whew…

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Matthew

So this is what I have been breathing for the last week… My throat is irritated and my sinuses are full. I praise God, however, that where we live is in a VERY low danger area. We are surrounded by mostly other houses and not very near to any wild land. [...]

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21st Century Legalism

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Matthew

I just read a great post by Bill Giovannetti on his blog, Max Grace (click for the original post). Bill is Sr. Pastor of Neighborhood Church in Redding, CA (my soon to be home town, with God’s help).
In his post, Bill describes the new legalism facing American churches in the 21st century. He [...]

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To my readers…

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Matthew

I love you all so much… You may not know how it brightens my day to see when you comment or to check my “blog stats” and see all the hits. (Is it egotistical that I spend a vast amount of time reading and analyzing my blog stats?)
I really started this blog to help [...]

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long time, no post….

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Matthew

I feel like I have been away forEVER!!! There’s so much on my mind and I haven’t had the opportunity to get it all sorted!
Thanksgiving was great… I traveled up to northern California to see my parents and my sister. Fish didn’t come with me on this trip, but he and I will [...]

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