In continuing our series, "Name Above All Names," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I looked at one of Jesus' most unique titles in all of Scripture: Word of God. The word logos in Greek has deep roots in Hellenistic philosophical thought, but the majority of scholars agree that the most likely background here is in Jewish …
Wendell Berry on the wisdom of simplicity
Here is Wendell Berry in The Hidden Wound (Boston: Houston Mifflin, 1970), pages 100-101: I am far from conceding anything to those who assume that the poor or anyone else can be improved by recourse to that carnival of waste and ostentation and greed known as "our high standard of living." As Thoreau so well knew, …
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Praying with Paul: Colossians 1 [30 Days of Prayer]
“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you…For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.” (Colossians 1:3, 9) To conclude the 30 Days of Prayer, I want us to have some interactive exploration of the Apostle Paul’s prayers …
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Wisdom and Knowledge
We have information without knowledge, and the knowledge we have does not lead us to wisdom. Wisdom is fashioned through reflection upon the crucible of living with knowledge, inadequate knowledge, or lack of knowledge. Yet, the crucible of life is often that against which we medicate ourselves or from which we insulate ourselves. We arch our …
Wisdom in the Darkness (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Wisdom in the Darkness," on Job 28 from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the third part of our six-part series "Finding God in the Darkness." Discussion Questions: We continue our series “Finding God in the Darkness” this weekend with a look at Job, chapter …
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Matthew Erickson 