Matt Friedeman, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Matt Friedeman

Dr. Matt Friedeman holds the John M. Case Chair of Evangelism and Discipleship at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Ridgeland, Mississippi. He is the husband of Mary, the dad of six kids and the author of several books.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

July 13, 2025

Exercise with your child

Exercise? That is what ministry is to the Christian. And parents, churches, and kids who do it together are happier.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

June 29, 2025

What New York, Jackson needs is a man on horseback

The world needs people of faith inviting every nook and cranny to the morality of their King.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

June 22, 2025

The glue that holds people together

Houses all around the world are temples, and dinner tables are often ground zero for the lessons of God.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

June 15, 2025

Prayer is great, unless it’s not

Any model for prayer should major on worship.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

June 8, 2025

The party called Pentecost

Our Christianity needs that filling Spirit.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

June 1, 2025

The Church is stronger with bi-vocational ministers

The reach of the Church Universal would be hampered without these servants who work in their secular calling all week long and also carve time out every day and week to serve as pastors.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

May 25, 2025

How’s your strength?

The choice to cultivate healthy habits is ours. And that’s true, spiritually, as well.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

May 19, 2025

Your favorite verse of the Bible?

Perhaps if we are to have a favorite verse, it would be worth picking out one (or several) that shed light on the whole.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

May 11, 2025

The graduation speech that’s hardest to listen to

Matt Friedeman says the unlikely path is paradoxically one of blessing.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

May 4, 2025

Anthrakian and déjà vu

'Anthrakian' is John’s theological thread that takes us from denial to forgiveness to good works.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

April 27, 2025

Young men are struggling, how to help

Nothing will affect the changes necessary for young people to thrive quite like responsible, God-fearing parents.

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

April 20, 2025

The Power of the Cross

Matt Friedeman writes that Christian’s cannot fight against the injustice in the world using the same tactics as the world. They must use the power of the cross.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

July 30, 2026

MCC, Compass partnering to train Mississippians to fill data center jobs

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press •

July 30, 2026

U.S. economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high

News | Frank Corder •

July 30, 2026

Colom to campaign with Alsobrooks, Thompson

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

July 27, 2026

German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment

Business | Frank Corder •

July 23, 2026

SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment

Business | Frank Corder •

July 14, 2026

Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

July 30, 2026

Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship

Culture | Alistair Begg •

July 30, 2026

Warnings for deliverance

Culture | Eddie Pells, Associated Press •

July 29, 2026

College NIL bill includes $25 million ‘retention pool’ but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?

Opinion

Opinion | Delbert Hosemann •

July 29, 2026

Every Mississippi child matters. Every day counts

Opinion | Sid Salter •

July 29, 2026

Mississippi’s senators again control major legislative “gates” for defense contracting

Opinion | Jeremy Hutchinson , Mark Bowling , Mary Kate Mull •

July 27, 2026

Matt Friedeman

Exercise with your child

What New York, Jackson needs is a man on horseback

The glue that holds people together

Prayer is great, unless it’s not

The party called Pentecost

The Church is stronger with bi-vocational ministers

How’s your strength?

Your favorite verse of the Bible?

The graduation speech that’s hardest to listen to

Anthrakian and déjà vu

Young men are struggling, how to help

The Power of the Cross

News

MCC, Compass partnering to train Mississippians to fill data center jobs

U.S. economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high

Colom to campaign with Alsobrooks, Thompson

Business

German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment

SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment

Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County

Culture

Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship

Warnings for deliverance

College NIL bill includes $25 million ‘retention pool’ but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?

Opinion

Every Mississippi child matters. Every day counts

Mississippi’s senators again control major legislative “gates” for defense contracting

When junk science decides guilt in the South

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