Some weeks the sermon flows freely from my sanctified brain like water from a faucet. Other weeks, like […]
Category Archive: Dennis Matyas
This week is National Lutheran Schools Week. All manner of wacky school spirit activities are going on at […]
It was 2012, and I was a brand new pastor at my first call. I mean, brand new—still […]
Forgiveness does not exist outside of the church. Both in concept and in practice, it only exists, is […]
Note: If you are not a Harry Potter fan (or haven’t read it yet), move along. Half of […]
I am by no means alone in my pastoral ministry – I enjoy the benefit of a Director […]
One of the best parts of 2020 was all the memes and jokes that were made about how […]
T’was the week before Christmas and all through the church Was a hustle and bustle, just like back […]
In conjunction with their latest attempt to overproduce and ultimately destroy an iconic character (which is what Hollywood […]
The scary sense of God being in control of everything: that means God visits sickness and death upon […]
Now begins the winter of our contentment Made glorious by this Son of God; And all the skies […]
I love Thanksgiving. I love the stuffing, the turkey, the pumpkin pie, the leftovers. I love the wine, […]
Never did I feel more connected to my fellow man than on September 11, 2001. Call it the […]
Another presidential election season has come and gone. Maybe. Sort of. Is it? It’s hard to say (unless […]
I learned how to drive in a 1991 cherry red Chevy S-10 with a manual transmission, broken fuel […]