Matt is a pastor, businessman, theology student, & massive geek.

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  • Sermon: Wartime Lifestyle – Life on the Battlefront

    The following is the manuscript from a sermon I preached on 3/30/2014 at Stonebrook Church. You can listen to the audio at stonebrook.org. This the second of a three week series on the Christian life and the reality of the spiritual war we are in that we are calling “Wartime Lifestyle”, a phrase coined (I…

  • A God-Given Mind to Work

    I was encouraged by this exhortation today: “Nehemiah once had what could be considered impossible task: rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.  No sane feasibility committee would have given him the green light.  And yet when the task was operating under the Grace of God, what happened?  Neh. 4:6 says: “So we built the wall. And…

  • My Omnifocus Setup

    My Omnifocus Setup

    Matt Perman’s new book has me re-examining my time and task management systems. I have seen some questions floating around about optimal OmniFocus setup, so I thought I’d share mine. I don’t know that it’s optimal, but perhaps this will be helpful, and if anyone has any insights to optimizing, that would be great!

  • I’m Giving Away Two Copies of What’s Best Next by Matt Perman

    Say hello to my new favorite book: What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done. Read my review on why I think this book is the one book you should read this year. I love this book so much, and want to see it flourish so much, that I am…

  • The One Book You Should Read This Year: What’s Best Next by Matt Perman

    If you read only one book this year*, it should be What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done by Matt Perman. Yes I mean that. The aim of the book is “to reshape the way you think about productivity and then present a practical approach to help you become…

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