Posts with the category “dr-matt-mcclay”

In today’s fast-paced world, we often feel overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of global needs. When the word “missions” comes up, many might assume that it’s the work of career cross-cultural missiona...  Read More

Many of us have favorite authors who, the moment they publish a new book, we purchase it, often sight unseen, because of the writer’s reputation. In academic circles, researchers who are known to be p...  Read More

On President’s Day weekend (February 17-19), Refuel, the student ministry of Lewis Memorial, will host our 10th annual D-Now weekend for middle and high school students. Over the years, D-Now Weekend ...  Read More

Despite popular Christmas songs to the contrary, those of us who believe in Christ know that the real reason for the holiday season is not that “Santa Claus is coming to town,” but, rather, that God c...  Read More

During the summer of 2021, the world looked on at Tokyo as athletes from around the world participated in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which had been postponed from the previous year due to pandem...  Read More

As the student pastor at Lewis Memorial, I am often intrigued and entertained when fielding questions from well-meaning people who are curious about the day-to-day life of a youth minister. Such as, d...  Read More

Independence Day in the United States is the quintessential American holiday, laden with cookouts, concerts, family get-togethers, and, of course, fireworks. As a nation, we set aside July 4th to cele...  Read More

It would have been impossible for Simon and his brother Andrew to fully understand the implications of the brief invitation Jesus extended to them while they were fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Upon a...  Read More

If our eyes look a little tired when we wave to you during your exit of the church building on Sundays, the culprit for our fatigue is likely the fact that, as a staff, it is more challenging and taxi...  Read More

Remembering Pentecost SundayWhile many of our day to day activities have been significantly curtailed over the last two months, it has been difficult not to become fatigued by the rapid onslaught of i...  Read More

Several weeks ago, while waiting in line at the grocery store, I was making small talk with the man in line behind me when the conversation turned to my job. “What kind of work do you do?” He asked. F...  Read More