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Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect – Wait, what?

Posted on March 4, 2018June 19, 2023 by Matt

“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” It’s all too easy to wonder for a brief moment how that could be, and then go about your day, forgetful of the awkward sense of impossibility you felt, until the next time you read or hear that verse. But it’s always there, haunting the back of your mind: God demands perfection! That’s not me! What sacrifice is left for me?

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The End is Near: Seeing the Kingdom that is near, here, within, and coming.

Posted on February 25, 2018October 7, 2024 by Matt

The Kingdom of Heaven is more than meets the eye: The Kingdom of Heaven has come near you, it is here, it is within you, and the Kingdom of Heaven is coming.

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Those who mourn are blessed: Reading scripture backwards.

Posted on February 19, 2018March 21, 2022 by Matt

A few weeks ago our pastor taught on the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:3-12, and he highlighted something I hadn’t really considered: The verses from 3 to 12 are not simply separate sayings, like little nuggets of wisdom. Instead, they form a whole and each verse builds on the one before. They reveal a pattern for the life of a Christ-follower.

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Directly Helping the Poor and Needy #TimCard #Charity365

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Matt

That awkward moment… when you see a panhandler at the intersection as you’re driving your daily commute to and from work. Each and every day, the same man or woman for a few days or weeks at a time, then maybe a different person for a while, there most days of the work week, and most days you hope to avoid them or to avoid eye contact, at the least. A few more intersections, then you’re home free – for one more day…

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Creation doesn’t matter to my faith. Right?

Posted on July 23, 2017September 2, 2017 by Matt

Note: This post is a point-form summary for a small group discussion that I compiled from the last section, “Real, Eternal Value Intended by the Original Authors”, of my previous post Answering Genesis 1 and 2 Contradiction Claims.

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Ever feel like God is silent?

Posted on July 4, 2017December 22, 2022 by Matt

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Even the Son of God experienced the Silence of God.

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Money is a Test

Posted on September 11, 2016September 11, 2016 by Matt

Whatever you have, God has given it to test your loyalty, allegiance, and heart. Judas’ soul was cramped and traitorous; money revealed that. Joseph’s soul was generous and loyal; money revealed that too. And “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

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A response to GodOfEvolution.com’s As different as morning and evening: Genesis 1 and 2 contradictions

Posted on November 15, 2015October 4, 2016 by Matt

Update 2016-10-04: Per the previous update and Tyler’s response to this post, I have responded again in my post Answering Genesis 1 and 2 Contradiction Claims. Update 2015-12-03: Tyler has responded in his post Continuing the discussion about Genesis 1 and 2 contradictions. I am currently drafting a new response in our friendly back-and-forth in…

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How to Help ISIS Persecuted Christians #Charity365

Posted on April 19, 2015May 1, 2016 by Matt

The latest atrocities by the Muslim group, ISIS, includes a video of the shooting or beheading deaths of thirty Ethiopian Christians. In previous posts, Charity 360 and Charity 365, I laid out my experience in charitable giving. In the latter post I talked about expanding to include more global and humanitarian groups. If you don’t…

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Jewish Passover and Good Friday

Posted on April 2, 2015April 15, 2022 by Matt

Jewish Passover falls on Good Friday this year. Passover remembers the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt during which God told the people to kill a “lamb without blemish” and paint their doorposts with the blood… God said “when I see the blood, I will pass over you and no plague will befall you…

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