Blog – Matt Boga

Holy Grudges Lead to Fruitful Christians

By: Matt Boga May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

BlogFaithfulness, Fruit, Grudge, Meditation, Memorization, Psalm 1, PsalmsLeave a Comment

…send your roots out toward his stream of living water in all seasons, that you may yield your fruit your season.

As Often as You Can, Read the Psalms in Order

By: Matt Boga January 19, 2021

Bible & Theology, BlogGrace, Mercy, Psalms, Repentance2 Comments

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, 2021February 7, 2022

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).

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.

‘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…

My Top Five Articles from 2019

By: Matt Boga December 31, 2019December 30, 2019

BlogTop 5, Year End ListLeave a Comment

Like last year, I wrote more this year than I did in years past. I had a lot more traffic running through my site this year, in part, because I was fortunate enough to be published several times in 2019 (both online and in print) and people were cruising by my site because of it.…

Your Sincere Faith

By: Matt Boga December 3, 2019July 14, 2021

BlogFaith, Godliness, Ten Year ChallengeLeave a Comment

Why is it that our tendency is to look at other Christians that hold views we’ve “moved on from” with a bit of a patronizing attitude of superiority?

Our Rainbow Baby

By: Matt Boga October 1, 2019October 1, 2019

BlogChildren, Miscarriage, Rainbow Baby1 Comment

We miss our little girl, but we love our Ezra with everything we have. All of our children are God’s good gifts to us. Not replacements, not forgotten, but, instead, as the Psalmist describes them, “a heritage from the LORD” (Psalm 127:3).