Annual traditions are quite meaningful to me. I have fond memories associated with many holidays and special events. Ever since I was a young child, my family has had a “thankfulness can” that we pass around each Thanksgiving and insert cards describing what we are thankful for that year. We...

Did I ever tell you about the time I attended a rodeo as a bull rider? For exactly one semester, I lived with a rodeo guy. He was a great friend, but we were pretty different. I grew up out in the country, but rodeo wasn’t something we did. My...

“Great is Thy faithfulness; Great is Thy faithfulness; Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!” Music has always spoken to me in tremendous ways.  I have grown closer to the Lord and learned many truths...

I read that it was Blue Monday two days ago. I didn’t know Blue Monday was a thing. As far as musical genres go, I like the blues. Those two sentences are not necessarily related. Whether you feel blue or like the blues, please keep reading. Blue Monday? Some psychologist decided...

Advent season began this past Sunday, November 28, and for the next four weeks, I (Matt), want to give you passages of scripture, a few thoughts to ponder and a song of worship that will match with the theme of each week. I pray these advent meditations will help guide...