Scattered Moments
Brief reflections on faith, adversity, and the quiet places where grace appears.
Each episode of Scattered Moments is a brief journey through the unexpected classrooms where God does His deepest work — hospital rooms and sanctuaries, seasons of grief and flashes of joy, the ordinary moments where grace shows up and changes everything.
Drawing from over forty years of writing, ministry, and life in the trenches, Matt Tullos weaves together original poetry, hymn stories, Scripture, and honest reflection to remind you that even adversity, you are not alone.
Three Types of Episodes:
Scattered Moments: Brief Reflections on Faith, Adversity and the Quiet Places
Guided Meditations: Opportunities to Encounter God through Meditation
Moments Almanac: Released Every Morning, Reflecting on the Meaning of Each Day,
Take heart, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.
Episodes
127 episodes
July 22 | Moments Almanac | Voyage
Two remarkable journeys began on the same date, separated by more than three centuries.On July 22, 1620, English Pilgrims departed Holland aboard the Speedwell, leaving behind the only home they had known in pursuit of religious...
Psalm 5 | Psalms Reflections | The Shield
What if the first voice you heard each morning was God's?In this reflection on Psalm 5, we begin where David began—not with confidence, but with need. Before the demands of the day, before the noise of the world, and before the co...
July 21 | Moments Almanac | Foreshadowing
On this day in history, two men were born 127 years apart whose lives were joined by a single question.Daniel March gave the Church one of its most enduring missionary hymns: Hark! the Voice of Jesus Calling. More than a century...
Making the Ask
I have a confession to make.Sometimes I grow weary of asking.Sometimes I stop seeking because I've convinced myself there is nothing left to find.Sometimes I stand at a closed door just long enough to decide that no one mus...
July 20 | Moments Almanac | Language
How do you translate the Bible into a language that has never been written down?On this episode of Moments Almanac, we follow the remarkable life of Marilyn Laszlo, a farm girl from Indiana whose childhood promise to God le...
July 19. 2026 | Moments Almanac
On July 19, two remarkable moments in history—separated by 156 years—invite us to consider the power and weight of a single voice.In 1692, five women were executed during the Salem witch trials, condemned by fear, rumor, and testimony th...
Psalm 4 | Psalm Reflections | The Light of His Face
There are moments when our prayers seem to disappear into silence. Moments when we ask, "How long?" and wonder if God is listening.In this reflection on Psalm 4, we slow down and enter one of David's most peaceful prayers. From the urgen...
July 18, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Lines
On July 18, two remarkable stories unfold more than a century apart, bound together by a common thread: the courage to cross the lines others refused to cross.In 1753, Lemuel Haynes was born into a world that doubted a Black man could sh...
A Collective Prayer of Repentance
There are moments when explanation is no longer enough.Moments when another opinion won't heal what is broken. Moments when another argument only deepens the divide.Perhaps this is one of those moments.In this special episo...
July 17, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Chairs
What if one of the greatest revolutions in church history began... with an empty chair?On July 17, 1883, Arthur Flake was born in Texas. Though his name is unfamiliar to many today, his influence has shaped generations of churches...
Psalm 3 | Psalm Reflections | The Lifter of My Head
Psalm 3: The Lifter of My HeadWhat do you do when the battle is close to home?Psalm 3 was written during one of the darkest moments of David's life as he fled from his own son, Absalom. Surrounded by enemies and weighed dow...
July 16, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Soar
Apollo 11, C.T. Studd, and the Journey That Lasts ForeverOn July 16, the world watched three astronauts launch toward the moon in one of history's greatest engineering achievements. But thirty-eight years earlier, on the same date...
Sleep Story: The Empty Table
As dawn breaks over nineteenth-century Bristol, three hundred orphaned children gather around empty tables with nothing to eat. There is no bread, no milk, no money—only a prayer of thanksgiving spoken before the answer arrives.In Th...
July 15, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Canvas
What does a grieving painter have in common with a lonely spacecraft crossing millions of miles of empty space?On July 15, two remarkable stories converge.In 1606, Rembrandt was born—a man whose deepest losses transformed n...
July 14, 2026 | Moments | Almanac | Bastille
One date. Two revolutions. Two very different ways of changing the world.On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille ignited the French Revolution, unleashing forces that would reshape Europe through violence and upheaval. Forty-four ...
Psalm 2 | Psalms Reflections | Nations Rage
The world is loud.Headlines compete for our attention. Nations rage. Voices rise. Fear spreads faster than peace. Yet Psalm 2 lifts our eyes above the chaos to a breathtaking truth: while the earth trembles, heaven is not in turmoil. God...
July 13 | Moments Almanac | Judson
On July 13, 1813, Adoniram Judson stepped onto the shores of Burma with little more than conviction and a calling. What followed was a lifetime marked by unimaginable loss, imprisonment, sacrifice, and quiet faithfulness—but also by a harvest h...
July 12, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Journal
On July 12, 1739, a quiet young man in Connecticut encountered Christ. No one could have imagined that his life would one day inspire generations of missionaries around the world.David Brainerd died believing he had accomplished very lit...
Annie Armstrong | She Spoke
July 11, 1850: a wealthy Baltimore family welcomes a daughter who will grow up to refuse every salary she's ever offered and write over 77,000 letters on behalf of missionaries she'd mostly never meet. On today's Moments Almanac, we mark the bi...
In His Hands
Sometimes the strongest act of faith is not having all the answers—it's trusting the One who does.In this brief Scattered Moment, Matt Tullos shares an original poem celebrating the sovereignty of God over every fear, every ques...
July 11, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Rule
What keeps a life from coming apart?On this episode of Moments Almanac, we journey from the quiet monastery of Benedict of Nursia to the dueling grounds of Weehawken, where Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr settled a grievance wit...
July 10, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Calvin
On this episode of Moments Almanac, we journey from Renaissance France to a Tennessee courtroom, with a stop at one of London's great fires, discovering what three very different events have to teach us about conviction, humility, and Ch...
Psalm 1: The Tree
Discover the quiet strength found in Psalm 1.In this episode of Psalms Meditations, we reflect on the opening words of the Psalms and the beautiful image of a tree planted by streams of water. In a world that prizes speed, visibil...
July 9, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Disaster
On July 9, history offers two very different tragedies.In 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, a Chinese governor lured missionaries and Chinese Christians into a place that promised safety—only to order their execution. Among them was a fi...
July 8, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Walk
Same date, two New England moments, one hard question: can you force someone into real faith — or scare them into it? On July 8, 1663, Roger Williams's Rhode Island secured one of the first charters on earth guaranteeing full liberty of conscie...
