Episode 87

Matt Carter

Pastor, Writer, Prodigal

Matt Carter is a pastor at The Austin Stone Community Church and the author of several books. He joins me to talk about his roles as pastor and writer.
Matt Carter is a pastor at The Austin Stone Community Church and the author of several books. He joins me to talk about his roles as pastor and writer.
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Show Notes:87. Matt Carter — Pastor, Writer, Prodigal

Matt Carter serves as the Pastor of Preaching & Vision of The Austin Stone Community Church.

In addition to pastoring at The Austin Stone, Matt is a cancer survivor, author, and speaker for camps and conferences nationwide. He holds an MDiv from Southwestern Seminary. His writing has ranged from a commentary on the Gospel of John to a historical fiction book exploring the relationship of Charles Spurgeon and his unlikely friendship with the former slave and missionary Thomas Johnson.

He joins me to talk about his recently released book The Long Walk Home: Discovering the Fullness of Life in the Love of the Father.

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    • Collecting shells and cracking coconuts.
    • Silver Dollar City 2024
    • I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    • South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    • It’s officially fall when hay starts going in the barn.
    • And some more…
    • Some photos from Paris.
    • Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    • Tomorrow is the official release date of A Sharp Compassion. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. The pre-ordered copies have been arriving over the last few days. I can’t wait for you to read it. Please share your thoughts and your copies when they arrive.
    • A Sharp Compassion releases in less than one week. 

“In our desperate search for comfort, the temptation to minimize, neutralize, or distort the cross looms large for Christians navigating the fragility of our own shortcomings. But the cross is offensive. As Chase Replogle reminds us, ‘the cross is the singular offense we must not lose, for it frees us from all other offenses.’ A Sharp Compassion is a timely diagnosis of our contemporary condition, offering a challenging but accessible, difficult but beautiful path forward, away from suffocating fragility, toward a spacious and free life.”

Jay Y. Kim, Pastor and Author
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    Silver Dollar City 2024
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    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
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    South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    3 months ago
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    It’s officially fall when hay starts going in the barn.
    It’s officially fall when hay starts going in the barn.
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    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
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    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
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    Tomorrow is the official release date of A Sharp Compassion. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. The pre-ordered copies have been arriving over the last few days. I can’t wait for you to read it. Please share your thoughts and your copies when they arrive.
    Tomorrow is the official release date of A Sharp Compassion. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. The pre-ordered copies have been arriving over the last few days. I can’t wait for you to read it. Please share your thoughts and your copies when they arrive.
    5 months ago
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    A Sharp Compassion releases in less than one week. 

“In our desperate search for comfort, the temptation to minimize, neutralize, or distort the cross looms large for Christians navigating the fragility of our own shortcomings. But the cross is offensive. As Chase Replogle reminds us, ‘the cross is the singular offense we must not lose, for it frees us from all other offenses.’ A Sharp Compassion is a timely diagnosis of our contemporary condition, offering a challenging but accessible, difficult but beautiful path forward, away from suffocating fragility, toward a spacious and free life.”

Jay Y. Kim, Pastor and Author
    A Sharp Compassion releases in less than one week. “In our desperate search for comfort, the temptation to minimize, neutralize, or distort the cross looms large for Christians navigating the fragility of our own shortcomings. But the cross is offensive. As Chase Replogle reminds us, ‘the cross is the singular offense we must not lose, for it frees us from all other offenses.’ A Sharp Compassion is a timely diagnosis of our contemporary condition, offering a challenging but accessible, difficult but beautiful path forward, away from suffocating fragility, toward a spacious and free life.” Jay Y. Kim, Pastor and Author
    5 months ago
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    Collecting shells and cracking coconuts.
    Silver Dollar City 2024
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    It’s officially fall when hay starts going in the barn.
    And some more…
    Some photos from Paris.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Tomorrow is the official release date of A Sharp Compassion. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. The pre-ordered copies have been arriving over the last few days. I can’t wait for you to read it. Please share your thoughts and your copies when they arrive.
    A Sharp Compassion releases in less than one week. 

“In our desperate search for comfort, the temptation to minimize, neutralize, or distort the cross looms large for Christians navigating the fragility of our own shortcomings. But the cross is offensive. As Chase Replogle reminds us, ‘the cross is the singular offense we must not lose, for it frees us from all other offenses.’ A Sharp Compassion is a timely diagnosis of our contemporary condition, offering a challenging but accessible, difficult but beautiful path forward, away from suffocating fragility, toward a spacious and free life.”

Jay Y. Kim, Pastor and Author
    @thepastorwriter
    Silver Dollar City 2024
    Silver Dollar City 2024
    @thepastorwriter
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    I’ve been hunting with Millie for twelve years. Not sure how many more I’ll get, but this was another good one.
    @thepastorwriter
    South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    South Dakota pheasant hunting with my dad and brother.
    @thepastorwriter
    It’s officially fall when hay starts going in the barn.
    @thepastorwriter
    And some more…
    And some more…
    And some more…
    And some more…
    And some more…
    @thepastorwriter
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    Some photos from Paris.
    @thepastorwriter
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    Another weekend another museum. The World War I museum in KC. And we snuck in a used book store.
    @thepastorwriter
    Tomorrow is the official release date of A Sharp Compassion. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. The pre-ordered copies have been arriving over the last few days. I can’t wait for you to read it. Please share your thoughts and your copies when they arrive.
    @thepastorwriter
    A Sharp Compassion releases in less than one week. 

“In our desperate search for comfort, the temptation to minimize, neutralize, or distort the cross looms large for Christians navigating the fragility of our own shortcomings. But the cross is offensive. As Chase Replogle reminds us, ‘the cross is the singular offense we must not lose, for it frees us from all other offenses.’ A Sharp Compassion is a timely diagnosis of our contemporary condition, offering a challenging but accessible, difficult but beautiful path forward, away from suffocating fragility, toward a spacious and free life.”

Jay Y. Kim, Pastor and Author
    @thepastorwriter