Matt Boga

‘But I’m not a Racist’

By: Matt Boga June 24, 2020June 30, 2021

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…

A Bible Study Method

By: Matt Boga October 26, 2021October 19, 2021

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Recently, we realized that many of the men and women attending the Bible studies at our church can go through a guide and come prepared to discuss the text with their groups. However, when they are on their own–Bible in one hand and coffee in the other–they aren’t so sure what they should do. To…

Putting Flesh on the Bones of ‘Hope’

By: Matt Boga July 21, 2021July 27, 2021

PublicationsChristianity, Hope, The Gospel CoalitionLeave a Comment

website, I wrote about how the Bible actually uses the word hope, and how the true hope we have in Jesus Christ should compel us to live changed lives.

Book Review: 7 Challenges Pastors Face, by David Horner

By: Matt Boga June 10, 2021June 14, 2021

Publications9Marks, Book Review, David Horner, PastoringLeave a Comment

As a pastor who is still fairly new to vocational ministry, I was not only honored to be asked to review this book by 9Marks, but I was excited to. Any opportunity to glean wisdom from men that have gone before me in this calling is an opportunity I want to take advantage of.

As Often as You Can, Read the Psalms in Order

By: Matt Boga January 19, 2021

Bible & Theology, BlogGrace, Mercy, Psalms, Repentance1 Comment

The beauty here is that we all fall into one category or the other. We all either lean toward avoiding God by keeping his commands or avoiding him by breaking them. But in either case, we’re trying to be the rulers of our own lives.

If We Confess Our Sins

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

BlogChristianity, Insurrection, Weakness2 Comments

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.

The Israel of God: A Blessed Community

By: Matt Boga January 5, 2021March 2, 2021

Bible & Theology, Blog, Verse MeditationsBlessed, Psalms, Psalms of Ascent1 Comment

If you, personally, have a blessed life, it is for the distinct purpose of being a blessing to others. And if you’re in Christ, then you have every spiritual blessing of heaven (Ephesians 1:3).

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.