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

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  • Under Construction. Phase 1: Destruction

    What happened to all the styles on the site (ask the 5 of you who visit, ever…) I killed them. Why? In an ill advised experiment to rebuild this blog’s front-end from the ground up using HTML5, CSS3, a responsive layout, graceful degradation, and whole bunch of other jargon. Over the last several years I’ve…

  • Accountability Groups and Tyranny

    Excellent article by Tullian Tchividjian on The Resurgence today: Accountability Groups: The Tyranny of Do More, Try Harder Over the last decade I’ve watched very “open” accountability groups cause hardening and discouragement and eventually cause guys to give up. I’ve also seen very open accountability groups lead to joy and victory over sin. The difference…

  • Must Read Books for New Christians

    Must Read Books for New Christians

    I have been wanting to compile a list of “must read” books for new Christians to read (or for Christians new to reading). What the list should look like This list would need to be very accessible, both in the language used, and in wide availability, rock solid theologically, varied in topic and genre, engaging,…

  • The Biggest Problem with the Amazon Kindle

    I read a lot. Maybe not as much as some, but more than most of my friends who treat me like some sort of freak when it comes to the subject of reading. I’m okay with this abuse. I love the iPad as a platform for reading, and I especially love the Kindle app which…

  • It is not love that sustains the marriage, but marriage that sustains the love.

    “It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer My three favorite author/theologian/teachers expound this idea in this video. Piper, Carson, and Keller on Sustaining the Covenant of Marital Love from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.

Got any book recommendations?