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When You've Hit Rock Bottom: Finding Hope in the Depths

There's something profoundly human about our approach to prayer. If we're honest with ourselves, most of us take...
Rev. Matt Swisher
June 18, 2026
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Running from Grace: Jonah's Unexpected Story

There's something deeply human about running away from what we know we should do. We've all been there—staring at a...
Rev. Matt Swisher
June 11, 2026
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When Certainty Becomes Dangerous: The Transformation that Changed the World

There's something deeply unsettling about religious extremism—not because it comes from a place of doubt, but...
Rev. Matt Swisher
June 4, 2026
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You Were Called Before You Were Ready

There's a peculiar pattern woven throughout Scripture that speaks directly to our deepest insecurities. It's the...
Rev. Matt Swisher
May 28, 2026
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Failure in the Midst of Faithfulness: David's Greatest Sin

There's something deeply unsettling about reading the story of David and Bathsheba. Perhaps it's because we want...
Rev. Matt Swisher
May 21, 2026
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When God Calls the Imperfect (pssst... that's you!)

There's something deeply comforting about discovering that the heroes of our faith were, in fact, deeply flawed...
Rev. Matt Swisher
May 14, 2026
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Faith That Moves: When Belief Becomes Action

There's a gap that exists in many of our lives—a space between what we say we believe and how we actually live....
Rev. Matt Swisher
May 7, 2026
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Taking Off the Masks: The Freedom of Authentic Faith

There's something deeply human about wearing masks. Not just the physical ones, but the invisible ones we carefully...
Rev. Matt Swisher
April 30, 2026
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Who Is My Neighbor? Closing the Loopholes

There's something beautifully simple about loving people in theory. We nod along when someone says, "Be kind." We...
Rev. Matt Swisher
April 23, 2026
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Rivers in the Desert: When God Is Doing a New Thing

There's something deeply human about the way we cling to what was. We collect memories like precious stones,...
Rev. Matt Swisher
April 16, 2026

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