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
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  • Jesus

    Why Is Good Friday Good? (And Why It Matters for Your Life)

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    Why is Good Friday good? Good Friday is called “good” because it reveals how Jesus dealt with the gap between who we are and who we’re meant to be. Through His death, forgiveness and grace are offered—not based on our performance, but on what He has done.

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    May 3, 2026
  • mission

    Serving Needs: How Ordinary Life Reveals God’s Justice and Mercy

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    Serving needs means closing the gap between the world as it is and the world as it would be if God’s justice and mercy were present. This article explores the simple rhythm of prayer, listening, and shared life that leads to meaningful Christian service.

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    The clash of Kingdoms in Acts 3-4

    May 11, 2025

    Listening as Mercy: Why It Changes Everything

    February 22, 2026
    Some of our church

    Jesus’ vision for the church: Hybels and Eldredge got it wrong… Bono got it right.

    January 25, 2020
  • Culture,  mission,  Relationships

    Listening as Mercy: Why It Changes Everything

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    We never arrive neutrally. We carry assumptions, categories, and pictures of how things should be. But Jesus calls us beyond our assumptions and into mercy. And mercy begins with listening.

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    What Makes a Nation? Faith, Story, and Aboriginal Sunday

    January 25, 2026

    Two Kinds of Power: Why Love Is Stronger Than Control

    March 29, 2026

    Do You See This Person? Learning to Love Your Neighbour

    September 20, 2026
  • Bible,  Calling and Vocation,  Values

    5 Counterintuitive Truths for Kingdom Living Today

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    Modern Christianity often settles for a thin story about getting to heaven someday. But Jesus invites us into Kingdom living today—a life where heaven’s reality begins now. These five counterintuitive truths challenge comfort, reshape faith, and call us to join God’s renewing work in the world.

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    The Defeated Dragon: A Reflection on Revelation Chapter 12

    September 30, 2024

    Rethinking the “Great Commission”: 5 Surprising Truths Christians Overlook

    October 12, 2025

    The enemy’s agenda is to kill communities and marriages. We all need to learn what it actually means to stand firm.

    May 13, 2016
  • Bible,  mission

    The clash of Kingdoms in Acts 3-4

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    The early church wasn’t built on hype or strategy—it was built on the living presence of Jesus. In Acts, we see heaven and earth overlapping through ordinary people. Their lives, marked by justice, mercy, and compassion, became the new temple. This is our calling too: bold, witness in a divided world.

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    Why Following Your Feelings Isn’t Working (and What to Do Instead)

    April 26, 2026

    A different Kingdom

    October 18, 2023

    The Defeated Dragon: A Reflection on Revelation Chapter 12

    September 30, 2024
  • Bible,  Books,  Politics,  Values

    Why Nations Rise and Fall

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    The Glory of God is not a fleeting light; it is the weight that sets the world right. Systems built on greed and oppression will crumble, but those shaped by justice, mercy, and compassion endure. In every act of fairness and care, we reflect His Glory into a broken world

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    September 28, 2024

    What the church is meant to be…

    September 28, 2025
  • Bible

    The Baby versus the King: A Christmas Revolution

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    Herod’s power faded, but Jesus’ name endures forever. The baby redefined power, justice, and love, showing true leadership lifts the weak and blesses the nations.

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    September 21, 2025

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  • Bible

    The Millennium: Four Views and Their Spiritual Implications

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    The Millennium reveals God’s justice, mercy, and compassion through different views of Christ’s reign. Whether symbolic or literal, each perspective calls believers to live in readiness, embodying righteousness today as we await His return. Our faithfulness now reflects the hope of Christ’s ultimate victory and restoration of all things.

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    The Great Commandment is only possible if we allow ourselves to see.

    April 15, 2016

    Why Nations Rise and Fall

    December 17, 2024
  • Bible

    The Glory of God is missing in your Christianity.

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    Understanding The Glory of God will revolutionize your understanding of your faith and also points a way forward for your family and our politics.

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    What Faith Really Looks Like in the Real World

    April 12, 2026

    Reality is Not What You Think

    August 24, 2025

    A different Kingdom

    October 18, 2023

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