Pastor Matt Ewart
Matt Ewart was born and raised in Oklahoma and has lived in several different places since then, including Nebraska, Utah, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Alaska (for a summer). He has served as a pastor at NorthCross Lutheran Church in Lakeville, Minnesota, since 2014. Before that, he served churches located in Commerce City, Colorado, and Tempe, Arizona. Pastor Matt enjoys being outside, listening to podcasts, and tinkering with things in his free time.
Faith over feelings
Have you ever wanted to have a deep faith in God but you just couldn’t shake your feelings of doubt? Maybe you wanted to…
Eliminate rather than resist
Some time ago, I was trying to reduce the amount of time I spent on my phone. But day after day, I found myself…
Believe him
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”—Simon Peter (John 6:68) Just because you know something doesn’t mean you…
Bringing Jonah back
God commissioned the prophet Jonah to deliver an important message. The message was designed to prevent judgment from falling on the city of Nineveh….
The potential is in the seed
At any given moment, there are two versions of you: the version that is and the version that could be. There was a commercial…
Jesus is my vine
Jesus loved to use parables and metaphors to explain who he was. This is one of them: Jesus said, “I am the vine; you…
Do not share your faith
If you are hesitant to share your faith with others, I have some good news. When Jesus commissioned his disciples to go out into…
Take away the stone
Lazarus died. It seemed he died too young. Mary and Martha—sisters of Lazarus—were heartbroken. The entire community gathered around them and mourned with them….
Thieves, hired hands, and shepherds
According to Jesus, there are three types of people in your life: thieves, hired hands, and shepherds. Thieves are people who only want something…
You don’t want to read this
Several times a year I sit down with different groups of people to talk about faith. We spend an entire meeting talking about how…
The finish is worth it
The first generation of Christians was all but gone by the end of the first century. The apostle John was the only one remaining…
God’s blessings
“God bless.” One day I realized I was using those words frequently without really thinking about them. It was the way I signed off…