This weekend I am preaching a sermon on Luke 10:25-37 – the story of the Good Samaritan. In it, a lawyer asks Jesus “who is my neighbor?” in an attempt to find out who he could NOT love (the common judgment of the day was that one’s neighbor was a fellow Jew, so they were [...]
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I preached this sermon at Valley View Bible Church in Paradise Valley, AZ on 6/13/2010. The video was taken by my nine year old daughter, so please forgive the camera jitters and noise. It is her cute giggle you will hear from time to time. more about “Sermon on Philemon by Matt Rundio“, posted with [...]
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This sermon was given as part three of a series at Scottsdale Family Church called “Justice.” It is a dark (but important) sermon. Human Trafficking is a real and tragic form of opression in our world. This sermon takes on this horriffic topic head on – with the eventual goal of bringing hope. Based upon [...]
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I am not a lawyer. I am not a politician. I’m not even a bona fide theologian. I am just a freelance [read 'unemployed'] pastor who is disturbed by the current conversations surrounding the recently signed Arizona Senate Bill 1070 regarding immigration. The point of this post is to briefly reflect upon the issue theologically. [...]
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It is a well known fact that a pitfall of “holiness” traditions (those that trace their spiritual heritage to John Wesley) is legalism. Rules rule our lives. We often find “holiness” in a list of what NOT to do. I’ve heard it said, “don’t drink, smoke, cuss, or chew – or go out with girls [...]
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I’ve not blogged for a long time. Too long. I enjoy writing and thinking and expressing what is going on in my mind. Lately I’ve just not had much to say. But today I became aware of a piece that President Jimmy Carter wrote and it struck a nerve, I loved what he had to [...]
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I would like to direct you to read Eugene Cho‘s short but important “i am more than a stereotype” blog post. Be sure to watch all three (short) videos. It is powerful stuff.
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For any of you involved with “mission trips” or justice issues – especialy if you work with children or teens – you may want to check out this video about a new set of resources from the Fuller Youth Institute:
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I’m recycling a post from last year’s Earth Day. I am still struck by the fact that God has commanded us to practice Sabbath and how incredibly “green” real Sabbaths are. So, here is a recycled blog post on Earth Day and Sabbath: I just read this today: “If Christians were to stop driving, [...]
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