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True friendship endangered?
Is it just me, or is friendship endangered? I’m not talking about surface-level acquaintances or social media “friends.” I’m talking about true, robust, I’m-there-for-you kind of friendships. These days we are “rugged individualists.” People used to see themselves as very inter-dependent. Today, many people think of themselves primarily as individuals… Listen ⇢
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Are you where your feet are?
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34). Mother Natalia is a nun. In a recent interview, she quoted someone who came and spoke to her community. The speaker said: “Are you where your feet are?”*… Listen ⇢
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I hope I haven’t had it yet
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope” (Romans 15:13). Lou Holtz was a famous football coach. Someone once asked him about the best moment of his amazing career. What… Listen ⇢
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Eternity is in your heart
In Ecclesiastes 3:11 we learn that God “has also set eternity in the human heart…” What does it even mean that God has put eternity into all of our hearts? The Hebrew word for eternity (‘olam) isn’t just about duration of time, although it certainly includes that. It also speaks… Listen ⇢
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Awestruck
“Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever” (Revelation 7:12) The word “awestruck” isn’t hard to define. It’s whenever you are struck with awe. For example, seeing high wings bend big trees sideways can leave us awestruck. So… Listen ⇢
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In this specific season of your life
Ecclesiastes 3 is a reminder that life has many different seasons and chapters: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” (verse 1). In and through it all, God is God. He is our God through the good times, and also through the bad.… Listen ⇢
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For every season there is a Saviour
The poem at the start of Ecclesiastes 3 is the most famous part of the book. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” It then goes on to list 28 “times.” For example, there is a time to be born and a time… Listen ⇢
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Phones face-down
Lately, I’ve been putting down my phone more often. (And yes, I appreciate the irony that many of you are reading or listening to this on your phone—but stick with me…) Not only have I been putting down my phone more often, but I’ve been trying to not pick it… Listen ⇢
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Calling God a liar?
Let me say something bold. Hear me out, and then I’ll explain. To not believe in the effectiveness of prayer is to say that God is a liar. Woah, hold on. Who wants to call God a liar? Not me! And I’m sure you don’t want to do that either. … Listen ⇢
Meet Matthew.
Disciple, pastor, medieval modern, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
