Matt Hoppe
Posts by Matt Hoppe:
Realigning Affections
“It is pain that penetrates through despair and stimulates a new beginning – a journey to God that becomes a life of peace.” – Eugene Peterson The liturgical seasons point me to the ebb and flow of my journey helping me to reexamine the way I engage with Jesus’ story. Asking the Spirit to help […]
Grab Your Sledgehammer and Come
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – Jesus (Matthew 11:28-29) We are broken people being restored by God’s grace living […]
A Violent Mercy
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8 Sandra McCracken and a number of other artists have been making an art form of breathing new tunes into some old hymn texts. While I do not believe that all old hymn texts need […]
Glory to God Forever
“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” – Romans 12:1 Vicky Beeching’s album Eternity Invades has provided Restoration with the songs “Deliverer” and “May I Never Lose the Wonder.” This Sunday we will sing her song “Glory to God Forever.” I love the explicit truths […]
Oh How I Need You
John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” The band All Sons and Daughters has recently put out some very good music most of which is great for personal meditation while recalling Scriptural truths. When their latest ep, The Longing, came out, I grew ecstatic when I heard […]