Matt Erickson
The latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” is here with faith and politics, unrest in Egypt, The Pelican Project, online church, Jeanne Murray Walker on sonnets, and more!
Judah Smith’s endeavor seems like the next logical move resulting from a radically dis-incarnate, gnostic theology within evangelicalism.
Pastors, if you haven’t seen this already, here is a great resource for your church from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship as you near Advent.
Recovering Prayer - my fourth reflection on Eugene Peterson’s Working the Angles: “prayer is the central and essential act for maintaining the essential shape of ministry.”
Trying to finish my portion of the writing work on an Advent devotional for @EastbrookChurch today. I appreciate your prayers as our team develops this resource for our church’s Advent journey.
On Sundays at my blog, I’m beginning a new series of posts on meaningful prayers I’ve encountered over the years from various sources. Here is the first: The Prayer of St. Patrick (not the abbreviated version).
The latest edition of The Weekend Wanderer is here, including Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, Asia Bibi, Fleming Rutledge, and more.
All Saints’ Day: A Celebration - a brief reflection on the importance of All Saints’ Day, regardless of our church tradition.
“A good sermon is one side of a passionate conversation. It has to be heard in that way.” - Rev. John Ames in Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead from my post “Preaching as a Three-Way Conversation”.
“The Holy Trigonometry of Pastoral Calling” - the third of my reflections on Eugene Peterson’s book, Working the Angles.
Learning to Pay Attention - the second of my reflections on Eugene Peterson’s book, Working the Angles.
The latest edition of “The Weekend Wanderer” is here with a look at Eugene Peterson, the 81% of evangelical voters, Lauren Winner on deformed Christian practice, Scientology and so much more.
“Abandoning Our Pastoral Calling” - my first in a series of reflections on Eugene Peterson’s Working the Angles.
