On Our Hearts

Hey guys, We hope this entry finds you in a posture of hope. As President Snow put it in The Hunger Games series, "Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous." What he knew, and what we all felt when we heard him speak those words, was the truth of this claim. How many stories and heroes do you think would have been ignored by history if they gave up hope of the very best outcome from a really crappy situation? They hoped for something much, much better than what they were experiencing. I can imagine many of them hoping for a paradigm shift in how their people were treated, freedom. Many of them hoped for prosperity amid poverty. Many of them hoped that for a great evil to cease and many more simply hoped that the sickness would pass, so they held on. Many of us may feel like we're living that last one out. That's because we are. Television and cinema always kept the idea of a pandemic in the back of ou

We have a new Instagram account that features posts, videos, and artwork from our creatives. Like and share each of your favorite posts, and all the others too! You can find some of it below. We typically post something every day that we hope will inspire, provoke, and heal you. That is because we have been inspired, provoked, and healed of much. Make sure you check out all of our social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube, and share it with your friends.

Hey, Everyone! OOH has gotten a new look. We have streamlined the blog and all of our media outlets. We have a Youtube Channel, a SoundCloud channel, and of course the Facebook prayer page. You can find links to these in the upper right-hand corner of the blog. You can find the share buttons in the bottom right. Make sure to check our new Youtube Channel for more and improving content. It should inspire you and draw you near to God. If it doesn't, please let us know. You can email us at onourheartsministry@gmail.com. Click the FB button to find our prayer page and leave a post or comment. We check the site daily to ensure they are prayed for. God bless.

   How one's creativity is expressed is a beloved mystery. Sometimes it takes years of dedication and sometimes sparks fly and develop into moments of fire. This is one of those latter projects. What this might look like in a few years has yet to be discussed, but at least what we have below is exciting! This song was written under the inspiration of God while reading Galatians 5, specifically verses 19-26 where it reads, "The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with it

HelIo. Matt Here.    I ask my self sometimes why I even write these. Most of the time it is because I want to start something regularly, but the problem is with the consistency in which things related to this blog happen. On Our Hearts has, for the most part, only been two guys with limited resources and a plethora of distractions.    One of those distractions is being involved in training at the College for Officership Training in The Salvation Army. This means that we will be commissioned and ordained to serve in the Salvation Army as officers, pastors, accountants, statisticians, small group leaders, preachers, counselors, community specialist, ecumenical agents, worship leaders, and more. If it sounds crazy, that's because it is.    I've only understood myself to be called towards one of those. It's where my gifts, my talents, and my passions are. I also believe that it can help the world and that the world needs it, even if in small batches.    For anyone readi

David and I are on this journey of serving within the ranks of The Salvation Army. We are learning so much. We have a lot on our hearts, and that includes you. We will be sharing those things through different mediums. We've been gathering our inspiration and our resources, drawing near to God and now we are ready to spill the beans. During my schooling/training, I've been given assignments that are creative expressions of what we are learning or developing. This is good timing as it's the first year that cadets in this school are expected to complete creative assignments, and I'm thriving in it. It excites me. I've  been able to let go of all internal inhibitions and excuses for not letting my light shine before men for the Glory of God. So having these opportunities for creative expression is like a bonus power you find in a game, right? Think mushrooms in Mario. It's very cool. He has given me talents and gifts and a soul and a song. Now we sing. I'm lo