These are my notes from a talk I delivered this past Monday night at our quarterly Leadership Community gathering at Eastbrook Church. We have spent a good deal of energy around the idea of growing in discipleship at Eastbrook, and I wanted to explore how that connects with one of our other vision objectives related …
A Resurrection Collision: a poem reflection on Luke 7
James Tissot, The Resurrection of the Widow's Son at Main, Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper; 1886-1896. I wrote this poem as a reflection on the story of Jesus raising the dead son of a widow on the outskirts of Nain. You can read the text from Luke's gospel below the sonnet, but all …
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Teresa of Avila, “Christ Has No Body” [Poetry for Easter]
Each week during Eastertide I am posting a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with Jesus' resurrection. Here is Teresa of Avila's poem "Christ Has No Body." Teresa was a 16th century Carmelite nun in Spain best known as a mystic, reformer, and writer who experienced divine visions. Her most important works include her …
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R. S. Thomas, “Resurrection” [Poetry for Easter]
Each week during Eastertide I am posting a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with Jesus' resurrection. Here is R. S. Thomas' poem "Resurrection" from Selected Poems. Thomas was an Anglican priest and a leading Anglo-Welsh poet of the 20th century. Easter. The grave clothes of winterare still here, but the sepulchreis empty. A …
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Why Does Jesus’ Ascension Matter?: 3 reasons worth knowing
John Singleton Copley, Jesus Ascending to Heaven; oil on canvas; 1775. "After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. (Acts 1:9) Today we celebrate Ascension Day, the event after Jesus' resurrection when He ascends to the Father's right hand in glory. I believe the …
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Matthew Erickson 