Entries by Pastor Schlicht

Revealed: The Church’s Groom

Can we all admit that weddings have gotten a bit out of hand these days? According to a Brides 2018 American wedding study, the average amount spent on a wedding in the U.S. was $44,000.

Understanding Revelation

Starting on April 28th and continuing through June 2nd, you will hear sermons at Eastside from the book of Revelation. Yes, it is the one you’re thinking of, that crazy thing at the end of the Bible.

We Have Hope.

On a cold January morning, against a bare wall at the top of the escalators, a man opened up his violin case and began to serenade a Washington, D.C. metro station.

Finish Strong

Have you ever heard of a man named Derek Redmond? Derek Redmond became the British 400-meter record-holder when he was only 19 years old.

The Evangelist Cross

A couple of months ago, we told you about the memorial gift of a processional cross that Eastside received from our dearly departed Ellsworth Shields. The processional cross is called “The Evangelist Cross”

Making Sense of the Senseless

People haven’t changed much over the two thousand years since the death and resurrection of Jesus. People, then, as now, avidly discuss the latest news of death and destruction…

Jerusalem the Hypocrite

A professor of mine at the seminary told us a story of when he used to be a pastor. He visited the husband of one of his members and he asked him why he didn’t come to church with his wife. The man said, “I don’t go because your church is full of hypocrites!”