Matt Boga

‘But I’m not a Racist’

By: Matt Boga June 24, 2020September 2, 2020

BlogAmerica, Christianity, George Whitfield, Jemar Tisby, Jonathan Edwards, Lecrae, Racism, Tim Keller2 Comments

I’ve been reading The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby (Quote List in the coming weeks). Though the book came out last year, I’m only getting to it now. While I knew I would agree with the thesis the book argues (captured in the subtitle), I’m…

If We Confess Our Sins

By: Matt Boga January 12, 2021January 16, 2021

BlogChristianity, Insurrection, WeaknessLeave a Comment

In 2016 I knew many who pinched their nose and voted for this president…People weren’t pinching their noses anymore. They had gotten used to the smell and were breathing deep.

Why We Need Deep Discipleship: Book Review–‘Deep Discipleship’ by J.T. English

By: Matt Boga December 4, 2020December 7, 2020

PublicationsChristianity, Death, J. Todd Billings, The Gospel Coalition1 Comment

Standing in awe of the potent strength of our God, we’re confronted with our own impotent frailty as his creatures. As Paul says, though, it’s our very weakness that most fully displays God’s power (2 Cor. 12:8–10). We’re small, Billings reminds us, and we must learn how to live that way. We, God’s people, have been drawn out of Sheol because our Savior, Jesus Christ, descended into it for us.

Oh, Taste and See

By: Matt Boga December 1, 2020January 12, 2021

Personal ReflectionFeast, Psalm 34, Refuge1 Comment

David isn’t sending us to Costco’s samples; he’s inviting us over for Thanksgiving dinner. The table is set, the turkey is carved, and there’s more to feast on than you can possibly take in.

Church Reformed, Always Reforming

By: Matt Boga November 10, 2020November 18, 2020

Quote ListsPastors, Reformation, S. D. Ellison, SolasLeave a Comment

In a small space, Ellison paints an important primer coat upon which anyone interested in the topic of the Solas can add further, lasting coatings. He lays before us our robust lineage of faith—one that spans farther back than the Reformation—but one that always challenges us to take God at his Word, and by doing so, glorifies him in the process.

The Brigtness of Life in the Shadow of Death: Book Review–‘The End of the Christian Life’ by J. Todd Billings

By: Matt Boga September 8, 2020December 7, 2020

PublicationsChristianity, Death, J. Todd Billings, The Gospel Coalition1 Comment

10 Quotes from “A Little Book for New Preachers: Why and How to Study Homiletics” by Matthew D. Kim

By: Matt Boga September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Quote ListsHomiletics, Matthew D. Kim, Pastors, Preaching, SermonLeave a Comment

“I am writing this book…because I believe in preaching…I believe in you–God’s preachers–both beginning and seasoned ones…[and] I love and cherish God’s people in the local church who are the valuable recipients of the preached Word” (13). Matthew D. Kim teaches preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and as a fairly new preacher myself, I found…

30 Quotes from “The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism” by Jemar Tisby

By: Matt Boga August 7, 2020August 26, 2020

Quote ListsJemar Tisby, Racism, The Church, The Color of Compromise, United States1 Comment

“This book is about revealing racism. It pulls back the curtain on the ways American Christians have collaborated with racism for centuries” (16). Jemar Tisby–self-described as a Christian, historian, writer, and speaker–takes readers on a trip down memory lane. The twist is, many, particularly white, readers have rarely–if ever–visited this street before.

True Blessing

By: Matt Boga July 22, 2020January 12, 2021

Blog, Verse MeditationsBlessed, Blessing, Crown, Faithfulness, James1 Comment

To be ‘blessed’ or to live the ‘blessed’ life, as James puts it here, is to “remain steadfast under trial.” It’s faithfulness to God even amidst the hardest times, that defines true blessedness.