all part of the family of God, as Paul writes: “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people …
5 Practices to Jumpstart Your Family (pt 2)
This continues the post from yesterday "5 Practices to Jumpstart Your Family." Practice 4: Worship together on the weekend. Now it may seem unnecessary to even say this, but a practical way to encourage your children to know God is to come to worship in community every week. If you want your kids to learn …
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5 Practices to Jumpstart Your Family (Pt 1)
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:4 If there is one thing that should you do for your children it is this: help them to know God and become followers of Christ. That is the bottom line. This is an incredibly …
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Matthew Erickson 