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.

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

April 13, 2025

Snoring through Communion

"God is doing amazing things in our world today, but we can miss His working when we slumber during the times He is doing His most notable, life-impacting miracles."

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

March 30, 2025

The Cross is no plaything, and not simply jewelry

Many people choose to give up something during this season as an exercise in self-denial. Might we not instead ask God what He wants us to take up.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

March 23, 2025

The foolishness of the Cross

It is people taking up their cross, it is the suffering that is producing more believers.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

March 16, 2025

Frustrated with God? Elevate your voice and tell Him

The practitioner of prayer who utilizes the psalms soon recognizes that God apparently appreciates the full range of human emotions.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

March 9, 2025

A life of constraints, a life of abundance

Boundaries are necessary, good, and life-enhancing. A culture gets murkier when we forget that. Abundance increases when we remember it.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

March 2, 2025

David’s covenant

God’s plan is always the better choice, whether we believe it or not, writes Matt Friedeman.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

February 23, 2025

Fighting for community

Matt Friedeman encourages the church to meet needs in the community and change a little corner of the world.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

February 17, 2025

The lessons of hitchhiking and wounded healers

People who have been hurt are the best as helping people who are hurting.

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

February 9, 2025

God is very interested in success…and lost causes

Matt Friedeman writes that God is interested both in our success and in lost causes, so long as we continue in righteous service.

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

February 2, 2025

Grunt Work: Service in the Kingdom

Christians should follow the example of Jesus, who despite being the Son of God, came to serve.

Faith | Matt Friedeman •

January 26, 2025

The theology of blank spaces

God speaks from the blanks.

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

January 19, 2025

Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Advice from a MS Civil Rights Icon

Hamer believed in the prophet Amos’ declaration to “let justice roll down like waters” and worked tirelessly for voting rights and equality.

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

Snoring through Communion

The Cross is no plaything, and not simply jewelry

The foolishness of the Cross

Frustrated with God? Elevate your voice and tell Him

A life of constraints, a life of abundance

David’s covenant

Fighting for community

The lessons of hitchhiking and wounded healers

God is very interested in success…and lost causes

Grunt Work: Service in the Kingdom

The theology of blank spaces

Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Advice from a MS Civil Rights Icon

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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