
Pastor Matt Ewart
Matt Ewart is a pastor at NorthCross Church in Lakeville, Minnesota. He previously served at churches in Commerce City, Colorado (Living Hope), and Tempe, Arizona (Emmanuel). He has enjoyed being a contributing author for Time of Grace devotions since 2016.

I’ll be happy when . . .
I’ll be happy when I’m done with school. I’ll be happy when I’m married. I’ll be happy when I have kids. I’ll be happy…

The best friends ever
People are kind of like Lego bricks. You have a finite number of pegs that allow you to connect in meaningful friendships with other…

People pleaser
If you believe that Jesus lived and died for you, one of the ways you show it is by loving and serving the people…

Good or bad advice?
Life can be complicated, and some decisions put a lot at stake. It’s during those times that you often turn to the advice of…

Are you a success?
The biggest thing that determines your personal success is how you personally define success. So how do you define it? Is success a certain…

Peace at all costs
Right now you may be feeling some tension with someone in your life. Maybe you did something to create the tension. Maybe the other…

Then I am strong
I struggle to figure out why everyone doesn’t at least want the message of the Bible to be true. It seems pretty awesome to…

The God of hope
To some degree, you willingly arrange your life around every single hope that you have. One of the times I arranged my life around…

Better than fear
Fear is a powerful thing, and every parent knows it. A little bit of fear will conform the behavior of my children. All I…

Mind your own dirt
The good news of Jesus that changes a person’s eternity also transforms a person’s earthly life. It’s impressive to see what God can do…

Fiercely dependent
One way I would describe myself is that I’m fiercely independent. Fiercely. Independent. I know it doesn’t make sense to all the women out…

Feeling overwhelmed
Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Several years ago, one of my lovely kids accidentally spilled a stinky, dead snail down the back seat of…