by Matt Ritchey | May 27, 2017 | Truth Aflame
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” 1 Peter 3:15 “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how... by Matt Ritchey | Apr 23, 2017 | Truth Aflame
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 My family had a kitten named Butterscotch. Cats are not my... by Matt Ritchey | Dec 16, 2015 | BDTLB News
As I write this, it has been almost a year since we officially made the decision to trust the Lord’s guidance to take us to Michigan. It started out with doubts and sadness as we had to move away from dear people that we have served alongside for ten years in Beloit,... by Matt Ritchey | Jun 17, 2015 | Truth Aflame
The statistics are daunting. Depending on which poll you follow, anywhere from 70%-80% of our young people walk away from the church as they graduate high school. This means that of those twenty teens you have in your youth group, only three will keep coming when they... 
