Category Archives: Musings

Cultural Doggie Bag: Amazon’s Wheel of Time

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Matt

I was a big fan of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time books back in my youth. I can even remember imagining which actors would be best in which roles if there was ever a live-action adaptation. So when Amazon announced … Continue reading →

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Mass Deception Without Conspiracy

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Matt

One of America’s most common mistakes these days is blaming everything on conspiracies. But I don’t mean people who are dubious about the official narratives for things like election integrity, vaccine safety, Jeffery Epstein’s death, and the like. Neither do … Continue reading →

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The Practical Apocalypse

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Matt

The problem with the way Revelation is often taught is that it makes the book mostly irrelevant to 99% of Christians throughout history. The illusion is that if you’re not alive during some specific time it describes, its an unnecessary … Continue reading →

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A Parable About Tolerance

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Matt

Back when I moved out into the country. I was blessed to find a lot more life there than I was used to–plants, animals and so forth. It really helped me to appreciate more of God’s creation. So early on, … Continue reading →

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Assassinating America’s Common Ground

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Matt

In their latest album, Toad the Wet Sprocket wonders why Americans don’t get along anymore: Give me your tired and your poor Who yearn to breathe free Send the homeless tempest-tossed to me Where’s the line that we crossed That … Continue reading →

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Self-Sacrifice with Self-Respect

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Matt

It goes without saying that self-sacrifice is inherent in being a Christian in this life. Jesus Christ, of course, was the ultimate sacrifice–becoming obedient to the point of death and giving his own life as a ransom for the entire … Continue reading →

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The Ants’ Real Enemy?

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Matt

I’ve seen this meme a lot this year: I’m sure you have too: Is it factually accurate? I have no idea. It does strike me as the kind of “experiment” that was never actually conducted. Nevertheless, I’m pretty ignorant when … Continue reading →

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Discussing “On Being Human” by C.S. Lewis

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Matt

I foolishly forgot to post this earlier this week, but Zaklog the Great was kind enough to invite me on his channel last weekend to discuss the C.S. Lewis’ poem, On Being Human.  We had a great talk about things like … Continue reading →

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Parsing the Paranormal

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Matt

So UFO’s are coming up in the media narrative an awful lot lately. There have been those videos from the Navy, segments on 60 Minutes and Tucker Carlson, comments from Senators, and the like. Apparently the DOD is supposed to release … Continue reading →

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And Women Rule Over Them

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Matt

Another day, another university student falls victim to SJWs–that was my first thought upon reading this account of Kieran Bhattacharya, a UVA student who dared to ask critical questions about Critical Race Theory at a panel discussion. After the event, assistant … Continue reading →

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