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Matt, Matt, bo Batt

It's a lucky thing that the truth's public domain...

About Me



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I always want what I believe to be proven by my actions. I love my wife, my boys, my God, and my Giants, although not necessarily in that order. I am tired of eating pizza...I try really hard to love people like Jesus does, although it doesn't work all the time. My Savior is my Joy.

My Interests

I like to hang out with my wife and kids. I like to play guitar and read good books. I like to show people how Jesus has changed me and given me a real life.

I'd like to meet:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Clive Staples Lewis, Will Clark, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Shaquille O'Neal, Steven Colbert, my kids 20 years from now, and Detective Michael Scarr.

Music:

Backstreet's back....ALRIGHT!!!!

Movies:

"El Guapo...would you say I have a plethora of pinatas?" "A place where the beer flows like wine. A place where the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called...Aspen." "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." "In the poker game of life, women are the rake." "Pinchers of Power! Pinchers of Power! Guys, Data used Pinchers of Power!" "Do you like apples? I got her number...how do you like them apples?" "Shut up everyone! You're insulting the giant freaks!"and this... Non-Crappy Starring You! eCards on JibJab

Television:

The Office:"I absorbed the other phetus. I now have the strength of a man and a baby." 30 Rock:"Aren't you the one who said to live each week like it was shark week, and nothing is impossible except dinosaurs?" The View

Books:

Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Bible, Irresistable Revolution, Velvet Elvis, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Go Dog Go...not necessarily in that order. I think C.S. Lewis is the greatest writer (and possibly thinker) of all time, and Dr. Suess is a close second.

Heroes:

The guy who invented Reeces Peanut Butter Cups, my wife, Shane Clayborne, single moms, Stephen (the martyr), Dwight Schrutte, and Barry Bonds.

My Blog

because you believe...

In the beginning of John 16, Jesus says these words, "All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.  They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the hour is coming when those who ...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:44:00 PST

service and love and...

I meet lots of folks being in ministry.I meet plenty of new students on campuses just about everyday. I meet new people who come to our church for the first time. I meet parents who want to know wha...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:17:00 PST

what’s the danger?

I’ve been realizing that if Christianity were more dangerous, maybe more people would be interested in it.There is this story in John 12 that I think is so interesting. Jesus has been doing som...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:03:00 PST

what happens if...

I’ve been reading John with a fresh perspective coming of a 10 week class in the Gospels at Fuller Seminary. I’m really enjoying it because it seems so different now from the synoptics (M...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:24:00 PST

I forget.

If you ask just about anybody on the streets today, Christian or not, about who Jesus was and what his message was, most likely you will get a pretty standard answer, something like this. "Jesus was a...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:16:00 PST

cannibalism is cool

Let’s be honest. Some of Jesus’ teachings, had we been there to hear them first hand, would have been pretty freaky. Take this one from John 6; "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the ...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:01:00 PST

Hey, what about them?

In John 3 an argument arises among John the Baptist’s disciples about whether it is okay for Jesus to actually baptize people. "Look, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him." Now I guess...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:39:00 PST

back to the basics...

I have found that many people, including me, get caught up frequently in theological discussions about "Church stuff." And, being a youth pastor, the emphasis of what I teach and many of those conver...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:37:00 PST

What I will and won't do

I'm selfish.Now, deep inside I have known this a long time. If I'm with friends and we're discussing whether to have a sandwich or a burrito for lunch, I want the burrito everytime. Why? Because th...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Fri, 04 May 2007 02:52:00 PST

Just kick 'em out...

This one is a tough one, and as a disclaimer, I have to say that this is one of the "harder" teachings in the Bible...I have to say that I love to see when people err on the side of grace, and especia...
Posted by Matt, Matt, bo Batt on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:18:00 PST