Author: Matt

Well, I guess. I did get a phone call today. However, it was a wrong number. Where is this going? For years, the idea of being “called” meant that you Read More

(This post was originally posted April 12, 2016 as Four Signs Your Pastor is Acting More Like Jesus.)   When we think of Jesus, we tend to focus on His love Read More

This was originally posted July 28, 2015, but it ties in well with last Sunday’s message.   I think one of the most important questions these days is this one, Read More

Happy New Year! What are you looking forward to this year? What if at the end of this year you knew without a doubt you were closer to God than Read More

Mt. Zion services are still on.  Unfortunately, Barnitz is still covered in ice so the 10:30 am service is CANCELLED this morning.  We are still planning to have the open Read More

It is great to arrive. Many of you will be traveling this Thanksgiving week to wonderful destinations to be around family and friends. For some, you will have long journeys. Read More

I’m guessing most of you have not taken the time to “hangout” with monks. Last week, I had the privilege of staying two nights at Mount Saviour Monastery near Elmira, Read More

Do you like the hot weather or the cold weather? Are you missing the summer already or looking forward to winter? Here in Pennsylvania, we can go from the air Read More

Do you see a football game here in the picture?  Sorry Maryland friends and fans, you might try to argue no football game took place.  I had a great time Read More

We are living out Connecting People to Christ’s Love here at Barnitz and Mt. Zion more and more, which is great to see.   One of the things we are doing Read More