Don’t Just Go to Church. Be the Church.
Often when people think of “going to church”, they think of going to a worship service on Sunday morning for an hour (or whatever...
Welcome to my blog. I have served as a United Methodist pastor for almost 20 years, and over those years, I have had the privilege and opportunity to reflect and journal on God’s inspired Word in the Bible. While I am not much of a writer (please forgive my grammar), I am pleased to share some of these reflections on this site with you. These are not to replace your own devotional time with God in God’s Word, but to give you additional thoughts to help you on your journey. – Pastor Matt Stoll
Watch Your Language
The other night I was participating with our local firefighters as the chaplain (as I normally would). At one point we were taking about a...
Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
Matthew 7:15–20 (NIV) 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious...
Freedom from the Power of Lust (The Danger of Pornography)
Matthew 5:27–30 (NIV) 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who...
The Wide and Narrow Gate
Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV) 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and...
Let Jesus Carry Your Burdens
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for...
The Majesty of our Creator
Picture from NASA’s recently online James Webb space telescope as it peers into the Carina Nebula revealing for the first time...
True Freedom
Galatians 5:1, 13 (NIV) 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a...
Being Before Doing
We live in a culture which highly values doing, it’s what makes us so productive as a nation. We work hard, take less vacations than...