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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.

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Stroll through Scripture for December 22, 2024

The selected reading for this coming Sunday can be broken into three distinct segments. The first is the birth of Jesus foretold. It’s the…

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What we are called to…

Oh, there are so many things that could be said in response to this. Most of them are just frustrating in their hypocrisy and have nothing…

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Bitter or Better?

I’m currently reading “A Selfish Plan to Change the World” by Justin Dillon. In the book, the author has a small section entitled “Bitter…

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It’s working like it’s supposed to

I hear a lot of complaints about health care (or rather insurance), finances, politics, and more. I hear lots of people complain that these…

Dec 13

Dec 13

The Sound of Cruelty

I am Cruelty.

Dec 12

Dec 12

Flaws abound

We look at the world through flawed lenses. This is the human experience. No matter how hard we try, no matter how much effort we put in…

Dec 9

Dec 9

Stroll through Scripture for December 8, 2024

Based on Joel 2:12–13, 28–29

Dec 4

Dec 4

Stroll through Scripture for December 1, 2024

Based on Daniel 6:6–27

Nov 27

Nov 27

Church challenges and innovations aren’t unique

I serve a church that hosts three free clinics that serve the community where the church is located. It’s a unique call in many ways —…

Nov 22

Nov 22

Stroll through Scripture for November 24, 2024

Based on Jeremiah 36:1–8, 21–23, 27–28; then 31:31–34

Nov 20

Nov 20

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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