We who love prodigals, who are tempted to beat ourselves up for what we think went wrong, must remember: even God had rebellious children. READ MORE
Pain
A Broad Place
Watch what happens as the Lord allows you rest in a broad place where you can drink in his healing and helping grace. READ MORE
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. READ MORE
For Prodigals and Those Who Love Them
Prodigals create seemingly impossible hurt. But there is hope. READ MORE
Reflections on Suffering
The great Apostle Peter once wrote, “Therefore, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good” (1 Peter 4:19). Clearly Peter understood two very important things: when we do the will of God suffering may come (contrary to the whole health and wealth narrative), and God READ MORE
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 READ MORE