Author Archives: Matt

About Matt

Software engineer by trade; lay theologian by nature; Lutheran by grace.

Schools Can’t Be Religiously Neutral Either

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Matt

I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth. -Attributed to Martin Luther Whenever American Christians complain about … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Nationalism, Christian Youth, Family, Musings | 1 Comment

Their Problem is with Nations, not Nationalism

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Matt

It seems that Commonweal Magazine recently published an open letter against Christian Nationalism–or at least against Christians who are also nationalists. Unsurprisingly, given the source, much of it can simply be dismissed as “blah blah blah racism; blah blah blah Nazis; … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Nationalism, Ethics, Politics, Two Kingdoms | 2 Comments

A Few Thoughts on Bodily Presence

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Matt

One of the big difficulties when it comes to disagreements between Lutherans and Reformed is that we don’t always agree on what our disagreements are. Take the presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper. This is a generalization, but the … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Equal Opportunity

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Matt

I’m not the first software developer in my family–both of my parents worked in technology as well. But even they weren’t the first. My mother, who programmed back in the days of punch cards and vacuum tubes, followed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Feminism | 2 Comments

Answering Objections About Marriage as Higher Calling

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Matt

I forgot to post it on the blog, but I had a new piece up on The Federalist last week.  It’s a critique of an article by Kylee Zempel in which she argues that Christians today are idolizing marriage.  My … Continue reading →

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On the Unattractiveness of Christian Men

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Matt

The Chi Files had a great podcast the other day on the perennial complaint that Christian women aren’t marrying so often because there are just no good marriageable men in the church these days. (Check it out here;  it’s well … Continue reading →

Posted in Chastity, Culture, Family | 4 Comments

Cultural Doggie Bag: Wheel of Time Casting

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Matt

The Wheel of Time spins. Casting announcements come and go. What is, what was, and what will be may yet fall under intersectionality. -Unknown blogger, the Sixth Age. I was a huge fan of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time … Continue reading →

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Answering Some Objections About Christian Nationalism

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Matt

The nice part about having something up on the Federalist is all the feedback you get.  The bad part, of course, is the nature of 90% of that feedback.  But as per my custom, here are my responses to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Nationalism, Culture, Politics, Theology, Tradition, Two Kingdoms | 2 Comments

Can Government Be Religiously Neutral?

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Matt

I take on that question in a new piece at The Federalist today: The First Amendment forbids the establishment of a state church in the United States, but it in no way imposes the incoherent burden of religious neutrality on our civic … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Nationalism, Culture, Natural Law, Politics, Tradition | 5 Comments

Embarrassed by Christ

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Matt

Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. -Matt 25:40 “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward … Continue reading →

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