by Dean Kuest | May 13, 2026 | BLOG
I took this selfie on April 3, 2020, and posted it on Facebook. My mom had made masks for family and friends, and I had just braved Costco to pick up toilet paper — the number one request from homebound members of our church. When I got back to my car, two comments...
by Keith Myer | Apr 18, 2026 | BLOG
In conversations about the work of the Matthew 5:9 Fellowship, I’m often asked, “Do these peacemaking principles actually work?” Sometimes I answer with a question: “Does the Sermon on the Mount work?” It depends on what we mean by “work.” If we mean, “Does this...
by Dean Kuest | Apr 15, 2026 | BLOG
Nobody warned me about Easter Monday. Sunday was full – full parking lots, full altars, full heart – extra services. And then Monday came. The extra chairs set out felt like an unmet challenge for next week, the flowers were wilting, and I sat in my office...
by Dean Kuest | Mar 23, 2026 | BLOG
If you ask my youngest son today, he’ll tell you with a straight face that he loves crab. If you ask a room full of people at church on Sunday, most will tell you they love Jesus. But there’s a deeper question underneath both statements: what do we actually mean by...
by Dean Kuest | Mar 12, 2026 | BLOG
Before we talk about how to navigate conflict, we need to name what it actually is—because many of us carry assumptions that quietly undermine everything that follows. The most common assumption is this: Conflict means something has gone wrong—wrong with the...
by Keith Myer | Feb 23, 2026 | BLOG
There’s a story in the Old Testament that features one of the concepts we teach. Now, don’t get me wrong… the Bible isn’t affirming something modern psychology invented. Instead, we learn about human nature from Scripture, and social scientists eventually gave it a...
