• 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 ⇢

    Eternity is in your heart
  • 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 ⇢

    Awestruck
  • 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 ⇢

    In this specific season of your life
  • 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 ⇢

    For every season there is a Saviour
  • 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 ⇢

    Phones face-down
  • 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 ⇢

    Calling God a liar?
  • Things that encourage us forward

    In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher is on a hunt for wisdom. At this point in the book, he is frustrated. Things often don’t make sense. They often don’t work out as he’d like.  Can you relate? That’s when he has a realization: “There is nothing better for a person than… Listen ⇢

    Things that encourage us forward
  • Your legacy is about you—kind of

    Legacy. It’s probably not a topic that comes up a lot when you sit around with your friends. “Hey, let’s talk about our legacy and the mark we will leave on our loved ones after we’re gone!”  However, it is most likely something that you think about from time to… Listen ⇢

    Your legacy is about you—kind of
  • The greatest legacy

    Everyone leaves some sort of legacy. What will yours be?  In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher frets about this—a lot. He started to hate his job because his life’s work might be squandered by someone who came after him: “I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun,… Listen ⇢

    The greatest legacy

Meet Matthew.

Disciple, pastor, medieval modern, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.

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