Category Archives: Family

I Wish Someone Initiated Church Discipline Against Me

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Matt

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with … Continue reading →

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More Deceit About Submission

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Matt

I came across a rather useful proverb on Twitter recently:  “Anytime someone makes a statement no one disagrees with, you immediately know they’re actually saying something else.” It certainly came to mind as I read a blog post on submission … 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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The 4th Commandment & Temporal Authority

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Matt

Over the past few months, I’ve been leading a study of Luther’s Large Catechism at my congregation. Most Lutherans have memorized Luther’s Small Catechism at some point in their lives–for those of us raised Lutheran, that’s a standard part of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Entitlement Devour Your Marriage

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Matt

My latest article at The Federalist went up yesterday.  It’s about division of housework in marriage and the way equality corrodes marital love by breeding entitlement.  However, as happens sometimes, I went way over my word limit and the second … Continue reading →

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“Saving” Young Boys from Their Masculinity

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Matt

The danger in criticizing children’s books is always the drove of fools who will say “It’s just a kid’s book! You’re taking it too seriously!” But the fact is, there’s a reason we read to our children, and there are … Continue reading →

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Family is the Highest Calling for Men Too

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Matt

I’ve written quite a bit about prioritizing family lately. I’ve argued that the Golden Rule means having kids, that most people are called to marriage & should act accordingly, advised early marriage and the deliberate pursuit thereof for those struggling with … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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