Focusing on Psalm 113, Pastor Matt reminds us that God is worthy to be praised because God is always working for the poor, the needy, the barren and the left behind. The Psalmist tells us that we should praise God because God is the God of the poor and needy. But also as reminder that […]

Using Jesus’ parables about the lost sheep and the lost coin from Luke’s gospel, Pastor Matt talks about being left in the wilderness when our God goes out looking for the lost. He reminds us that we are not just the sheep left behind but the shepherd and the woman – looking for those who […]

The prophet Isaiah tells the people of Judah that God doesn’t want their worship because they have blood on their hands. Is it possible that God might be tells us the same thing today? Pastor Matt explores the possibility that today’s prophets are telling us to repent because we fail to care for others as […]

In the parable of the Good Samaritan, could Jesus be teaching about our commonality as humans – that we should see each other first as humans then as Jew or Samaritan, or black or white in today’s world. Using this parable and the idea of being a citizen of the cosmos put forth by Dr. […]

What does the resurrection of two sons of two widows by two men of God teach us about new life, about justice and about our place in God’s redeeming work. Using 1 Kings 17: 17-24 and Luke 7: 11-17, Pastor Matt shares how these two stories remind us of our responsibility to act on behalf […]