Matt Erickson

Going through a box of old sermon files that date back to my first days in vocational ministry. I’m thankful people survived my sermons in those days!

This came right out of my journal from earlier in this past year (with slight revisions): “Notes on the Crisis of Pastoral Leadership in the North American Church”.

I resonated with this excerpt from Dallas Willard’s Renovation of the Heart on the gaps and possibilities of personal spiritual transformation, particularly for pastors.

We had a wonderful time at the @EastbrookChurch Student Ministry Winter Retreat talking about the good life, distraction, and undivided hearts with Christ. The only downside of doing this is that I almost always come back sick. This year’s variety: cold with cough.

The latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” is here. Enjoy articles on diverse theologians to read, the tech-wise family, Jerry Falwell, Alan Jacobs on Merton, online Dante, and much more.

Pulling together concepts from Nicholas Carr, Alan Jacobs, Erling Kagge, Christopher Blum, Joshua Hochschild, Dallas Willard, Andy Crouch, Albert Borgmann, Tony Reinke, and so much more for these messages. This is way too much fun!

I appreciate your prayer support as I finalize four messages on living with undivided hearts in a distracted age for the @EastbrookChurch student ministry retreat this weekend, as well as initial work on upcoming messages for our new series “Name Above All Names.” Thank you!

I’m working on a series of four messages for the @EastbrookChurch student ministry retreat this weekend on developing undivided hearts in an age of distraction. Now, if only I could maintain focus and not become so distracted in my preparations!