Matthew J Diaz is a native to Arizona and currently resides in Phoenix, AZ with his wife and four kids. He holds his B.S. in Social Studies Secondary Education from Northern Arizona University and his M.A. in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been volunteering, interning and working full-time as a youth director starting in 2001. He was officially ordained as a pastor in 2011, and continues to minister to teenagers in various settings. Currently he is a Bible Teacher at Northwest Christian School teaching the New Testament Epistles for 11th grade students, as well as Graphic Design for multiple grades. He is in charge of student engagement with local missions projects as well as leading one of the school's several international trips. He will be returning to Cambodia in June of 2019 with a new team of students.
21 Years by TobyMac is filled with transparency, honesty and hope of the promised life to come in Christ. I can’t get enough of this song, after listening to it a dozen times I finally took the time to read the lyrics. I needed to feel it before I could analyze it. There are so … More Just Across the Jordan
It’s nothing new when it comes to parents needing to have discussions with their teenagers about social media. Snapchat use to be a problem, but now it’s mainly used for their filters and then the content is placed on Instastories or Tiktok. First Problem is Predators: The same fear for people that have teenagers or … More Talking about Tiktok
The stirring of a story that would become The Last Day of Regret. Looking back on this year and what occurred; one milestone moment in my life was publishing my first book. A 10-month process came to fruition in mid-April. I received my first box of freshly printed copies of my long awaited memoir and … More Scars & Pink Hearts
(This is about one song that appears in the movie. One can infer the meaning of this song from any trailer that has shown.) You can find the lyrics of “Show Yourself” as sung by Idina Menzel here! A Truth Frozen in Time The classic truth that was started in the first movie, and continues … More Show Yourself: Truth Frozen in Time
I had the opportunity to share a message with a group of about seventy-five women at a Bible study that meets here in North Phoenix. I’ve been looking for opportunities to speak and talk about how we as Christians all experience suffering to a varying degree. This opportunity was birthed from the book I wrote … More Three Truths to Becoming a Resilient Person
Kanye west has been wading through Hollywood and the media for almost two decades and has learned a thing or two. I don’t think he is making his decisions on a whim or one single experience. He stands for several things as a black male artists and it seems that his family of four children … More Kanye West: Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Pro-Life vs Anti-Abortion: is there a difference? It’s the same as saying, “I’m not pro-choice, I am anti-life.” Anti-life sounds worse, which is why the pro-choice wording was chosen to place the focus on the rights of a woman instead of on the life of the unborn fetus. Not a baby, but a fetus, because … More A Culture of Life or Death?
