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American Roulette

American Roulette

An eclectic group of authors spent six months collaborating on American Roulette, a blockbuster novel full of tension, dread, and anguish.

2023

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Pastor Matthew Best

Why does the church exist? Let’s talk and listen.

I think a lot about the church as a whole — how it functions and operates. How it is organized. How communicates its message. And how it…

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1d ago

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What are we focusing on?

Times are tough for the church. That’s nothing new. It’s been tough for the church for many years now.

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6d ago

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We are in a training period

Dear friends who follow Jesus’s way: This is the training period. With each marathon and half-marathon I have run, there is a training…

Nov 9

Nov 9

Pastor Matthew Best

Post-Election Thoughts

I have run 11 marathons, 19 half marathons, and a bunch of other shorter distances for a total of 58 races since 2003. Distance running…

Nov 7

Nov 7

Pastor Matthew Best

Stroll through Scripture for November 10, 2024

Based on Jonah 1:1–17; 3:1–10; 4:1–11

Nov 6

Nov 6

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A Tale of Two Gardens

Two different gardens. On the grounds of our life we are all maintaining a garden. The question is what type of garden. We nurture and tend…

Oct 29

Oct 29

Pastor Matthew Best

We all need someone who hears us

I’m writing this on Friday, October 25. We are less than two weeks before Election Day. A large minority of voters have already voted. The…

Oct 25

Oct 25

Pastor Matthew Best

Election thoughts

Last week I filled in my ballot and dropped it off at the Bureau of Elections. I appreciate being able to vote this way. I know there are…

Oct 22

Oct 22

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Stroll through Scripture for October 20, 2024

Based on 2 Samuel 7:1–17

Oct 16

Oct 16

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Stroll through Scripture for October 13, 2024

The Narrative Lectionary moves us out of Exodus, past the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures), past the entrance of…

Oct 9

Oct 9

Pastor Matthew Best

Pastor Matthew Best

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My name is Matthew Best. I’m an ELCA (Lutheran) pastor who attempts to translate church and churchy stuff into everyday language.

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