Tired
Today I am sitting in a coffee shop doing work, observing the world around me and doing some reading. As I take moments of reflection, I...
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Mathew Goodrich
Mar 282 min
Who Do We Say God Is?
I have begun to work on a project for myself where I take a dive into my theology. If you do not know, theology is basically our...
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Mathew Goodrich
Dec 27, 20232 min
Unclogging Ourselves for a New Year
The other day I came into the church building to find that the Men's toilet was clogged. And I mean really clogged. I spent quite some...
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walkyourfaith24
Oct 31, 20233 min
Working in Faith
Full disclosure, definitely staged the photo attached to this blog, but it was in the middle of moping. I try to mop the fellowship hall...
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walkyourfaith24
Oct 23, 20233 min
Monday Ministers Reflection
I woke up this morning feeling called to make a post on this blog. I cannot say what for certain is the thing that got me going for it,...
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Mathew Goodrich
Oct 10, 20233 min
Caffeinated Reflections
Today, during my office hours, I felt called to brush up on some theology. I have a book titled Chalice Introduction to Disciples...
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Mathew Goodrich
Oct 2, 20232 min
Taking Time for Prayer
You may find this odd, especially coming from a minister who has given his life to work for Jesus, but I suck at making time for prayer....
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Mathew Goodrich
Sep 5, 20232 min
Back and Ready for Action
I have just returned from an amazing trip to Alaska where I got to experience God's beauty and majesty of the wilderness and the open sky...
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Mathew Goodrich
Aug 23, 20232 min
Time for a Rest
This is has been an amazing year so far in my life in ministry. I have taken some amazing classes through Lexington Theological Seminary,...
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Mathew Goodrich
Aug 15, 20232 min
A Fair time w/ Fair Parking
With anyone who knows FCC Missoula, you probably know that we do fair parking every year as a fundraiser for our budget. Through the...
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Mathew Goodrich
Jul 26, 20232 min
Humbled and Spiritually Refreshed
I have just gotten back from two weeks of Church Camp, and after that I feel physically exhausted but spiritually refreshed. Through...
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Mathew Goodrich
Jul 4, 20233 min
Patriotic Christian dealing with Christian Nationalism
The 4th of July is has become a difficult day for me in recent years. Growing up I have always loved the 4th, the principles and ideas...
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Mathew Goodrich
Jun 15, 20233 min
A Sacred Time
Wow, I am publishing another blog post within the same month!! Crazy. So, I went on a retreat in Washington earlier this month with some...
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Mathew Goodrich
Jun 5, 20232 min
Halfway thru a year!!
It is hard for me to imagine that we are already 1/2 way through another year, and I am more than half way through my second year as the...
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Mathew Goodrich
Apr 4, 20232 min
Painting, Crucifixion and Resurrection (Eastertide)
Wow, I am realizing I am not doing very well at keeping up with blogging, and perhaps that is because I take on too much. But for now,...
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Mathew Goodrich
Dec 14, 20222 min
Holiday Exhaustion
Wow, the Holiday's can be exhausting, especially in the life of the church. As I am going through this Holiday Season and dealing with...
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Mathew Goodrich
Dec 8, 20223 min
Tree's for Sale
Over this last week I have been working with the Missoula Lions Club to sell Christmas Trees, which is our annual fundraiser to support...
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Mathew Goodrich
Dec 1, 20222 min
Hope in Jesus
Wow, I cannot believe it is already that time of year for Advent. This first week is the week of Hope, hope in what is to come with the...
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Mathew Goodrich
Nov 1, 20222 min
A Year in Ministry
Wow, I cannot believe it has been a year since I have been called as the Minister of First Christian Church in Missoula. It has been an...
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Mathew Goodrich
Oct 25, 20222 min
Reflections
This last Sunday I had the great joy of attending Cabaret at the University of Montana for it's final showing. The show was really well...
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