Lent 2022
Change of Heart
Read Psalm 51:6-17 As we begin this Lenten season, my thoughts go back a couple of years to when I was in college. Lent coincided with a class I was...
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Eastbrook Church
Lent 2022
Fasting and Faith
Read Isaiah 58:1-12 Isaiah 58 starts with God’s call to Isaiah, asking him to boldly proclaim the sin and rebellion of his people. Verses 1-4 talk about how God’s people...
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March 03, 2022
Lent 2022
Begin With Brokenness
Read Joel 2:12-17 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding...
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March 02, 2022
Lent 2022
Introduction to Scandalous Jesus Devotional
I remember seeing a drawing of Jesus in a Bible when I was a child. He looked peaceful and caring with a couple young children nearby Him. He smiled at...
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February 04, 2022
Advent 2021
His Life, Our Life
Read Matthew 1:18-25 and Philippians 2:1-11 “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,...
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December 25, 2021
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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December 25, 2021
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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