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Fall 2007

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Matt

You can download this letter in PDF format here:2007 Summer Prayer Letter Folks, we are very pleased to tell you that the culmination of our four years of study and preparation is just around the corner. In this letter we … Continue reading →

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Spring 2007

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Matt

Dear Friends, Our intention for some time now has been to send you quarterly prayer letters and this no doubt would have made it much easier for us to communicate our experiences in depth. But we have been so incessantly … Continue reading →

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“Chosen, Holy and Beloved”

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Matt

“Chosen, Holy and Beloved” Knox Presbyterian Church December 31, 2006 Introduction Welcome to Knox Presbyterian Church on this, the last day of the year 2006. I must confess that I always feel a bit hesitant about the kind of self … Continue reading →

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A call to risk for Christian men

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Matt

At the end of our summer, Lea and I were at the Alongside Ministries International Conference in France. While there, I had a great conversation with a fellow from California. We wrestled together through what it means for a man’s … Continue reading →

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217th General Assembly

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Matt

I’ve been scanning the net and various Presbyterian sites in order to get the scoop on what happened at the GA this summer. For those who are interested in reading various responses from a significant presbyterian voice calling for renewal in the denomination, I would recommend a site sponsored by Presbyterians for Renewal at www.ga2006.com. I’ve only just begun reading the content here but it seems quite good to me.

I know that in the past, my affiliation with the PC(USA) has raised some eyebrows, especially surrounding the denomination’s divestments from their holdings in multinational organizations in Israel and the ongoing debates surrounding homosexual ordination. If you’re among those who seem confused as to why a fellow like myself would stay in such an apparently troubled denomination, I’d like to offer a few thoughts that are important to me and have informed my decision to stay in this denomination. Continue reading →

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