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Dream with Me
It's the Sunday after our 2025 World Conference. I'm up at the Temple alone. I'm here in my quiet office amidst boxes, stacks of things...

Matt Frizzell
Jun 83 min read


Open Letter to Community of Christ USA
14 February 2025 An Open Letter to Community of Christ USA RE: Community of Christ’s Voice in Current Politics Over the last few weeks,...

Matt Frizzell
Feb 148 min read


surrender
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor (Pilate), and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” 12...

Matt Frizzell
Aug 25, 20234 min read


Christ's cross is unAmerican, thank God
Recently, I felt led to pick up Jurgen Moltmann's, Crucified God . It unfolds a story of the Triune God unrecognizable to most in US...

Matt Frizzell
Aug 19, 20238 min read


what is maundy thursday
Maundy Thursday is the Thursday of Holy Week. Holy Week is the week leading up to Easter. On the Christian calendar, Maundy Thursday...

Matt Frizzell
Apr 1, 20213 min read


how is grace?
Grace is less a what, than a how. Actually, in Christianity, the first question to ask about grace is who? Who is grace? It starts in...

Matt Frizzell
Mar 11, 20215 min read


lies & other truths
Margo, my life-partner and best friend, is an educator. She's taught kindergarten, elementary students, middle school and college...

Matt Frizzell
Feb 4, 20212 min read


xmas or "I shall not want"
"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want" - Psalm 23:1 The idea of not wanting blows my mind, especially in the age of consumerism,...

Matt Frizzell
Dec 19, 20203 min read


smartphones and staying grounded in love
The first iPhone was introduced in 2007. I'm not the first to comment on how much our lives have changed with this style smartphone. ...

Matt Frizzell
Sep 25, 20206 min read


spiritual encounters or what happens first
It seems many of us were born into religion or came to faith vicariously. I'm one of those people. I grew up Community of Christ. I'm 6th...

Matt Frizzell
Sep 13, 20204 min read
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