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  • They move in the quiet

    If you’ve been present and active in a church, you’ve probably that experience that comes at the end of the service after the pastor has finished preaching and the choir or band is preparing to lead a last song. There is a quiet shuffling as dozens of people move to and fro in the worship…

    matthewcgillum

    May 6, 2026
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    bible, christianity, communion, faith, jesus, worship
  • We ruined deliveries

    I remember as a kid the thrill when we would get a delivery to the house. It didn’t happen often, so when there was a box on our porch we were filled with wonder. We wondered that someone would take the effort to send us something! Today as I was driving up to our house,…

    matthewcgillum

    May 2, 2026
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    ai, bible, faith, god, jesus, life, metamodernism, trust, wonder
  • No Kings

    [The above photo is Santa Anna’s sword in the new museum at the Alamo. Super cool.] Recently King Charles III came and spoke in Washington DC. At this engagement, the result of his speech was standing ovation in bi-partisan solidarity. Republicans, Democrats, etc., they were standing and applauding a literal monarch. I’m not the first…

    matthewcgillum

    April 29, 2026
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    authority, bible, charity, christianity, discipleship, faith, god, jesus, love, metamodernism, no kings
  • Free Cars on Facebook Marketplace

    Not sure if you’ve seen it, but on Facebook Marketplace there are often cars that are listed for free. It cracks me up, because they are clearly a scam. And yet the phishers and the scammers keep it up. (Note: the car in above picture is not one of those…it was a very nice car!)…

    matthewcgillum

    April 28, 2026
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    bible, cars, christianity, faith, god, jesus, metamodernism, scams, truth
  • One Bulb Left

    Sometimes you’re just one bulb away from being completely burned out. The above picture is a series of hanging bulbs that have been in a room for several years. Over time, the bulbs have burned out one-by-one, til now this lone bulb is left. Why hasn’t the bulb been changed? Ignorance of the issue? Disinterest…

    matthewcgillum

    April 23, 2026
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    burnout, change, confession, faith, fixing, jesus, life, love, mental-health, metamodernism, writing
  • An Unfortunate Name

    If you want to give your child an unfortunate name, I’d go with “Sylvia Pamela Risk.” That way every time she’d call someone on the phone, they’d not answer due to being called by S.Pam Risk. [You may now chuckle.] This gets me thinking on the reality of names. Throughout time there have been unfortunate…

    matthewcgillum

    April 21, 2026
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    bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, names, unfortunate-names
  • Discipleship is returning the weights

    Discipleship is returning the weights to the rack. Recently I started attending a gym, trying to get back into a rhythm of good exercise. As everyone knows, this is an uphill battle. While your mind tells you that it’s a good thing for you to be lifting weights, your heart wonders if it might be…

    matthewcgillum

    April 16, 2026
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    bible, christianity, crosstraining, discipleship, faith, jesus, strength, workout
  • Snakes!

    I love looking for places where Jesus tells a joke in Scripture. Because of the language differences and the 2000 years of time passing, it can be a very difficult venture. But one area where I feel like Jesus uses humor in getting his point across is in Luke 11:9-13. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it…

    matthewcgillum

    April 13, 2026
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    bible, faith, fathers, gifts, god, grace, jesus, prayer
  • Genealogies

    So what’s your family background? I always think it’s interesting when I see people doing the DNA and genealogy trees to discern aspects about their personalities today. It’s usually like 23% French, 14% Swedish, 3% etc. The funniest part is when people get thrown for a loop by some small percentage of who they are…

    matthewcgillum

    April 10, 2026
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    bible, christianity, faith, family, genealogy, generations, god, jesus
  • Open Tabs

    Ever find yourself with a zillion open tabs on your browser, or with over a thousand unread emails in your inbox? For my partially obsessive personality, I get a bit overwhelmed when I see all the open tabs. “What if I will need to access the info on that page?” “What if I forget the…

    matthewcgillum

    April 6, 2026
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    bible, browser, easter, faith, god, hope, jesus, wordpress
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