Nov 14, 2019 | 2019-Why, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend With great pomp and circumstance that little bundle of joy (and tax deduction!) is born into your world. Whether you brought your baby home from the hospital or adopted him or her sometime later, the question niggles at your mind and won’t go...
Nov 7, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend Why cancer? Why tsunamis? Why mass shootings? Why do bad things happen in the world? The answers are as multifaceted as the questions… #1 – God is Sovereign God’s sovereignty is one of the most comforting truths taught in the Bible. God has a plan...
Nov 5, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend If you could trade places with someone famous, who would you pick? Maybe you’d love to be known as the world’s greatest basketball player or business mogul. Perhaps you’d trade places with Joanna Gaines and paint your picture around the Silos. It’s...
Oct 24, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend Do you know two Christians who always seem to get along? I’ve met plenty who couldn’t, and you probably have as well. (Depending on the day, I sometimes don’t get along with myself.) However, during my journey on this third rock from the sun, I’ve been...
Oct 23, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend He disrespected your favorite politician! She mocked your taste in music! His comments about your beliefs were less than kind. She’s built an entire case against the way you’ve chosen to raise your children. All of this from an undisclosed location...
Oct 17, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend with Michelle Thompson You love your city, your town, your community. It’s not perfect, but no city is. You have your favorite grocery store, pet store, gas station, radio station, coffee shop, and barber shop. But the questions niggle at your mind and...
Oct 16, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend Driving his girls to school each day. Taking them to zoos, parks, and fairs. Giving them “horsy rides” through the house. Reading to them each night before bed. These were the kinds of things that made Walt Disney appear to be a typical American dad....
Oct 10, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend What holidays do you enjoy most? Perhaps you ring in each New Year’s Day with confetti and a kazoo. Maybe you dye your water green every St. Patrick’s Day. Perchance you patriotically decorate the grave of a respected veteran on Memorial Day. Whatever...
Oct 8, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend Do you ever feel like something’s missing? If you’re like most of us, the craving for completion, satisfaction, and peace has little to do with whether or not things are going well in life. These desires nag at us on our good and bad days. However, it’s...
Oct 3, 2019 | 2019-Made for More, Life, Pastor's Blog
By Matt Friend In a world plagued with allegations of “fake news” (whether justified or unfounded), what is your trusted source for truth? How does your view of truth impact the way you see the world? Here are three of the most common worldviews and where they find...
