Archive - Matt's Lens of Matt & Lana

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Colorful moments

Feb 11, 2023 •

November 2022

Lana, here are all the playlists I've made for you this year

Hey Lana Shaw, Over the years, you’ve frequently used the phrase “Matt Music” to describe my unique song selections: which alternately include opera…

Nov 23, 2022 •

August 2022

This little sketch is a perfect example of what I draw. Harsh, rough strokes. An unusual concept. Strange, a shade off-kilter. Thurber-like in…

Aug 3, 2022 •

September 2021

Would you defend the speech rights of those with whom you disagree?

Everywhere you look, people are wrong about things. They are wrong about politics, vaccines, the presidency, faith, parenting, racism, and a who…

Sep 16, 2021 •

June 2021

Watch over your heart

Restraining corruption by considering Christ

Jun 24, 2021 •

October 2020

Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed with me with the food that is my portion.

Oct 7, 2020 •

June 2020

Gratitude List (On my 40th)

Some things I'm thankful for after four decades of life.

Jun 10, 2020 •

April 2020

PART 2: Discomfort Revisited

The previous post I shared was about the value of hardship and the blessing of discomfort. I wrote about fasting from food, and how doing so both…

Apr 8, 2020 •

February 2020

PART 1: Discomfort Over Dullness

Last week some messy weather rolled into the Carolinas. Snow, sleet, 20-degree temps may be a wintertime staple in the upper half of the continent, but…

Feb 28, 2020 •

January 2020

Do The Right Stuff

Recently when speaking with a respected leader I said, “As much I was would like to see myself otherwise, I’ve concluded that [this] isn’t one of my…

Jan 2, 2020 •

December 2011

"Humbleness and Humanity"

We watched The Nativity movie last night with Isaac. It’s a live-action retelling of the birth of Jesus, beginning with Zacharias’s revelation in the…

Dec 24, 2011 •

February 2008

Remembering My Student Who Died

Nick was one of my first students. He had brown hair, bright enthusiastic eyes, and he was just the kind of kid that made me love my new job–he was…

Feb 25, 2008 •

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