Advent 2021
Christmas Day Family Talk
When a new baby is born, everyone asks: What’s the baby’s name?” Some babies are named for family members. Others are named for places, like “Dakota” or “Cheyenne” or “Lon...
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Eastbrook Church
Advent 2021
Christmas Eve Family Talk
Christmas Eve Family Talk Imagine a dark night, lit only by stars peeking through windows and maybe a small oil lamp or two. Imagine dusty, scratchy straw poking through your...
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December 24, 2021
Advent 2021
Better than Expected
Read Matthew 12:18-20 The Israelites expected the Messiah to come and put an end to all the oppression and injustice in their physical circumstances. They expected a political or military...
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December 24, 2021
Advent 2021
The Door of Hope
Read Hosea 2:14-20 Sometimes, the book of Hosea makes me feel a little uncomfortable. The themes of unfaithfulness, loss, brokenness, and shocking redemption can be hard to understand. Yet, Hosea...
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December 23, 2021
Advent 2021
Grow Where You Are Planted
Read Jeremiah 17:7-8 I recently started working here at Eastbrook. Our staff went on retreat this fall to the Nashotah House Seminary near Delafield—a place where it was impossible not...
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December 22, 2021
Advent 2021
Remember
Read Psalm 78:1-7 Several years ago, I began creating annual photo journals. It is fun to periodically look back and remember the events of each year. So many joys and...
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December 21, 2021
Advent 2021
Great Mercy and Love
Read Psalm 25:4-6 I underlined verses 4-5 in my Bible earlier this year, because I think it’s a wonderful prayer to pray straight from David’s pen. I could spend the...
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December 20, 2021
Advent 2021
Week 4 Family Talk
Week 4: His Resurrection Brings Hope Have you ever hoped for something? Did you get what you hoped for? When did you get it? Most of the time when we...
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December 19, 2021
Advent 2021
His Resurrection Brings Hope
Read Matthew 17:22-23; 20:17-19 “He said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third...
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December 19, 2021
Advent 2021
Longing for Healing
Read Luke 7:18-23 In Spring of 2000, when I was 7 years old, I was diagnosed with type 1 “juvenile” diabetes. All the signs were there: I was too thin...
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