As the calendar page is about to turn once again, a new chapter in my life is beginning. Over two months have passed since I last tried to get this blog a sense of regularity, and who knows, maybe one day it will find that. But rather than apologize and give weak excuses for my …
Author: Matt
part 1: the church is a whore…
THE CHURCH IS A WHORE, BUT SHE IS MY MOTHER The above phrase, regardless of who actually said it, encapsulates a reality too easily dismissed as a plausible representation of the relationship between the individual and the church. In an age when the latest trends espouse an escape from the church and organized religion for …
credo
By now you may have noticed that fractured, broken, and beautiful is no longer the title of my blog. After a few months away from the game I came to the conclusion that things needed to change. Rather, not that I needed to change things, but life has changed so much that this too must …
time to retool
As my self-imposed sabbatical from writing continues, I thought it might be worth while to let people know why I haven't posted in a month and what the future of this blog will look like. It should come as no surprise to you that in the last month I've been busy researching and writing for …
go to hell
This is the week I have been waiting for since the quarter began back in January. Spring Break. Ok, it’s not the same sort of excitement I used to have when the phrase “spring break” was uttered throughout the hallways of my grade school or high school. And no, it isn’t the same joy I …
remember the millstone
Thankfully finals week is coming to a close. Only a few things left to check off the list and I will gladly welcome my weeklong break before my last quarter begins. I don’t have much left, but it’s enough to keep me busy and enough to make next week look glorious. Ok, maybe glorious is …
the lonely way…
What better way to start your day with a little Liam Neeson? This time it wasn't Star Wars, Taken, Schindler's List, Rob Roy, Les Miserables, or Batman Begins. It was a film with some religious implications, and no I don't mean Narnia. Instead of all of those wonderful films, I chose this morning to watch …
dust you are…
Februrary 22, 2012 marks a very important day to many people. It is a day when people turn their eyes to something in the past which defined a people and forever encapsulated victory in the hearts of those who witnessed it and those who tell the story. What event? The Miracle on Ice. What did …
words that heal
Half of February has passed with much that has kept me busy. Too busy to blog? Maybe, but I decided to take a break for a few weeks so that I could reassess what it is I'm trying to do here and how well I think I'm doing it. Nearly a month has passed and …
you’ll never walk alone…
Two more weeks have come and gone. The quarter is well underway and I have more homework to do than ever before, only, that doesn't necessarily mean I'll do it all. Well, after years of wondering and waiting if it would ever happen to me, I finally have a conversion story. I am proud to …
an occasional theologian 