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In The City of God, St. Augustine offers a wide-ranging exploration of the two cities, the heavenly city and the earthly city. This is not merely the difference between heaven and earth, or the church and the wider world, but something more. As I read this the other day, what caught my attention most, perhaps because of the …
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St. Augustine of Hippo famously wrote near the beginning of Confessions: "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began a series that explores how our hungers lead us to God to find true rest for our souls. The series, "Hungry …
This week at Eastbrook Church we begin a new series entitled "Hungry for God." Every human being has deep longings and hungers that propel us forward in life. We are hungry for love, hungry for belonging, hungry to leave a lasting legacy, and so much more. Where do those hungers come from and how can we …
As I was reading St. Augustine's Confessions this morning, I stumbled into this prayer at the end of Book 4, Part 16. The words were striking, powerful, and tender, so I thought I'd share them : O Lord our God, let the shelter of your wings give us hope. Protect us and uphold us. You will be the …
Reading St. Augustine's Confessions recently, I was moved by a number of passages. Here is one from early on (Book 1, Part 4) that had never really stood out to me as it did during this reading: What, then, is the God I worship? He can be none but the Lord God himself, for who but the …
Matthew Erickson 