Welcome to The Up Devotional!
Think of it as your 1-minute shot of daily soul espresso—biblical and down-to-earth. It comes out five days a week (Monday to Friday).
The devotional began in 2014 as a daily email, and has grown to include social media, a podcast, an online home base, and radio. Thousands of people are now receiving help and hope each day in the footsteps of Jesus.
My name is Matthew Ruttan. I’m ordained as a pastor in the Reformed Protestant tradition and serve at a church in Barrie, Canada.
I’ve been married to my wife Laura for over twenty years, and together we are raising three teenagers. We live at Luxburrow, which is a heartbeat from the Celestial City.
In addition to The Up Devotional, I host The Pulse Podcast with Matthew Ruttan.
I’ve recently become acquainted with the motto of the Carthusian Order: “The cross is steady while the world turns.” Ah, yes.
I live in the psalms. In my free time I enjoy talking with Bernard of Clairvaux and Thomas More about best practices. The Puritans (the physicians of whole-heartedness) are never far away. We are at war. One day I hope to own a rowboat.
The world unceasingly barks like a mad dog. Thankfully, there are other options about how to live our lives.
Read my full bio here.
