violated

[posted first on february 1, 2009]


hello, my name is matthew and i’ve been thinking...

the pocono community church family has spent a ton of time preparing to move into our new building. every detail has been carefully considered... anything from which trees to clear off of the lot, to which color flecks to include in the different carpets. every step brings more excitement, as we get closer to actually moving in. now, after all of that, how tragic would it be to learn that someone had come in and single handedly destroyed the new building. every class room had been vandalized with graffiti, every bathroom sink had been broken, every piece of video or audio equipment had been stolen. how hurt and violated would we feel? think about it... then show up for our underground services in february. we will connect our relationships to these strong emotions about the building. you won’t want to miss it! trust me.

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shut the door!

[posted first on january 1, 2009]

hello, my name is matthew and i’ve been thinking...

life is very sticky. we go through our routine, mind our own business, when BAM! out of no where, and without even asking, life attaches itself to us with a very strong death grip. eventually, the layers of life begin to get kind of heavy. it’s like an old door that has been painted over and over through the years. at some point, the layers of paint get so thick, that the door can no longer close. truth is: we have several layers of life on us by now. honestly, some of them are great parts of our life... but others just aren’t. we’re gonna spend the new year stripping away all of the layers, so God can repaint us. don’t miss it, you will look much better!

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3, 2, 1...

hello, my name is matthew, and i’ve been thinking...


sometimes, our life just becomes one day that runs into the next.  it’s like every year is a carbon copy of the last, except a little bit of us fades as we go on.  this year should be different.  it has to be different!  the truth is that good routines can sometimes turn into bad ruts.  God is challenging us to jump up out of those deep ruts in our lives, to discover the greatness that He has prepared for us!  let’s get 2008 kicked off the right way.  let’s get this new stage of pcc student ministries off to a great start.  let’s follow Jesus closer than we ever have before.
let’s get launched!

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