A recent addition to my daily time in prayer has been a sort of conversational prayer with God arising from my reflection on Scripture and my life. After slowing down with a portion of Scripture, I often write out some of my own thoughts as a form of prayer in my journal. Then, I slow …
The Weekend Wanderer: 21 December 2024
"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 …
“The One Who Brings Justice” – a message from Isaiah 42
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series entitled "Who Is He?: Titles of Jesus the Messiah from Isaiah" by looking at Isaiah 42:1-9 with a message entitled "The One Who Brings Justice." This is the first of four texts in the second half of the book of Isaiah that are generally referred …
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Sabbatical Songs
I love listening to music and listen widely, enjoying jazz, rock, classical, pop, world music, and so much more. However, with this post I am not offering a top ten list of songs I think are generally interesting or musically fascinating. That would be another post entirely. Here, I want to continue themes related to …
“The One Who Comforts” – a message from Isaiah 40
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series entitled "Who Is He?: Titles of Jesus the Messiah from Isaiah" by looking at the first 5 verses of Isaiah 40 with a message entitled "The One Who Comforts." This Advent message series is also accompanied by a daily devotional of the same title written …
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Matthew Erickson 