Monthly Archives: July 2012
Tangible Grace
Preached 7/1 (Pent 5B) at Holy Spirit, Eldersburg Today, we here two stories of healing. A healing of two individuals. A healing of community. A glimpse of the kingdom of God. Jesus, returning to Israel from the gentile side of the sea of galilee, encounters a crowd. One of the leaders of the local Synagogue, […]
Identity
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about identity. How to define it? What is my identity? Does identity play a role in building community, if so, how? What happens when there is conflict between identities?”
Fundraising, documenting my love-hate relationship with thee
Fundraising is probably one of my least favorite things to do, ever. Period. 1. I hate the idea of money. I mean doesn’t it create barriers between people, possible relationships? 2. It’s humiliating to ask people for money. I mean how is my cause somehow more valuable or more noble than […]
Trinitarian Reflections on Justice
This is a sermon I preached at my home congregation on Trinity Sunday. God is huge. God is father, God is the son, God is the holy spirit. The alpha and the omega. God in three persons, the blessed trinity. Today, we celebrate the trinity, our understanding of what God is, and what our relationship […]
Preface
From August 2012 – Midsummer 2013 I will be living and working in Szarvas Hungary as a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA’s) Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program. This is my blog where you can find updates and reflections about my experiences
Matt in Szarvas 