Pastor’s Son: self-conviction
“…My strength fails because of my iniquity and my bones wastes away” – Psalm 31:10. I’ve been unorganized, forgetful, lethargic– downright disheveled lately. What brought on this negativity? My...
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Pastor’s Son and the green-eyed monster
Matthew Richardson One morning, after I groggily rolled out of bed and rubbed my eyes, I slowly made my way to my bathroom mirror to check out just how tired I looked. A daily routine of mine, thank...
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Pastor’s Son: No pain, no gain
Matthew Richardson When I was 6 years-old, I was involved in a nasty accident that left me with a dent and scar on my forehead. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Anxious to head to school for...
View ArticleThe continuing story of church, state and contraception
ReligionLink writes about the continuing controversy over mandatory contraception coverage under new federal health care regulations and provides some background on the issue: A federal regulation...
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Pastor’s Son: Pray and Don’t Worry
Matthew Richardson My mother told me a few days ago to pray and don’t worry because if you pray to God to make things better and still stress about the outcome then your faith and trust isn’t fully in...
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Pastor’s Son: A revelation to remember
Matthew Richardson Last Sunday, I caught a glimpse of how I was as a child. That brief moment reminded me of an essential lesson. Praise service was as lively as ever with songs of worship blaring out...
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Pastor’s Son: Get involved!
Matthew Richardson Getting motivated for church can sometimes be the hardest thing to do. Yes, our motivation should come from our love of faith and the duty we hold to attend worship service, but...
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Pastor’s Son: What not to wear
Matthew Richardson Being raised in a church, I was always told what to wear and what not wear. I guess it carried over from my youth to my adulthood, because you won’t ever catch me in service wearing...
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Pastor’s Son: Segregation may still linger in church
Matthew Richardson I was probably in sixth grade when I truly learned about the history of segregation and integration, but if I never read about it in a book or if a teacher never put it on a test; I...
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Pastor’s Son: 30 minutes or less
Matthew Richardson Don’t miss my new afterthought video, which can be found here. I am a patient person. Being raised in a Pentecostal church has taught me that virtue. As a youngster, I was...
View ArticleHow tech savvy is your church?
In a piece called “Are You an eVangelical?” Relevant magazine has a score card to determine how tech savvy your church is. Among the 21 questions are: The bulletin has an URL printied on it. The...
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