Weekday Word w/ Eric

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  • The Invisible Water We Swim In

    Scripture:“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds…”— Romans 12:2 Reflection:Culture always disciples us. It teaches us what to value, what to fear, what to pursue, what to celebrate, and what to call success. It forms our instincts before we even realize it is happening. That is…

  • The Dangerous Drift

    Scripture:“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”— James 1:22 Reflection:Most spiritual distortion does not begin with open rebellion. It begins with drift. A life of faith can slowly, almost imperceptibly, move off-center. Not because we wake up one day and decide to reject Christ, but because other voices begin to…

  • Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

    Scripture:“Then Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You almost persuade me to become a Christian.’”— Acts 26:28 Reflection:There is something haunting about that word almost. Agrippa was not hostile to Paul. He was not ignorant of what he was hearing. He was not far away from the truth. He was close enough to feel its pull, close…

  • The Table Where Eyes are Opened

    Scripture:“When he was at the table with them… he took bread, blessed and broke it… then their eyes were opened.” (Luke 24:30–31) It’s striking that recognition doesn’t come on the road. It comes at the table. Jesus sits down with discouraged people, takes bread, blesses it, breaks it—and suddenly everything changes. Luke is telling us…

  • Hidden Grace (In Plain View)

    Scripture:“Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.” (Luke 24:15–16) One of the strangest parts of the Emmaus story is that Jesus is right there, and they don’t recognize him. They’re looking at him, talking to him, walking with him—and still… nothing clicks. And if we’re honest,…

  • “We Had Hoped…”

    Scripture:“But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” (Luke 24:21) That line—“but we had hoped”—is one of the most human sentences in the whole Gospel. It’s not a theological argument. It’s a cracked-open heart. It’s the sound of disappointment when you can’t dress it up anymore. Most of us know that…

  • Emmaus Road Condition

    Scripture (Luke):“Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus…” (Luke 24:13)“While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them.” (Luke 24:15) There’s something quietly honest about Luke’s Emmaus story: the disciples aren’t in a sanctuary, they’re not in a prayer meeting, they’re not…

  • Run Toward Wonder

    Scripture:“Peter got up and ran to the tomb… then he went home, amazed.” (Luke 24:12) Peter is not the hero of certainty here. Luke doesn’t say Peter went home “convinced.” He went home amazed. And that’s a gift, because it means Easter makes room for people who aren’t sure what to do with hope yet.…

  • Remember…

    Scripture:“Remember how he told you…” (Luke 24:6)“Then they remembered his words.” (Luke 24:8) Luke’s resurrection story contains a command that is almost tender: “Remember.” Before Luke asks for proclamation, he asks for memory. Because when you are grieving, you forget. When you are afraid, you forget. When you’ve lived like an outsider for a long…

  • Why Do You Look for the Living Among the Dead?

    Scripture:“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” (Luke 24:5–6) This question is Luke’s Easter sermon in one line. It’s not scolding; it’s awakening. It’s the gentle holy interruption that says, “You’re searching in the wrong place.” And if we’re honest, we do this all the…