Author Archives: Matt
Homeless Teens Shelter UPDATE
The home for teens opened in October 2010. Ten apartments. Hillcrest Transitional Housing agreed to expand their ministry to homeless families to begin this program for teens (16+) who are in high school. There have been some bumps along the … Continue reading
Making Homes for Homeless Teens
I want to update you on some truly fantastic news and ask you to be praying. I’ve contacted a few of you by phone tonight but wanted to give all of you a written account. Two weeks ago I sat … Continue reading
When Someone is Homeless
I spent Thursday afternoon in the office of the Homeless Liaison of the Kansas City, Kansas School District. Her name is Staci Pratt. She’s been working with homeless students for almost a decade and in our two hour meeting she … Continue reading
Balancing Internal and External
I am bent toward an interal spiritual life, so it’s important for me to plan the external. Robert Mulholland, Jr. writes about this in his book, “Invitation to a Journey”. Our personality styles can help us to identify our spiritual … Continue reading
Twitter Conflicted
A friend set me up so that my tweets automatically update my Facebook status. And using reader.google.com I can share my blogs, or any blog I’m reading, which will update my tweets. This is all so cool! But, I’m conflicted. … Continue reading
The Missional Renaissance, Reggie McNeal
If you aren’t a fan of Reggie McNeal I honestly don’t know why. This guy challenges and inspires me in ways few writers/speakers can. I absolutely love his latest book, “The Missional Renaissance,” and recommend it without hesitation. I honestly … Continue reading
Rightly Built
A friend told me recently that the word “righteous” has lost much of its meaning in our day. I’ve thought that it meant, “living according to God’s law,” or “living in a godly way.” This, according to my friend, is … Continue reading
Kingdom Talk
I’m sure someone will correct me, but I believe that Jesus talked more about the “Kingdom of God” than he did anything else. What is the most visible expression of the KINGDOM OF GOD that you have witnessed recently?
Battling Abortion
Years ago, while I was serving a church in the DC suburbs, a member of my church insisted I attend the “March for Life.” The March is an annual on the mall in Washington that demonstrates against abortion. I marched, … Continue reading
Posts for Parents
I am not an expert at anything, least of all parenting. Still, there are moments when I am impressed with a significant truth, usually from scripture, or from a great Christian communicator, and these impressions are worth passing on. Here … Continue reading
