This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" drawn from the 7th century B.C. prophet Habakkuk. This week, we walked through Habakkuk 1:12-2:1, where the prophet lifts up his second prayer of complaint to God. I offered special attention to the idea of standing at the watchtower of our lives in waiting on …
Human Means for Divine Ends
I continued our "Faith Life" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at how impatience can lead us to take matters into our own hands. In Genesis 16, Abraham and Sarah struggle with their desire to make God's promises become a reality by coming up with their own plans. Unfortunately, it leads to a cascading series of problems. Still, …
Matthew Erickson 