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I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
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There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” When the Lord saw that he …
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I had the privilege to write an article on preaching in Advent for Preaching Today, which was just recently released. You can read the entire article, "Recovering the Wonder of Advent: Four pathways for preaching in Advent," at Preaching Today, but here's a taste of what you will find there. In my childhood, one of the greatest …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Word and Deed," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Appearing." The text for this week is Luke 4:31-44. Discussion Questions: As we continue our “Appearing” series on Jesus’ beginnings in ministry, this week we will study Luke 4:31-44. Begin your …
Our ||40days|| journey through Lent continues this fourth week with attention to our theme: 'listen'. In previous weeks, we have looked at the journey of Lent, the need to acknowledge things in our lives, and then to turn from them. Today, with the focus on listening to God, we look at listening to God in …
Matthew Erickson 