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Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 5 September 2026 - with a collection of reflections and essays on Wendell Berry in honor of his passing on August 31, 2026.
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I loved joining my friend Mark Grapengater for his podcast, “Feast Days,” to talk about my book The Pastor as Gardener, and how metaphor, story, and imagination can renew pastoral vocation.
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@ayjay Thank you for sharing this. Praying for you, Teri, and the entire family walking through this journey with your mother.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96834856","date_published":"2026-09-02T16:17:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 16:17","date_timestamp":1788365846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96834805","content_html":"@ayjay I’m sorry to hear about the family health difficulties. My own writing on it was therapeutic for me as much as anything else. I appreciate that you mentioned Standing by Words which was one of first few books by Berry I read and loved, but I rarely hear it mentioned.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96834805","date_published":"2026-09-02T16:16:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 16:16","date_timestamp":1788365767,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96827931","content_html":"@dswanson Thank you, David. I’d love to hear your reflections as well.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96827931","date_published":"2026-09-02T13:35:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 13:35","date_timestamp":1788356127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96824860","content_html":"I wrote a personal reflection on Wendell Berry and his influence on me: “One Must Begin in One’s Own Life”: On the passing of Wendell Berry (1934-2026)
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/09/02/i-wrote-a-personal-reflection.html","date_published":"2026-09-02T12:14:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 12:14","date_timestamp":1788351241,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96824757","content_html":"@ReaderJohn :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96824757","date_published":"2026-09-02T12:11:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 12:11","date_timestamp":1788351094,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96765943","content_html":"@ayjay I just read the news about Berry’s passing this morning, and it left me both sad and grateful. His writing and his life have deeply influenced me for the better.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96765943","date_published":"2026-09-01T13:34:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 13:34","date_timestamp":1788269656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96765915","content_html":"@mjkaul It is well worth a visit!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96765915","date_published":"2026-09-01T13:33:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 13:33","date_timestamp":1788269605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96725368","content_html":"The last ten days or so I spent vacationing around the state I live in with my wife, Kelly. We enjoyed the first four days in the drift less region of central and southwest Wisconsin, which is a really beautiful place. Here is one night’s sunset view from the front porch of our tiny-house AirBnB.
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Do you want to explore a renewed imagination as a ministry leader? Join me and a small group of ministers as we journey through themes of my book “The Pastor as Gardener: A Renewed Vision for Ministry” in partnership with CrossPoint Ministry. Find out more information here.
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@ayjay This is very helpful for me to read, and gives me something to ponder further. Thank you so much.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96670112","date_published":"2026-08-30T19:19:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 19:19","date_timestamp":1788117555,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96621447","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781681493480/cover.jpg\")
\n\nWhile on vacation I was deeply rewarded by reading Mysterium Paschale The Mystery of Easter by Hans Urs Von Balthasar and Vita Contemplativa In Praise of Inactivity by Byung-Chul Han 📚
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96621353","date_published":"2026-08-29T19:09:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 19:09","date_timestamp":1788030577,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96621278","content_html":"@dswanson That’s a good haul!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96621278","date_published":"2026-08-29T19:06:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 19:06","date_timestamp":1788030403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96509982","content_html":"“The Blessed Life Amid Trials” - the ninth in a series on the Beatitudes
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/27/the-blessed-life-amid-trials.html","date_published":"2026-08-27T19:52:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 19:52","date_timestamp":1787860357,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96009534","content_html":"@mjkaul That is a pretty amazing gift within a gift!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/96009534","date_published":"2026-08-19T02:47:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 02:47","date_timestamp":1787107643,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95978811","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781493400331/cover.jpg\")
\n\nLast night I finished reading The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider. In so many ways I appreciated his attention to patience in patristic writing and the in-depth exploration of catechesis. But at times I felt he slanted evidence toward his pre-conceived notion of patience. 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/18/last-night-i-finished-reading.html","date_published":"2026-08-18T15:19:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 15:19","date_timestamp":1787066390,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95966790","content_html":"I wrote about “Living for Peace in a World on Fire,” the eighth in my ongoing reflections on the Beatitudes.
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There are few television series I return to more than once, but Kelly and I always seem to enjoy Endeavour, the prequel series to Inspector Morse, with Shaun Evans and Roger Allam. Is it just the Oxford charm? I don’t know…but possibly.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/17/there-are-few-television-series.html","date_published":"2026-08-17T17:15:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-17 17:15","date_timestamp":1786986957,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95914183","content_html":"@grmr Thanks for sharing. A friend just shared an article with me by McCormack on Barth’s kenotic theology, so a second mention feels significant. I’ll take a look at his book.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95914183","date_published":"2026-08-17T13:57:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-17 13:57","date_timestamp":1786975075,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95827316","content_html":"@davoh Now you just have me curious…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95827316","date_published":"2026-08-15T16:58:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 16:58","date_timestamp":1786813136,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95819310","content_html":"Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 15 August 2026 with Thomas Kelly on life from the center, Dallas Willard’s business cards, Brad East on AI, can we retire from tech to live offline?, the great seminary sorting, filmmaking of Robert Bresson, and more.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/15/here-is-the-weekend-wanderer.html","date_published":"2026-08-15T14:10:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 14:10","date_timestamp":1786803022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95716638","content_html":"Friends, I’m working on a writing project and am crowd-sourcing recommendations on kenosis both generally and specifically in Philippians 2. If you have any recommendations, please share them!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/13/friends-im-working-on-a.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T18:22:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 18:22","date_timestamp":1786645356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95707798","content_html":"@dswanson What a precious gift on your sabbatical to see these beautiful birds.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95707798","date_published":"2026-08-13T15:25:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 15:25","date_timestamp":1786634719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95663420","content_html":"I was looking through some photos from a few years ago and found this one I took of my son climbing up and standing in the middle of a formation at Arches National Park. We had just arrived at the park in time to catch sunset and didn’t want to miss the amazing views.
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@JimRain I’m watching through Dekalog and I’ve seen the three colors series, which are all thoughtful and have their own sense of beauty. I’ve never seen The Double Life of Veronique.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95590949","date_published":"2026-08-11T17:25:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 17:25","date_timestamp":1786469123,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95586429","content_html":"@joshuapsteele Mary in the Garden after Jesus’ resurrection: “Thinking he was the gardener…” (John 20:15)
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I watched Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Dekalog S1E1, Dekalog: One, and thought it felt even more fitting for our current day and time then it must have in the late 80s and early 90s. 🍿
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/11/i-continue-writing-on-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-11T12:29:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 12:29","date_timestamp":1786451358,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95445908","content_html":"Such a powerful and evocative passage:
\n“Your path led through the sea,\nyour way through the mighty waters,\nthough your footprints were not seen.” (Psalm 77:19)
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/09/such-a-powerful-and-evocative.html","date_published":"2026-08-09T11:39:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-09 11:39","date_timestamp":1786275541,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95421986","content_html":"@drwalt As with some parts of the film, the extended lingering on certain situations or terrains goes longer than you expect, moving us into a type of contemplative gaze.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95421956","date_published":"2026-08-08T20:46:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 20:46","date_timestamp":1786221988,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95401060","content_html":"Here is “The Weekend Wanderer” for 8 August 2026 - with Russell Moore on avoiding technological brain rot, Robert Ordway on Screwtape in your pocket, TGC on AI use, Dan Cohen on authorial voice, Chris Green introducing an essay by Ernest Hello on “Amen,” and more.
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I’m taking time to rewatch some films that have intrigued me but which I have not quite known what to do with. One of those is Koyaanisqatsi, which I watched again last night. Honestly, I had a hard time falling asleep after watching it, considering how far life has changed even since then. 🍿
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95371293","date_published":"2026-08-07T20:33:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 20:33","date_timestamp":1786134796,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95366073","content_html":"@ayjay This is exciting news. Can’t wait to read it.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95366073","date_published":"2026-08-07T18:29:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 18:29","date_timestamp":1786127365,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95365988","content_html":"@cjhubbs I’ve really enjoyed it so far. The emphasis on patience as the key virtue of early Christianity, particularly in N Africa, is striking.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mwerickson/95365988","date_published":"2026-08-07T18:27:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 18:27","date_timestamp":1786127225,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95358354","content_html":"\nHave you read this book? What did you think?
\nI’m currently reading: The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/07/have-you-read-this-book.html","date_published":"2026-08-07T16:01:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 16:01","date_timestamp":1786118516,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95294681","content_html":"I’m always amazed by how many people I talk to who deeply appreicate Henri Nouwen’s writing. What is it, do you think, that makes Nouwen’s writing so meaningful to so many people across such a wide swath of Christian backgrounds?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/06/im-always-amazed-by-how.html","date_published":"2026-08-06T14:01:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 14:01","date_timestamp":1786024885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95252684","content_html":"I’m so thankful to be included on this list of recent notable books by Byron Borger at Hearts & Minds Books. Plus, you can purchase a copy of The Pastor as Gardener for 20% off through them via this post.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mwerickson.micro.blog/2026/08/05/im-so-thankful-to-be.html","date_published":"2026-08-05T19:51:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Erickson","url":"http://mwerickson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F10138.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mwerickson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 19:51","date_timestamp":1785959478,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95177253","content_html":"“Seeing mercy in God and encountering the mercy of God, we are blessed and enter true flourishing as we reflect that mercy to others and the world around us.”
\nToday I continued a series of reflections on the Beatitudes with this sixth post: “The Good Life is a Merciful Life.”
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\n\nFinished reading: Inspiration and Incarnation Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament by Peter Enns 📚I really appreciated this book and how Enns explores the diversity and 2nd Temple hermeneutic by which NT authors engage the OT. Very relevant to current conversations with young adults.
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\n\nJust finished reading: Bonhoeffer and King Speaking Truth to Power by J. Deotis Roberts 📚
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