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Wisdom, Blood, and the Dishes

By: Matt Boga August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Blog, IllustrationsKnowledge, Proverbs, WIsdom2 Comments

Wisdom involves knowledge, but it’s far more than that. Wisdom is knowledge in action. Or I should say, wisdom is knowledge in right action.

On Sharks and Christian Assurance

By: Matt Boga July 30, 2022July 29, 2022

Blog, IllustrationsAssurance, sharks3 Comments

Sharks frighten me.

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.…

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