The Lie that is Fracturing our Nation

How a century of misplaced loyalties led the American church into a culture war — and how we can find our way back.

Oct 23 • 

Matt Nelson

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The Deeply Formed Leader: The Dehumanization of America

Dallas Willard once said that modern culture has “lost the soul.” We are often taught, implicitly, that human beings are reducible to their brains…

Oct 1 • 

Matt Nelson

3

September 2025

The Deeply Formed Leader: The Power of Unity in the City of Tulsa

Unity within the body of Christ is a testimony to the power of the gospel. It is our way of showing the world around us that the work of Jesus is…

Sep 8 • 

Matt Nelson

The Deeply Formed Leader: Is the Church Facing a Discernment Crisis?

Satan, our Enemy, specializes in deception and counterfeits.

Sep 1 • 

Matt Nelson

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August 2025

The Deeply Formed Leader: Do I need a Spiritual Director? And a few other interesting things...

Do I need a Spiritual Director?

Aug 25 • 

Matt Nelson

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The Deeply Formed Leader: Learning to Discern Our Struggles

This Substack is reader-supported.

Aug 18 • 

Matt Nelson

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The Deeply Formed Leader

Reacting to the moment or formed for the moment...

Aug 11 • 

Matt Nelson

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June 2025

The Illusion of Control: How a panic attack revealed an ugly truth

It was the fall of 2019, and life was - wait for it - busy.

Jun 4 • 

Matt Nelson

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May 2025

I Came to Pray. I Left Grieving.

My experience at a National Day of Prayer Event

May 20 • 

Matt Nelson

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April 2025

Blessed are the Disillusioned

Returning to the Way of Jesus When the Church Doesn't Feel Like Home

Apr 30 • 

Matt Nelson

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Barabbas or Jesus? The Choice We Still Face

How the cross and Palm Sunday confronts our assumptions and unmet expectations

Apr 8 • 

Matt Nelson

3

March 2025

Practicing Denial in a Culture of Excess

A Lenten Reflection

Mar 26 • 

Matt Nelson

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