Our mission is to InspirE biblically-based stewardship of all creation
through educational forums, workshops, classes, retreats, sermons and other events
Recent and upcoming events
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AUGUST 16th, 2025
Men’s mini conference “Keeping the Sabbath.“ Hosted by First Alliance Church in Lexington Kentucky. Free and open to the public. Learn more and register below.
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OCTOBER 3-5th, 2025
WILD GOD. Meet Jesus in the beauty and stillness of the wilderness. Hosted on a 400-acre wilderness oasis in central Indiana,
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April 27, 2025
Preaching at Frazer Church's Sunday morning services (Montgomery, AL)
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March 2-4, 2025
Guest teacher with Montgomery Christian Schools (& partners)
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JUNE 22, 2025
Matthew Preaching at First Alliance Church in Lexington Kentucky Watch recorded video
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UMC PASTORAL CARE SYMPOSIUM AUGUST 26th 2024
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24/6: Becoming a man of Peace Redwood alliance OCTOBER 18th-20th 2024
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February 27 & MArch 27th 2025
Featured author/book with the Environmental Evangelical Network (EEN) Book Club.
Book of Hebrews
The video below contains someone doing an extraordinary thing; it is a video of a friend reciting the book of Hebrews from memory. She performed it live in our Sunday school class, and there was barely a dry eye in the room. I loved it so much, I asked Mary to do it again while another friend recorded, so we could share it with you.
The book of Hebrews is a sort of Cliff Notes to the entire Bible. Understand Hebrews and you’ve got a snapshot of everything from Genesis to Revelation.
I hope you will watch Mary's recitation, and then share it with a friend!
Read Matthew’s 2023 Lifewatch Sermon
The Most Powerful Essay Matthew Has Read this Year
From Matthew: I've been speaking and writing about Sabbath rest for about two decades, but only recently did I come across this short but powerful essay by Henry Drummond, "Peace Be With You "(Pax Vobiscum). Drummond says more about God's rest in 20 short pages than I have said in 20 years. I've read this essay alone and with my wife Nancy several times in the past few weeks, and we continue to get more out of each reading. It's a lot to digest, but well worth the effort: truly life transforming.
Drummond was a Scottish writer, speaker, biologist, and evangelist (a heritage and vocations that I share!) who lived during the second half of the nineteenth century. In today's broken, anxious, chaotic world, Drummond's wisdom is needed now more than ever.
"Peace Be With You" can be found in Drummond's superb collection: The Greatest Thing in the World.
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HOPE ALWAYS + COLSON EDUCATORS
We partnered with Colson Educators to bring you a course on “Hope Always; How to be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide.” This series aims at enabling Christians to reach out to those struggling with depression and make a difference in their lives.
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REFORESTING FAITH
In this groundbreaking walk through Scripture, Matthew Sleeth, MD, convincingly makes the case why trees are essential to every Christian’s understanding of God. There’s a tree on the first page of Genesis and the last page of Revelation. The Bible refers to itself as a Tree of Life (Proverbs 3:18), and every major Biblical character has a tree associated with them. Join Matthew Sleeth as he explores the wonders of life, death, and rebirth through the trail of trees in Scripture. Once you discover the hidden language of trees, your walk through the woods—and through Scripture—will never be the same.
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SABBATH LIVING
How to live a 24/6 life in a 24/7 world. Sabbath storied and resources to inspire and educate.