In high school, I considered myself a very “deep” person, too spiritual for Jesus or Christianity. I was really involved in classical music, was reading atheistic philosophy and looking into Buddhism and meditation. I grew up in a Catholic school, going to Mass, but had......
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A God Story is a story of His faithfulness and though I am young, I see God’s faithfulness through every chapter of my life so far. I find that each day I am seeing His faithfulness more and more as the story continues. My......
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My Faith Story… I grew up in the Catholic Church, but I sensed “something”was missing, but I did not know what. I thought it might be a different Catholic Church, but that was not the answer. I had just moved into a new apartment......
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by Jan Schimming On the lower level of Eastbrook Church, next to Fellowship Hall and below Worship Hall, is one of Eastbrook’s best kept secrets. The Bread of Healing Clinic is a non-profit that has three sites around Milwaukee, one of which is located......
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A Story of Faith, Food and Finding Joy Through Suffering As told to Ruth Thompson Carver | Photography by Rachel Radewahn “We had collard greens and cornbread and fried fish…” Racine Addison King was talking about what was on the menu at Forest Haven......
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So, what happens after someone tells their God Story at Eastbrook? For Tricia Schmidt and Alexandra Thiessen, it was through telling their stories at different services last year that a truly special link was formed, and a spiritual friendship forged. Both women suffer from......
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by Lisa Jurgens and Haley Quinn This past summer, Eastbrook field workers returned home from all over the world! Whether home from East Africa, China, Asia or the Middle East, coming home means refreshment, recon- nection and recharge. It was in this spirit that......
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by Sameh Atef I grew up in a Christian family in Minia, in northern Egypt. I am the second of four brothers. My parents raised us, all the time telling us that there is a place called heaven, and place called hell. They encouraged......
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A Centennial Celebration! November 25, 2015 marked the 100th birthday of one of Eastbrook Church’s original members, Cedric Jaggard! Cedric Holman Jaggard was born on Thanksgiving Day in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the first of two sons. His family later moved to Montclair, NJ......
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by Caitlin Gent | Photography by Anna Mayer Fred and Gini Schneider, who are charter members of Eastbrook, recently celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Both Fred and Gini have been active servants at Eastbrook and elsewhere for many years. They led a Couples......
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One thing we must do as a church is to speak out about how we have experienced the good work of God in our lives. Our quarterly magazine gives us the opportunity to remember that God is at work all around us, both individually, and in our life together as a church. Speaking out about God’s work in our lives gives us a chance to say together: “it is good to live life with a God like that!”
