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
220 episodes
September 8 | Moments Almanac | Collapse
When the Walls Don’t HoldOn September 8, AD 70, the Roman siege of Jerusalem came to its devastating end. On the same date in 1941, Leningrad was cut off from the outside world, beginning a siege that would last nearly 900 days.
Psalm 20 | Psalms Reflections
Psalm 20 is a prayer for the day of trouble.It does not promise that God’s people will be spared from difficulty. Instead, it offers something deeper: the assurance that God hears, helps, strengthens, and sustains His people in the midst...
September 7 | Moments Almanac | Boxer
On September 7, 1807, Robert Morrison arrived in China with a Bible and a calling, beginning decades of quiet missionary work that would help bring Scripture to the Chinese people. Ninety-four years later, the Boxer Protocol marked the b...
September 6 | Moments Almanac | Anabaptist
On September 6, 1529, Anabaptist preacher Jörg Blaurock was executed for a conviction that had already cost him his position, his freedom, his friendships, and ultimately his life.Four years earlier, Blaurock had knelt in a small ...
I Know How You Feel
What do yellow jackets, a homemade tractor-tire boat, the first day of junior high, and forgetting where you live have in common? In this episode of Scattered Moments, I look back on one of the most embarrassing and unforge...
September 5 | Moments Almanac | Calcutta
On September 5, 1997, Mother Teresa died in Calcutta after a lifetime spent among the poor, the abandoned, and the dying. To the world, she seemed to embody unwavering spiritual certainty. But letters published after her death revealed a surpri...
September 4 | Moments Almanac | Surrender
September 4 — Two Men, Two SurrendersOn September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo laid down his weapons for the final time, ending years of resistance against the United States government. Seventy-nine years later, on the same dat...
The Roof Inspection
A mysterious stain, a drone, a roofing estimate roughly equal to our first mortgage—and suddenly my faith in God’s provision needed a little inspection of its own. In this episode of Scattered Moments, I discover that the biggest leak ...
Psalm 19 | Psalms Reflections
Psalm 19 — My Rock and My RedeemerPsalm 19 is one of those passages that feels like an old neighborhood. Nearly every turn reveals a familiar verse: “The heavens declare the glory of God.” “The law of the LORD is perfect.” “More to be de...
September 3 | Moments Almanac | Disappear
On September 3, two men tried to disappear — for very different reasons.In 590, Gregory the Great tried to escape the responsibility of becoming bishop of Rome. More than twelve centuries later, Frederick Douglass escaped slavery, riskin...
September 2 | Moments Almanac | Crossings
Two people, separated by more than two centuries, faced stretches of water that had already demanded much from them. Methodist pioneer Thomas Coke crossed the Atlantic again and again for the sake of the gospel. Diana Nyad returned to the water...
Bring It to Me
What does a half-assembled Millennium Falcon on Christmas Eve have to do with faith?In Matthew 17, a desperate father brings his suffering son to Jesus after the disciples have been unable to help. Jesus responds with a simple command: <...
September 1 | Moments Almanac | Crowd
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland and the Second World War began. Eighteen years later, on September 1, 1957, Billy Graham stood before an enormous crowd in Times Square to close his historic New York Crusade. One demanded surre...
Revenge Fuel
Haman had money, influence, status—and one guy who wouldn’t bow to him. Naturally, he handled it terribly.In this episode of Scattered Moments, we look at how one bruised ego turned into a full-blown revenge plot, complete with ...
August 31 | Moments Almanac | Pilgrim
On August 31, 1688, John Bunyan died after one final journey of service. The beloved preacher and author of The Pilgrim’s Progress had traveled through heavy rain to help reconcile an estranged father and son. He returned soaked, devel...
The Dropped Call
Years ago, on a long road trip, I finally worked up the courage to make a difficult phone call. I talked, explained, questioned—and when silence came from the other end, I just kept talking. There was only one problem: the call had dropped.<...
August 30 | Moments Almanac | Entry
Some Victories Take Generations | August 30On August 30, 1856, a failed Ohio resort where enslaved attendants had once served vacationing Southern families was reborn as Wilberforce University, a college dedicated to educating Bla...
Peace Amidst the Storm | Song | Psalm 18
Peace Amidst the Storm is an original song inspired by Psalm 18—a psalm of rescue, strength, and the God who comes near when life feels overwhelming.Drawing from the imagery of trembling mountains, rising waters, the Rock who cann...
August 29 | Moments Almanac | Truth
August 29 — Two Johns, One ChoiceWhat do you do when the truth costs you something?On August 29, we remember two very different moments in history. The church has long observed this date as the martyrdom of John the Bapt...
Psalm 18 | Psalms Reflections
Psalm 18 is David’s great song of deliverance—a testimony to the God who hears the cry of His people, comes near in power, and brings them from distress into a broad place.This meditation reflects on the rich theology woven through the p...
August 28 | Moments Almanac | Dream
On August 28, 430, Augustine died as the Vandals besieged Hippo, convinced that no earthly empire—not even Rome—could ever be the Christian’s final home. Fifteen centuries later, on August 28, 1963, Baptist preacher Martin Luther King Jr. stood...
Now Where Did I Put Him?
Now Where Did I Put Him?“Now where did I put that?” It’s a question I ask more often than I’d like to admit. But while reading Luke 2, that ordinary little phrase opened the door to something much bigger.After three days, M...
August 27 | Moments Almanac | Plume
On August 27, 1883, Krakatoa erupted with a force heard nearly 3,000 miles away, sending deadly tsunamis across the Sunda Strait and changing skies around the world. Centuries earlier, another kind of darkness surrounded Monica of Hippo as she ...
