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.
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Scattered Moments: Brief Reflections on Faith, Adversity and the Quiet Places
Guided Meditations: Opportunities to Encounter God through Meditation
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Take heart, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.
Scattered Moments
June 5, 2026 | Moments Almanac | Courage
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On this June 5 edition of Moments Almanac, we remember two remarkable Christians whose lives reveal different kinds of courage.
Saint Boniface carried the gospel into hostile territory and ultimately gave his life for Christ. More than a thousand years later, preacher W. E. Sangster faced a devastating illness that slowly stole his voice but never his faith.
Along the way, we reflect on a memorable line from Stephen Charnock, a famous stanza from William Ernest Henley's Invictus, and Paul's reminder that God has not given us a spirit of fear.
Join us as we consider the difference between self-reliance and Christ-reliance—and discover the courage that comes from trusting the One who holds our lives in His hands.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7
Take care, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.
Hello and welcome to Moments Almanac, a time to remember the people, places, and events that leave fingerprints on the soul. Today is June 5th, 2026, and today we remember two followers of Christ whose lives remind us that courage takes many forms. On this day in 1754, Saint Boniface was martyred in what is now the Netherlands. An English missionary known as the Apostle to the Germans, Boniface spent decades carrying the gospel into regions where Christianity was opposed and often dangerous. He planted churches, discipled believers, and helped establish a lasting Christian witness throughout Germany. When a hostile crowd approached the camp where he was staying, Boniface reportedly instructed his companions not to fight. He had spent a lifetime proclaiming Christ, and he was prepared to entrust his life to Christ as well. We also remember the birth of W. E. Sangster on June 5th, 1900. Sangster became one of the most respected Methodist preachers of the 20th century. Yet the greatest sermon of his life may have been preached without a pulpit. Stricken with a disease that gradually robbed him of speech and movement, Sangster continued to write, pray, and encourage others. Near the end of his life, on Easter morning, he wrote words that still stir the heart. How terrible to wake up on Easter morning and have no voice to shout. He has risen. Far worse to have a voice and not want to shout. The Puritan writer Stephen Charnock understood something of that mystery when he wrote, We often learn more of God under the rod that strikes us than under the staff that comforts us. Boniface teaches us faith that faces danger. Sancture teaches us faith that endures suffering. Both remind us that courage is not the absence of fear, it is the faithfulness in the presence of fear. Our scripture today comes from 2 Timothy 1.7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. The poet William Ernest Hinley famously wrote, I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. And yes, those words have inspired many. Yet Christians, such as Boniface and the Sangster, might have answered differently. I am not the captain of my soul. But Christ is the captain of my soul. The courage of the Christian life is not found in self-reliance, it's found in trusting the one who holds our lives in his hands. As you move through this day, may God give you the courage for whatever lies before you. Not the courage that comes from believing in yourself, but the courage that comes from believing in Christ. Hey, thanks for joining me for this Moments Almanac for June 5th, 2026. I hope you'll join me tomorrow. Until then, take care and notice those scattered moments and cheer the grace.
