Hey, I’m Mattanah! Writer & Photographer, Certified coach, and seminary studenT

Much of what I do is often an attempt to answer questions like:

How do our stories fit into the Story?

What does Love embodied actually look like?

How do we learn from the ancient world of the Bible and apply its wisdom to the complexity of our world today?

These questions took on a new urgency about ten years ago when I traveled to the Holy Land for the first time and began leading student trips for Passages, a nonprofit focused on faith-based leadership and immersive education.

I eventually joined the team full-time and became their Vice President of Marketing and Communications. I learned a lot by leading during seasons of global disruption—navigating the collapse of the travel industry during the pandemic, managing crisis communications during a war, and helping survivors share their stories. My team and I scaled the brand and launched marketing initiatives that produced growth for the organization and meaningful social impact when it mattered most.

Since that time, I’ve launched a business, restarted my seminary journey, and joined the team at Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican Church in Plano, TX) as their Director of Marketing and Communications. 

In all of this, I always come back to being a storyteller. Stories, they are the connective tissue of life together. They both lift us and anchor us at the same time.

I believe good communication doesn’t just inform, it forms.

Whether through writing, teaching, leading a team, or simply sharing a meal with new friends, I want my life and work to help people encounter Love and orient their lives around that which is most sacred and lasting…what Jesus called, “the kingdom of the heavens” (Matthew 10:7).

I still ask all those questions, and many more. But I ask a little differently now. I’ve become more settled in the search, more comfortable with a paradox—realizing it’s less about apprehending the answers and more about letting the questions apprehend me. I keep remembering that God doesn’t mind a mystery (Proverbs 25:2).

Anytime you want to explore some of those mysteries together, check out my latest ramblings here, or reach out to me by filling out the contact form below.

Cheers!

Mattanah