Tomas Tranströmer, “Open and Closed Spaces” [Poetry for Ordinary Time]

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 …

Deep: Changed with God (discussion questions)

Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Deep: Changed with God," which is the second part of our series "Jesus Changes Everything" at Eastbrook Church. This study walks through Philippians 2:12-13. When have you experienced the need for a total change in your life? What lead you to that place and what happened next? We …