Category Archives: Musings

What Can You Do About the Americans Next Door?

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Matt

In his first epistle to Timothy, Paul talks about those whose consciences are seared through lies and insincerity. If you’ve ever been curious to know what that looks like from the inside, you can check out Virginia Heffernan’s tale of … Continue reading →

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Why You Shouldn’t Implicitly Trust Experts

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Matt

Awhile back, I used to work as a “software application architect” at an aerospace company. And while this company wasn’t the biggest name in the business, neither were we some unknown. If I listed some of the projects going on … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Matt

I’m sorry for the lack of blog/Twitter activity these last couple of weeks. My wife, kids, and I finally got Covid earlier this month, and I’ve been too busy dealing with the fallout to spend much time online.  Not so … Continue reading →

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Life After Election Night

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Matt

There’s no question in my mind that the upcoming election is important. I’m usually pretty dismissive of the “most-importantest-election-evar” rhetoric that Republicans have typically used to elect neo-cons and cowards over the past few decades. But there really is something … Continue reading →

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Racism, Anti-Racism, and Sin

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Matt

As American cities burn amid riots and communist activists carve out micro-states for themselves in the wake of George Floyd’s death, we’ve also borne witness to a vast army of conservatives rising up to affirm the one core principle that … Continue reading →

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Accuracy vs. Precision in Theology

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Matt

This is an allegory; let the reader understand. It’s important to recognize the distinction between accuracy and precision in mathematics. Take the value of pi for example. Is it 3? 3.14? 3.14159? 3.1415926535? Well, in each case, the answer is … Continue reading →

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Finding Real Life in Quarantine

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Matt

Like most Americans, my corner of the country is largely shut down at the moment due to the Chinese Virus–schools, churches, restaurants, etc. are all closed for at least a month. We’ve certainly been fortunate to be less disrupted than … Continue reading →

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What Schools Assisting Parents Might Look Like

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Matt

In my last post, I considered an intriguing piece of Luther’s commentary on the 4th Commandment–specifically the idea that all temporal authority proceeds from parental authority–along with its key implication:  All temporal authorities exist for the sake of families because … Continue reading →

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Is the Eternal Submission of the Son Heresy?

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Matt

Christian theology is quite clear that Jesus Christ submits to his Father according to his human nature. But what about according to his divine nature? In other words, does the Son submit to the Father from eternity apart from the … Continue reading →

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Chick-fil-A, Conservatives, and the Nature of Satan’s Power

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Matt

As you no doubt have heard by now, numerous media outlets are reporting that Chick-fil-A has cucked and reversed course on the charitable giving that has so enraged the rainbow mafia. In a recent statement, they announced that they were restructuring … Continue reading →

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