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5 questions that help me gauge my spiritual health: Am I giving myself to intentional times of prayer & scripture? Am I committed to interior examination? Am I joining my life to the poor & marginalized? Am I being vulnerable with others? Am I growing in love?

I was recently asked by a couple of younger pastors I mentor how I go about writing pastoral public statements. Here’s a short article that offers some guidance. substack.com/inbox/post/177…

I was thinking about this a couple weeks ago when our church was lined with moms and dads standing up around the whole back of the sanctuary surrounded by and holding children. At this point, I consider rustling, fussing, fidgety sounds of children to be a formal part of

"In looking back over my ministry, one thing I can conscientiously say... my first concern was always for the flock over which the Holy Spirit had made me overseer,—the church of which I was pastor." (Rev. Francis Grimke)

Take a picture of one of your bookshelves. Load it into ChatGPT or Grok. Type “Format publishing contents into an Excel-ready table.” When it’s done, “Export to Excel” (or any other format). Now you have a text list of all your books on that shelf. Repeat.

People don’t need the flash in the pot moment, the viral moment, but the consistency of a life well lived. Here's a couple of thoughts on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/themattyhg…

Noah was crazy until he wasn't. Do whatever God told you to do.

What is the secret of a happy prayer life? Delight in God. Delight in God leads to delight in prayer.

I love the rhythm of ministry. Whatever is happening in the world, a blank Word doc awaits each week. It grounds me and reminds me of my steady calling: open God’s Word, shepherd His people, and proclaim Christ again.

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Friends, if you invite your pastor to lunch or coffee, please tell him what you want to talk about... and be honest. "Pastor, can we get lunch? I'd like to talk about..." This helps him assess the urgency, and it may reduce unnecessary anxiety between now and the meeting.

What do the subtle compromises in your life look like? open.substack.com/pub/themattyhg… Thank you KB for the gifts of Art of Drifting and Art of Hope 🙏🏾

What do the subtle compromises in your life look like? This isn’t about self righteousness or condemnation. This is about HOPE 🙏🏾 open.substack.com/pub/themattyhg… #MichiganFootball #Hope #restoration #ncaa