Author Archives: Matt

About Matt

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

Good Parenting is so Unfair

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Matt

It looks my wife and I had better be a little more judicious about our son’s bedtime stories. We wouldn’t want to confer disadvantage on every other child in the world. A recent episode of The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s program … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics | 2 Comments

In Defense of Offense

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Matt

I had another article up at The Federalist the other day—this time about the threat to religious liberty posed by a rainbow mob and the foolish attempts by moderates to try and make peace with that mob by accommodating it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Natural Law, Politics | 1 Comment

Christianity for People who Hate the Gospel

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Matt

As often happens, a link that popped up in my Facebook feed a few days ago caught my eye. It was labeled as something that every conservative (read: “orthodox”) Christian needs to read because it promised new insights into real … Continue reading →

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Gentleness and Respect are not Always Nice

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Matt

In your hearts, honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect. – I … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, The Modern Church | 2 Comments

The Binding of Isaac

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Matt

I’ve been giving the story of Abraham and Isaac some thought lately. It was only about a month ago that the sacrifice of Isaac came up in our lectionary. It as at about that same time that I watched an … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe in Magic? The Superstitious Pro-abortion Mind

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Matt

One of the ironies of America’s abortion debate is that I always hear about how pro-life people are moronic science deniers, with naught but religious reasons for their position. And yet, whenever I’ve argued the issue with a pro-abortion secularist, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | 2 Comments

A Face for Radio

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Matt

The Federalist ran an essay of mine earlier this week:  Conservatism is Obsolete.  But if that piece leaves you wanting more, I am slated to talk about it on The Steve Deace Show this Thursday at around 4:15 pm ET.

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Do We Have to Amputate?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Matt

There’s been an update on the Maryland family threatened by Child Protective Services for allowing their children (10 and 6) to walk to & from a local park on their own. According to the Washington Post, CPS has concluded their … Continue reading →

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In Which Some Nets Will Be Deemed More Neutral Than Others

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Matt

Back when I was in high school, I remember a history teacher of mine giving a not-exactly-unbiased perspective on the liberal/conservative divide in America. Conservatives, he said, were afraid of big government, but liberals realized that big government is the … Continue reading →

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The Missing Letter

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Matt

About four years ago, I thought I was being clever when I used the phrase “GLBTQAZetc” to refer to the growing alphabet soup of sexual perversion. Turns out that Weslyan University’s unintentional self-parody takes it up a notch. Open House … Continue reading →

Posted in Chastity | 3 Comments