Author Archives: Matt

About Matt

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

Criticism or Corroboration?

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Matt

Having once been a regular reader there, I was happy to find that Dr. Gene Edward Veith shared my recent piece on churches’ contempt for men over on his blog. His last paragraph as he opened it up for discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, The Modern Church | 6 Comments

Cold Civil War – Exhibit G

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Matt

If you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve probably heard about Dan Piepenbring’s absurd piece about Chick-Fil-A in the New Yorker last week.  After all, it’s being very thoroughly lampooned by folks on the right.  And deservedly so.  More than anything … Continue reading →

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Issues Etc. & The Federalist

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Matt

If you haven’t read it yet, my latest piece at The Federalist is about the growing absence of men from Western churches in light of the contempt that they often find there. When Christians ponder the ongoing departure of men … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Feminism, The Modern Church, Theology | 2 Comments

America’s Great Divorce?

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Matt

I was pleased to see Jesse Kelly’s call for an amicable divorce in the Federalist today. While I’m no fan of divorce for married couples, I must concur that Americans can clearly no longer agree on how we want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 3 Comments

Did You Really Think Anything Was Sacred?

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Matt

Planned Parenthood apparently wants to up the SJW factor in Disney Princesses even further.  Here’s what they tweeted before it was taken down: LifeNews notes that “nothing is sacred” to Planned Parenthood, but it’s really hard to get outraged over this–as … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Culture | 2 Comments

Entitlement, Responsibility, and Authority – A Thought Experiment

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Matt

Entitlement, responsibility, and authority—these three facets of personal relationships must always exist in conjunction with one another. If you try to add or remove one, then you will inevitably add or remove all three. Likewise, if you try to corrupt … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Feminism, Gospel, Musings, Natural Law, Politics | 4 Comments

Some of Jesus’ Disciples Were Armed

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Matt

Given some of the comments, I really wish I had taken the time to point this out in my latest Federalist piece on gun control… So in Gethsemane, when the soldiers come to take Jesus, Peter takes his sword and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Then We Can No Longer Refer to You as Christians

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Matt

It seems that the Episcopal diocese of Washington D.C. has passed a resolution to no longer refer to God with masculine language. Their reasoning is the typical boilerplate for theological liberals: “Over the centuries our language and our understanding of … Continue reading →

Posted in Theological Liberalism | 3 Comments

The Truth about Mansplaining

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Matt

The feminist attempt to redefine all vice in terms of the male sex has been going on for a long time now. The term “Male Chauvinism” was coined back in the 30’s—appropriating a term for fanatical patriotism and applying it … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism | 3 Comments

A Missionary’s Positions

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Matt

We had a guest speaker at my church this past Sunday—a missionary who spoke to us about mission—both the specific program he oversees and the broader task of making disciples of all nations given to the Church. He gave everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Lutheranism, Theology, Tradition | 4 Comments