Matt Erickson
“Invited to the Table” – my message on David and Mephibosheth from 2 Samuel 9 from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church
Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 26 July 2025 - a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend.
Listening to it today while working, I still believe Peter Gabriel’s “Passion” is one of the best film soundtracks of all time. What do you think? Any recommendations for best film soundtracks?
Finished reading: Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t by Gavin Ortlund. I was pleasantly surprised by this read, which took a different approach to typical apologetics books. 📚
Today I remember my nephew, Lynus Wade Erickson, who passed away 4 years ago and would have been 26 today. He was a gift to all of us, an adventurer, an amazing photographer, and so much more. We continue to hold him in our hearts.
Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 19 July 2025 - a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend.
Currently reading: Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible: Figuring Mephibosheth in the David Story by Jeremy Schipper 📚
Working on a message about Mephibosheth as part of a preaching series on the life of David. There is so much that could be spoke about from this story, whether it is accessibility, those with differing abilities, hospitality, honor, and so much more.
Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 12 July 2025 - a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend.
I wrote a reflection on biblical revenge and recompense following a message on David sparing Saul’s life and Jesus’ life and teaching in the Sermon on the Mount.
Here is my message, “Wait for It,” from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. We’re walking through the life of David this summer and this message was on David sparing Saul’s life, with an aside about revenge or recompense in the Bible.
After planting a serviceberry tree in honor of my father, who passed in January, I picked up and am reading aloud with my wife, Kelly, The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It’s a delightful little read on the gift economy. 📚
Just finished reading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 📚
Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 28 June 2025 - a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend.
Has anyone read the updated version of Exclusion and Embrace by Miroslav Volf to comment on whether it is sufficiently worth reading it versus the original version?
“Write Your Own Psalm: a spiritual formation exercise’ I developed with my wife, Kelly, who is a spiritual director.
Just finished slowly reading The Philokalia Vol 3 by G.E.H. Palmer, Kallistos Ware, et al. I am enjoying the slow process of reading through this wonderful collection of readings on the spiritual life. 📚
Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 21 June 2025 - a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend.
It is a great joy to be at one of my favorite places in Wisconsin, Fort Wilderness, where I have the privilege of speaking at one of their weeklong family camps again this year. This photo is from our first day here, with mist hanging over Spider Lake in the evening.
Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 14 June 2025 - a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend.
