A Prayer for Joseph Biden
During this inauguration week, and on behalf of our new president, I offer this important prayer.
Reflections on Where We Are
We have so much still to learn, but we are making headway, and for this we give all glory and praise to the Head of our Church, Jesus Christ.
Comments Regarding January 6, 2021
What was displayed January 6, 2021, was a corrupt public theology of glory and power. Our lives must be shaped by a biblical theology of the cross.
Munus Triplex and the Crucifixion
The geography was made for the moment. Caesarea Philippi, located 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee, was a place of unusual significance. No mere spot on the road, this city had been built up by Philip II, the son of Herod the Great. In honor of Caesar Augustus he called it Caesarea, and to distinguish it from another […]
Remarks Following the Death of George Floyd
Pastor Matthew shared the following remarks with the New Hope Church community during the time of lament in the worship gathering on Sunday, May 31, 2020, less than a week after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. These past several days I’ve been in Tennessee because, as many of you know by now, my mom died suddenly. Just a few […]
My Platform Response to Ahmaud Arbery’s Death
Here are my comments regarding the Ahmaud Arbery shooting and subsequent video, shared from the platform of New Hope Church on May 10, 2020: I have to take just a moment and acknowledge something that has dominated the headlines these recent days, and, if I may say, should have been dominating the headlines these recent weeks. I want you to […]
