Author Archives: Matt

About Matt

Rooted and raised in Spokane, WA. Wooed and wed Lea Raja. Mantled a Presbyterian, ministering in Estonia.

Pastoring by Example

“The most effective form of parental counseling that we can give the members of our congregations may not be how we counsel them in their moment of crisis but, rather, the style of leadership we ourselves exhibit daily regarding our … Continue reading

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Ressurection Love Languages

Lea and I drove down to Estonia’s summer capital Pärnu on Saturday to attend a Family Life Conference sponsored by a local church. Our denomination’s president spoke during the final hour on his experience of the “5 Love Languages” and … Continue reading

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Stuck in Estonia

Friends, I am asking you to pray for our friends Paddy and Carole Ducklow. The Ducklows came to Estonia about two weeks ago to help us establish their marriage/premarriage mentoring program here in Estonia. At the last minute, they were … Continue reading

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Quick Update

I’ve been sprinting around trying to manage multiple projects for the last few weeks. Two weeks back I dropped everything and spent a week of full days getting the apartment ready to move into. We made it in on the … Continue reading

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Simeon Exits Stage Left

One of the most striking ironies of the gospel witness is that when Jesus appears on the scene, those who were best positioned to recognized him tragically did not. A recent Bible study with some of our young men this … Continue reading

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