Matthew Nath – Author

Faith, what is it? “And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.” Matthew 13:58 This verse has always scared me.  The idea that Jesus, while he was living and walking this Earth, did not do miracles because the community lacked faith.  I’ve dreaded living in a community like that…

This week I wanted to break down the parable of the talents. Another very familiar parable, I would say, right? If I had to venture a guess, I would say I could get a reasonable description of this parable from at least 75% of church-going Christians. To make sure we’re all on the same page,…

I’m gonna jump right in with this one because it feels disconnected from the rest of my testimony.  This is more a stand alone description of who I found when I actually looked at Christ and how He has changed my life.  I’ll continue walking through my testimony, especially as it relates to the two…

I’ve recently been pondering the question, what defines a Christian Culture?  We identify as Christian, but what does that really mean?  In Acts chapter 9, we see that early Christians were said to belong to “the Way,” indicating the following Christ comes with a separate behavior or lifestyle.  We also see God calling the Isrealites…

Welcome back for the third, and likely final, piece to my story.  It seems logical that there would be three parts to this.  One of the podcasts I listen to, especially early in my spiritual journey, The Lord of Spirits, occasionally mentions that three is the ideal structure.  Their episodes are all divided into three…

Ok, back again.  Thanks again for reading. I pray that my experience is helpful to someone out there.  And maybe not you personally, but there might be people around you struggling with similar things to what I struggled with.  Sharing these articles with them might help.  Or maybe sharing some of these ideas with them…

I recently attended the Jordan Peterson event in Sioux Falls with my wife.  Not sure everyone in our area knows who Jordan Peterson is, but he is a Canadian professor and clinical psychologist who has gained notoriety in the past five-ish years for his public discussions about controversial topics.  He took a stand against a…

Last time, we focused on the parable of the prodigal son as told by Jesus in the Gospel according to Luke.  A very familiar parable that most of us have read or heard before.  (If you haven’t or want a refesher, read Luke chapter 15).  One thing I didn’t really appreciate until recently, however, is…

Part 1 To many of us, the story of the prodigal son is a very familiar parable from Jesus. A parable so common, even most secular or unbelieving people I know could probably tell at least the basics of the story. That’s what is so amazing about the parables to me, they are so simple…

Is Evil Real? Is evil real? I truly believe that the best trick the devil has played on my generation is to convince us that he’s not real. Or if he is real, he definitely isn’t something you need to worry about. The idea of demons conjures up images of cartoony red guys with horns…