World War II was an epic tale. And I am like a moth to the flame of any and all things epic. I have always been fascinated by history, the events, the people, and the human challenge. But, war history, for some reason, stands out to me and deeply attracts my soul — bidding me to study it and to somehow try and comprehend it.
When I was twenty-two I taught a class on the Civil War. After a long season of my young life spent in learning about America in the 1860s, I hadn’t thought about the Civil War for close to 25 years. That is, until I was freshly awakened to its intrigue when I began to walk my oldest son, Hudson, through the grand adventures of it in the Spring of 2017. And If you look back at my sermon archives (April 16-30, 2017) you will notice that I actually drew three powerful and unique sermons out of this well of rekindled fancy (The Power of the Peanut; Wilmer McLean’s Living Room, and The End of John Brown).
In 2018, this renewed war intrigue led to an in-depth study of WWI and WWII. Over these past couple years I have been surprisingly impacted through this study of war, and this series, “Spiritual Lessons from WW2” is the obvious fruition of that impact.
If you asked me, “Eric, why are you so interested in all this war stuff?” I would say, “Listen to this series and you will find out.”
When I study war, I understand how to live more robustly as a Godly man.
If you listen to these lessons, I think you will find that war really is an amazing tutor for powerful Christian living.
Here’s to going after the epic,
Eric
This is the ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he showcases God’s desire for a ready man to rise up and prove the intercessor. Throughout history God has sought out the man and/or woman to fill the gap — how much more so is this true today. CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN.
This is the eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the significant and necessary work of loneliness in the construction of a mighty Christian — the whole while running a parallel to the the dramatic events that unfolded in 1940… CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN.
This is the seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the important topic of recognizing the Enemy’s deceptive strategies in our lives and building a plan of defense. CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN.
This is the sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. This episode showcases the key idea that caused him to put together this series in the first place. In 1940 something happened to the nation of Great Britain that… CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN.
This is the fifth installment in the Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he digs into the human propensity to sacrifice those directly under our care and protection for the sake of personal security and peace… CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN.
This is the fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the acute challenges of the German Christians during the Hitler reign and draws out the profound necessity of being the Confessing Church amidst our modern day evils. CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN.