Prayer for Tranquility

by | Feb 15, 2017 | Matt's Blog

Father, I confess that I am angry. All I can see are the imperfections of other drivers, of the road, and of the rules and their lack of enforcement. My own imperfections mock me, so loudly that I turn up the music in an effort to drown out the condemning voices in my...

Speaking in a Langauge They Understand

by | Jan 15, 2014 | Matt's Blog

Since I have begun working in KidCity, I have been trying to find different ways to convey Bible stories to the kids. There have been puppet shows, movies, shadow plays, plays with the kids, etc. Recently, I had been struggling find new ways to tell The Story, but...

Part of Something Larger

by | Dec 6, 2013 | Matt's Blog

I am forming a guild for artists. For the last three years, I have been struggling to write. It wasn’t until I was surrounded by a small community of other artists, that writing became less of a struggle and more a way of life. Within this community we are...

Free to eat spaghetti squash

by | Nov 19, 2013 | Matt's Blog

Tonight, my wife and I are making stir fry with spaghetti squash instead of spaghetti noodles. Why? Because we have decided to weed out carbohydrates from our meals. A couple years ago, our reasoning would have been based in guilt. “We aren’t happy with our bodies.”...

You were made to do great things

by | Nov 19, 2013 | Matt's Blog

Last weekend, I attended Downtown Credo’s Annual Awards Dinner. It was an amazing night dedicated to four people who have decided to live with meaning, impact, and community. Those four, Kevin Fonzo, Julie Columbino, Terry Olson, & Cole NeSmith, have...