Matt Heerema

Category: Religion, Theology & Ministry

  • I Want to Read: A Little Book for New Theologians by Kelly Kapic

    I just saw this book on The Gospel Coalition Blog. It looks wonderful. A few key points from an interview with the author: Theology as a pilgrimage Kapic urges humility in doing theology, and from this perspective: “Our different personalities and experiences often shape — in one way or another —how we approach and understand…

  • Jay Younts from Shepherd Press Interviews Matt about Honoring God in the Internet World

    Last week, Jay Younts asked me to be a pinch hitter guest on his radio show.  We had a great chat about the Internet and it’s use for God’s mission, some notes on the theology of vocation, a bit on the importance of excellence and usability in Web design. We even get a bit into…

  • Sermon: The Gospel – The Fuel and Pattern of the Christian Life – A Brief Biography of the Apostle Paul

    Today at Stonebrook I was honored to preach on the Apostle Paul. Here are my sermon notes for reference. Audio should be posted soon at Stonebrook.org. Update: Audio has been posted at Stonebrook.org. Play the sermon audio:[haiku url=”https://mattheerema.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/120909.mp3″ title=”Title of audio file”] Download the audio here. Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 1:1-17 Introduction Two weeks ago…

  • A Quick Book Review: Josh Harris – Why Church Matters

    This is an important book on the church. You should read it. It is important for two reasons: 1) It’s short 2) It’s solid ## Why short is important: Many of my non-reader friends scoff at the length of books (typical Christian living books are around 250 pages. An artifact of the economics of the…

  • Quick Book Review: Living in Love by James and Betty Robison

    The following is a quick review I’m writing for Waterbrook Multnomah on Living in Love by James and Betty Robison. I was provided a review copy to read and comment on. So, here’s my honest take. There are 17,549 search results for paperback books on “Christian Marriage” on Amazon.com. Add to that 4,714 hardback books…