Matt Ehresman works as the creative media director at First MB Church in Wichita, Kan. He loves using video, images, words and sounds to help people think about things that matter. He is a graduate of Sterling College and Regent University and an expert on all things Mountain Dew and superheroes. He is the proud husband of Tillie and occasionally frustrated owner of Jarvis (their mini Aussie).
Recently two major musicians made interesting changes to their musical careers. Underoath has announced they’re no longer writing music under a Christian label, and Jonathan Thulin’s recent music seems to stray from his spiritual roots. I think this may serve as an important wake-up call for us believers.
My wife and I are in the process of buying a new house. When I start daydreaming of what our lives will be like with a basement and an extra bedroom and actual storage space, I get pretty giddy with excitement. But it’s also way too easy to take this ginormous blessing and turn it into a long list of complaints.
I’ve lived in Kansas most of my life. Yes, to most of the world, my home state is one you typically drive through and fly over. I remember kind of despising my hometown of Wichita growing up. But now I have a large sense of pride for my home state.
Unlike most other “bad guys” fighting for wealth, power or fame, this character actually fights for worthy causes — he just does it the wrong way.
Jesus could have come back to the disciples earlier. But He didn’t. Eventually Thomas would get the proof he needed to believe, but he had to wait.
When we see these creative moments in “The Greatest Showman,” it’s easy to look at our lives with our seemingly mundane skills and find ourselves lacking.
One fun list that comes out every year is Google’s “Year in Search,” which highlights the most popular Google searches of the year.
Making peace is a verb. Peacemaking requires action. We have God’s peace within us, but we still live in a world where making peace requires effort.
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