by Matt Dirks | Aug 23, 2023 | Ask Pastor Matt
Divorce is a heart-wrenching experience. Every one of us has been touched by it, either personally, through our parents, or through someone else who’s close. Even God has experienced divorce: In Jeremiah 3, God says he had to send Israel away with a certificate of...
by Matt Dirks | Jul 27, 2023 | Ask Pastor Matt
There are strong Christians on both sides of this question, but when you dig into the songs we sing on Sundays, you’ll see we feel free to use songs associated with movements that don’t align with our beliefs. There aren’t many movements that completely do. Instead,...
by Matt Dirks | Jun 22, 2023 | Ask Pastor Matt
The secret to witnessing to any person is to understand that person. As Paul says, “I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some” (1 Cor 9:22). Jesus told a story that helps us understand “religious” people (like...
by Matt Dirks | Jun 7, 2023 | Ask Pastor Matt
There are a few things to think through in this situation: the short-term and the long-term. Short-term first. When people are leading us into temptation we’re likely to fall into, we need to walk away. Proverbs makes it clear: “My son, if sinners entice you,...
by Matt Dirks | Apr 12, 2023 | Ask Pastor Matt
First, it’s important to remember that every Christian is called into ministry. The measure of my success as a pastor is not in how well I perform my ministry, but in how many people I equip to do the work of ministry: “[Christ] himself gave some to be apostles,...
