But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
Acts 1:8
Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! My name is Matthew and I am a youth pastor in SE Portland area. I am an American married to a beautiful Ethiopian woman. I like to think of myself as a martureo. What is a martureo? It is a witness; the same word used in Acts 1:8 as seen above. Martureo is also the word from which we have derived the English word martyr; a martyr is one who gives his life for a cause. Typically when we think of giving our life for something, we think of dieing, but living wholeheartedly for a cause is often more difficult and more effective. My goal is to give my life completely for the cause of Christ. For this reason I consider myself a Living Martyr.
I began blogging with Thoughts of a Living Martyr, a daily devotional in which I take a scripture and expound on it in the history and context of the book and author. God has been putting the desire on my heart to write occasional, more extensive thoughts on various topics. That is what this blog is about. I will be writing articles on various topics of Apologetics, the Christian life, and occasional book and movie reviews. Please read, let God speak to you, and add any comments which you may have. Thank you.
