Faith Reflections

Matt Garvin’s ongoing wrestle with faith and life

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  • About Me
  • Subjects
    • Marriage
    • Parenting and Family
    • Relationships
    • Relationship with God
    • Politics
    • Values
    • Leadership and Faith
    • Community
    • mission
    • Church
    • Work
    • Calling and Vocation
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  • Church,  Community,  Relationship with God

    A healthy church doesn’t fit into business as usual… it sets an agenda that changes every aspect of life.

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    I like to read. I’ve read lots of books about church history and moments when it seemed like God was working in a special way. It often seems that these moments all happened long ago. This week I was reminded that is not always the case. This past week I had the opportunity to reconnect with my friend Erion for the first time since we spoke together at Palm Beach Atlantic university. Erion is one of my heroes. Together with his wife Melodie and his two partners in leadership, Lorena and Lucy, Erion has been at the forefront of what can only be described as a remarkable movement of young people in…

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  • Parenting and Family,  Work

    No place like home

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    I’m feeling a little weary.. As I write I am sitting in the dining room of a campsite in Geraldton. It is a privilege to be here, I have heard so much about this place since Fusion first started work here in the early 80’s. I am here for Fusion Western Australia’s State Conference. It is my job to share a bit from the bible and do my best to encourage the team, which won’t be hard because they encourage me.. It is exciting to see what God is doing here. As I sit here, and prepare my head and heart to engage with the team here I am reminded…

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Sites worth seeing

  • Citywide Baptist Church
  • Citywide YouTube Channel
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  • Elizabeth Campbell's blog
  • Fusion Canada
  • Where are we in God's Story? (Eric Kregel's blog)
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