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Ministers Blog
A blog from our Minister, Mat Goodrich.
Year to Date Review
Well, it has been a while since I have been on here and posting to the blog. I had this great plan of blogging my way through lent and...

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 8, 20253 min read


Lent Day 6 (2025)
Well, once again I have not been keeping up with this like I planned, but hey I am doing better than I have in the history of my Blog....

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 11, 20252 min read
Lent Day 4 (2025)
Well, I said that I am bad about keeping up with my blog posts and here we are, on day 4 of lent and me only having written on Ash...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 8, 20252 min read


Ash Wednesday (Lent Day 1)
Well, I am not sure if I have mentioned it to everyone yet, but I am doing a fast for Lent this year. The fast is known as the Daniel...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 5, 20252 min read


Preparing for Lent
I sit in my workspace (what I call Stuido but others know as office) and contemplate the journey we are embarking on. The lenten season...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 2, 20252 min read


Do you read or do you study (your Bible)?
I have been recently been busy with plans for the lenten season and for my school work, but in the midst of this work I was reflecting on...

Mathew Goodrich
Feb 26, 20252 min read
Faith is NOT Easy
It has been an interesting week, and one that has been both life giving and life taking from me. I listened to the National Prayer...

Mathew Goodrich
Jan 24, 20254 min read


Renew: Life of a Minister
I enjoy that fact that really no two days of my life are the same. Sure I can do a lot of the same things but there is never anything...

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 22, 20242 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
May 14, 20242 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 28, 20242 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
Dec 27, 20232 min read


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...
walkyourfaith24
Oct 31, 20233 min read


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,...
walkyourfaith24
Oct 23, 20233 min read


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 Theology...

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 10, 20233 min read


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....

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 2, 20232 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
Sep 5, 20232 min read


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,...

Mathew Goodrich
Aug 23, 20232 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
Aug 15, 20232 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
Jul 26, 20232 min read


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...

Mathew Goodrich
Jul 4, 20233 min read
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