If St. Augustine were alive today, you could follow him on Twitter @BishopofHippo.
Author
Matthew Martin Nickoloff
Pastor, South Wedge Mission, Rochester, New York
Matthew Nickoloff is pastor at South Wedge Mission in Rochester, New York. Previously he served as vicar at House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, Colorado. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Duke Divinity School.
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