Matt Erickson
As we prepare for Palm Sunday, here is Enrique Simonet’s painting, “Flevit super illam (He wept over it).”
James Weldon Johnson, “The Crucifixion,” as part of the Poetry for Lent series.
Here is the latest “Weekend Wanderer” with NT Wright on COVID-19, the NAE & CT’s joint statement on COVID-19, pastors from Europe tell N America to get ready, Mark Galli on the church & bubonic plague, communion & COVID-19, and much more.
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem “Peace”, though intensely personal, is still so meaningful to me during Lent and in these days of the pandemic.
“Taking Shelter in God” Isaiah does not say, “Because you trust in God you will never face distress or storms.” Instead, he reminds us that when stormy times come upon us, God is with us and available to us as a trustworthy refuge, shelter, and shade.
“The Weekend Wanderer” for this week: Jamie Aten’s advice on preparing churches for COVID-19, a comparison to the 1918 influenza epidemic, Luther’s guidance on plagues, @ayjay on Malick’s A Hidden Life, @vbacote on stepping forward on race, and more.
Here is the latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” with shocking news of Jean Vanier’s sexual misconduct, Chinese American churches & Coronavirus, multiracial churches, Tim Keller on faith & politics, preaching practices of MLK, and more.
Beginning a weekly mini-series on my blog today “Poetry for Lent.” Today’s poem is George Herbert’s classic “Ash Wednesday.” >Welcome dear feast of Lent: who loves not thee, He loves not Temperance, or Authority, But is composed of passion.
A solemn, realistic, and freeing reminder: “You are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19).
Here is the latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” with “Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual Frontier,” religious-motivated violence in Burkina Faso, re-learning fasting, reading the Bible Jesus read, unpublished letters of Flannery O’Connor, and more.
On this cold but sunny day in Milwaukee, I needed to remember that sunshine also brings warmth, soft breezes, greenery, and water that’s inviting enought to dip into. This picture from last summer helped me.
Okay, pastors and ministry leaders, along with guidance from Scripture are there any recommendations you have on books about developing and best practices within church boards/councils?
Here is the latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” with NT Wright on loving knowledge, Nathan Hatch on our political captivity, David Brooks on five lies we subtly imbibe, Chuck DeGroat on narcissistic leadership, and so much more.
One of the most difficult aspects of preaching is making a well-known text come alive again for people. This weekend is going to be one of those for me at @EastbrookChurch as we look at the prophet Jonah.
This past weekend I preached a message on the prophet Amos that has been about 20 years in the making, beginning with my time on staff at World Relief and continuing into my present position as a pastor of an urban, multi-ethnic church.
Here’s the latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” with Vince Bacote @vbacote on facing truth on the path to unity, David Brooks on the Jewishness of Jesus, John Wilson on urbanism, the power of reading aloud, and much more.
Today in the life of a pastor: pastoral counseling, working on messages from Amos and Obadiah (I’ve never preached from the latter), preparing a seminar on the theology of work for a men’s conference this weekend, and Holy Week planning with other staff members.
Here’s the latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” with a testimony amidst Christian persecution in Nigeria, spirituality without God?, recovering from workaholism, songs that prepare us for death, Christopher Tolkien’s passing, and so much more.
