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Comments Regarding January 6, 2021

What was displayed January 6, 2021, was a corrupt theology of glory and power. Our lives must be shaped by a theology of the cross.

The Missing Ingredient

Do we notice the little things around us? Do we see the hunger, the hurt, the hate, the hopefulness or hopelessness?

He Who Rides Through The Deserts

Every one of us can recall a time when we feel the proverbial desert sands stinging our eyes and burning our feet.

Four Prayer Habits I Learned from My Mother

These are four simple habits regarding prayer that I picked up from my prayer-warrior mom. Perhaps you can begin to implement them in your life today.

Forty-One Moments When God is With Us

They shall call his name Immanuel, which means, God with us.

Matthew R. St. John 2 min read

Twirling Girl: A Christmas Poem

A message bold to simple girl . . .

Matthew R. St. John 21 sec read

In the Shadow of Patriots

I’m thankful I get to stand in the shadow of patriots; grateful for those who have gone before me and served with such honor and distinction.

Matthew R. St. John 3 min read

Four Remarkable Truths About John 3:16

There is no doubt among followers of Jesus Christ that John 3:16 is the most prominent and lauded verse in the entire Bible. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Those words certainly provide the most pithy summary of God’s redemptive purposes […]

Matthew R. St. John 4 min read

Of Whom the World is Not Worthy: A Poem

God of Heaven, I know who the real heroes are–women and men stepping out with pangs of hunger to do your bidding.

Matthew R. St. John 38 sec read

On Earth as it is in Heaven

Our world is starving for answers to ethnic trauma. There is none better than the church of the bloodied and risen Lamb to address this.

Matthew R. St. John 6 min read