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Bring Your Trash to the Cross

By: Matt Boga June 10, 2019January 23, 2020

BlogCross, Stockton, TrashLeave a Comment

God said, “dump it here, I’ll take it.” You see, the stink, the ugly, the mistakes you wish you never had. All of it. Christ took it, became it, and gave you what was his. Your trash for his treasure. He gave you what you made all of that trash trying to find. He gave you himself.

Because Equity Matters

By: Matt Boga April 13, 2018September 2, 2020

BlogA Tale of Two Zip Codes, Christianity, Equity, Public Health, Redlining, Stockton, Verna Myers2 Comments

It grieves me to the heart to know that becasue I was born a white male in the United States, I have so many advantages afforded to me simply through birth. I believe–along with Christians around the planet and across time–that all of mankind has been created in God’s very image, and having been created in His image it means we all have inherent and inextricable dignity. However, fallen humans throughout time have seen fit to take certain aspects of our diversity and elevate them as better, or more important, than others–most notably the color of one’s skin.