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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

Is politics broken?

It feels like it. Especially if you watch any news source and how they report on the proceedings of any capital in this country. I watched…

7 min read5 days ago

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Pastor Matthew Best

Stroll through Scripture for April 21, 2024

Based on Acts 17:1–9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10

3 min readApr 16, 2024

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Pastor Matthew Best

No one sees themselves as the bad guys

I have a working theory that says that no one has ever seen themselves as the bad guy. It doesn’t matter who we are talking about…

5 min readApr 12, 2024

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Being a Christian vs. Following Jesus -

Is there a difference between being a Christian and following Jesus? I guess it depends on who you ask. I know this much, there is no…

6 min readApr 10, 2024

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Pastor Matthew Best

Stroll through Scripture for April 14, 2024

Based on Acts 1:1–14

3 min readApr 9, 2024

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Empty (Theological and Ideological) Calories

The term empty calories refers to food that offers little or no nutritional value. The description of the term under the link from the…

4 min readApr 3, 2024

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Pastor Matthew Best

Stroll Through Scripture for April 7, 2024

Based on Acts 1:1–14

3 min readApr 2, 2024

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Good Friday Thoughts

Good Friday is a day of extreme contrast. Horrible cruelty was carried out against an innocent man. He was betrayed, beaten, belittled, and…

4 min readMar 29, 2024

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Pastor Matthew Best

Religion and Politics

You’ve probably heard the saying “You shouldn’t talk politics or religion in polite company.” I have two things to say about that — 1…

6 min readMar 27, 2024

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Stroll through Scripture for Holy Week, 2024

Holy Week is my favorite week of the entire church year. It’s got it all jammed into this week — unique services, a depth in the story we…

5 min readMar 26, 2024

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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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