Theologian & pastor Matthew Tennant's blog
Does anyone remember when people criticized George H. W. Bush for checking his watch during a presidential debate? What about the time Al Gore sighed? Last night, I watched the … Continue reading What happened to decorum? (Hint: See 1 Cor. 14:33)
God is with us. We find this affirmation over and over again in the Bible. We read people’s testimonies of God’s presence throughout history. Many of us may have experienced … Continue reading Finding Joy
The time for confession is now. Confess what you have in word or action, by night or by day. Confess while it is the acceptable time, and receive the heavenly … Continue reading Praying for Peace
I struggle with what to say at this moment. People do not talk with one another. We seem to all choose sides and try to win. For instance, after the … Continue reading Saying Something Helpful
Each day the news seems to bring new types of turmoil. Wildfires, hurricanes, and violence reoccur in the news cycle with overwhelming frequency. Instead of addressing an issue, conversations become … Continue reading Finding Grace in Turmoil
Some years ago, I was trying to fix my bike and realized that accessing the gears required a special tool—a gear cassette lockring tool. I didn’t have one and my … Continue reading Practicing Patience
When the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of … Continue reading Opposition to do What’s Right (Or What We Think is Right)
In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus has a conversation with someone who wants to know how to be in eternal communion with God. The person uses different language to frame the question. … Continue reading How can we ‘love our neighbors’?
In 2004, we were living on our boat in Puerto Rico but were in the process moving to Florida. Melanie was expecting our second child and my task was to … Continue reading What does it mean to go home again?
In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus talks about approaching someone who did something to separate that person from God—commonly known as sinning. Usually, we think about sin as an act between a … Continue reading Love in the name of Christ