Christmas 2014 Dear Friends, As many of you know, this past summer I had the distinct privilege of walking up to two different water wells in Mozambique, around which many people gathered to fill up containers with fresh, clean and cold drinking water to take back to their homes. I couldn’t help but READ MORE
Bethel Church
My Presentation from This Morning’s Measure 1 Press Conference
Good morning, Friends. My name is Matthew St. John, and while I live across the river in Moorhead, Minnesota, I have the distinct privilege of being the senior pastor of one of North Dakota’s great evangelical, Bible-teaching churches. Let me say plainly that I am utterly appalled at the fear-mongering, intellectual dishonesty, vitriol, and deception READ MORE
The Mark of a Christian
In the little book, The Mark of a Christian, by the inestimable Francis Schaeffer, we are reminded that for centuries Christians have sought to put forward symbols testifying to their relationship with Jesus Christ. Specifically, he writes: Through the centuries men have displayed many different symbols to show that they are Christians. They have worn READ MORE
Congratulations, Dallas Seminary!
One of the rich privileges that has defined my whole life is being a student at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. I graduated with my Master of Theology in 1995, and then with my Doctor of Ministry in 2007. This year Dallas Seminary celebrates is 90th anniversary! They asked me if I would contribute READ MORE
Five Rocks for a Great Team
I know it is cliché , but I wish to pick up the five smooth stones David took hold of and attach to them real-time meaning for our Bethel Church staff (which, by the way, is the greatest team in the world!). Perhaps taking these rocks and putting them into your bag will be helpful READ MORE
Select Reflections on Preaching
Preaching is among the sublimest gifts of life, for in it the written Word of God comes alive for the hearer, and the Spirit of God uses such a hearing to direct the soul of a man or woman right to the very foot of the Throne. Preaching can never be taken lightly within the READ MORE