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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 …
Continue reading "Wendell Berry, “The Peace of Wild Things” [Poetry for Ordinary Time]"
I continued our series, "Love Letters," on 1, 2, & 3 John this weekend at Eastbrook Church, with a message on 1 John 2:18-27 and 4:1-6 entitled "Conflicting Spirits." This was an interesting message to prepare for as it dealt with issues ranging from the Antichrist to heresy, and a number of things in between. …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our series entitled "Love Letters," where we are walking through the letters of 1, 2, and 3 John. My message this weekend was entitled, "Love That Overcomes," and drew from 1 John 2:12-17. You can listen to my message online at the Eastbrook web-site here. You can also …
Matthew Erickson 