8/28/16
2 Samuel 14:25-26; 15:7-14
Rev. Matt Orth
Matt Orth lives in NC with his wife, his two daughters, and a small army of dwarf goats and pygmy hedgehogs. He spends his time writing, reading, teaching, traveling, gardening, and inciting good people to laugh well. In addition to his creative endeavors, which includes everything from creating characters from nothing but a wig to designing new games, Matt O has served in church ministry for over 20 years in a variety of capacities, from church janitor to itinerant speaker, from college pastor to director of a para-church organization.
His first book, Questions of a Curious Nature, is like The Screwtape Letters had a child with The Shack that was raised by a pack of editorial cartoons. His second book, a fantasy entitled The Nowhere Stairs is a Middle Grades fantasy reminiscent of the Narnia novels. His third book The Stones of Home, a Young Adult fantasy novel, is currently seeking publication.
This Sunday’s Songs
Abide, White/Vice
Those Who Trust, Chaffer
Open Our Eyes, McCracken
Be Thou My Vision, Forgaill
Jesus What A Beautiful Name, Riches
Take Up Your Spade, Watkins
Further Reading on David
The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
The David Story: A Translation of 1 & 2 Samuel by Robert Alter
Leap Over A Wall: Earthly Spirituality for Everyday Christians by Eugene Peterson
