Musings on Spiritual Matters

by Matthew Morine

Predators Need to Stay

Matthew | June 30, 2007

Usually, in the summer, hockey talk is slow around Nashville, but not this year. With all the talk about the Predators being purchased and moving, there seems to be increased attention on the team. Also with the free agency about to open up tomorrow, my eyes and ears are tuned in to the [...]

Happy Church or Sad Church

Matthew | June 29, 2007

In America there are two types of churches, happy churches or sad churches. Sad churches are those congregations that work hard, accomplish services, and burn everyone out. Because in sad church the members are motivated through guilt to perform “good works.” The minister arises in the pulpit to plead with the congregation [...]

New Church Shirts

Matthew | June 28, 2007

One of my elders recently purchased some shirts with Waynesboro church of Christ and Matthew labels on the front. The shirts look classy and professional. Every minister needs to get some to wear when representing the church. I will be wearing them during visiting and local sporting events. In fact, I [...]

Chaos begets Chaos

Matthew | June 27, 2007

The Mother-in-law has been with us for the last week and a half helping Charity with Gabrielle and Noah. While she has been with us, she has completely washed and ironed my whole closet of clothes. I feel like a new man. Also, she helped wash my car, inside and outside. [...]

Read “Grace Eventually”

Matthew | June 25, 2007

I read another one of Anne’s books. The first one I did not like much, and really did not want to read this one, but when you already own it, you feel you must with 16 dollars into the book. It was some repeating of stories I really did not like in the [...]

Read “Turning to Jesus”

Matthew | June 23, 2007

Scot’s book deals with the conversion narrative of modern conversion accounts as well as the gospel accounts. He highlights the various stages of the conversion process. The book is interesting and thought-provoking. His insights into allowing freedom into a person’s conversion is needed. Everyone is different, and my conversion motivations or [...]

Conservative VS Progressive

Matthew | June 22, 2007

Living in Nova Scotia as a new Christian, untrained and unaware, then moving to the South to learn the Bible, soon I was shocked to discover that the church was divided. There were liberals and Conservatives within the Church. The good guys and the bad guys. Wow, it was just like the [...]

$440 Bumper Sticker

Matthew | June 21, 2007

Early in the Spring, while in Columbia, a freshly minted 16 year old drive on his first week, hit me in the bumper. It was a simple accident, it was one of those look and see turns, no lights or signs, just experience guiding the way. But when I was guiding, he was [...]

Star Wars and Nerds

Matthew | June 20, 2007

While I was in Nashville yesterday, I stopped by the Border’s Book store in Cool Springs. As I was standing in the religious section, I overheard two teenage boys discussing Star Wars. One of the teens was challenging his friend “ask me to name any star trooper in the movie?” He was [...]

Pictures of Noah Morine

Matthew | June 19, 2007

Check out the following posts for baby pictures.