Matt Thiessen
@mattthiessen.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McMaster University. Author of Jesus & the Forces of Death and A Jewish Paul: The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles.
Me: "Child, I will always love you, no matter what you do!"
Child sprays on a shit tonne of cologne.
Me: "OK, this is making it really hard to live up to my word, but love will hopefully find a way through this miasma."
Child sprays on a shit tonne of cologne.
Me: "OK, this is making it really hard to live up to my word, but love will hopefully find a way through this miasma."
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Me: "Child, I will always love you, no matter what you do!"
Child sprays on a shit tonne of cologne.
Me: "OK, this is making it really hard to live up to my word, but love will hopefully find a way through this miasma."
Child sprays on a shit tonne of cologne.
Me: "OK, this is making it really hard to live up to my word, but love will hopefully find a way through this miasma."
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Frightened Rabbit
Bruce Cockburn
Death Cab for Cutie
Brand New
Pedro the Lion
Frightened Rabbit
Bruce Cockburn
Death Cab for Cutie
Brand New
Pedro the Lion
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
The Pharcyde
The Oh Sees
Destroyer
Superchunk
Tribe Called Quest
The Pharcyde
The Oh Sees
Destroyer
Superchunk
Tribe Called Quest
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
The Cure
Death Cab for Cutie
Deftones (3x)
Placebo
Sunny Day Real Estate
The Cure
Death Cab for Cutie
Deftones (3x)
Placebo
Sunny Day Real Estate
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Frightened Rabbit
Bruce Cockburn
Death Cab for Cutie
Brand New
Pedro the Lion
Frightened Rabbit
Bruce Cockburn
Death Cab for Cutie
Brand New
Pedro the Lion
Whether it's the rich hoarding ungodly wealth or the poor hoarding devices, both classes are equally at fault for the economy.
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Whether it's the rich hoarding ungodly wealth or the poor hoarding devices, both classes are equally at fault for the economy.
If there is one consistent but underappreciated theme in Santa lore it is that cops are on the naughty list.
This is clear in Elf, where Santa explicitly tells Buddy that the Central Park Rangers on the list but think about the many stories in which cops oppose Santa Claus and his followers.
This is clear in Elf, where Santa explicitly tells Buddy that the Central Park Rangers on the list but think about the many stories in which cops oppose Santa Claus and his followers.
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If there is one consistent but underappreciated theme in Santa lore it is that cops are on the naughty list.
This is clear in Elf, where Santa explicitly tells Buddy that the Central Park Rangers on the list but think about the many stories in which cops oppose Santa Claus and his followers.
This is clear in Elf, where Santa explicitly tells Buddy that the Central Park Rangers on the list but think about the many stories in which cops oppose Santa Claus and his followers.
McSweeney's with another banger, speaking truth to power (the turkey-industrial complex).
"Stuffing is wet bread with pieces of wet celery stuck to it. Everyone says they love it, but they never prepare it on any other day of the year. The majority of the other side dishes are factory-rejected baby food."
How to Give Thanks by Cooking Food No One Knows How to Cook and Eating Food No One Likes to Eat
To remind everyone how grateful we should be for all the readily available, appealing food that is easy to prepare and that everyone enjoys eating,...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
McSweeney's with another banger, speaking truth to power (the turkey-industrial complex).
Anybody else watching Netflix's The Beast in Me?
We are going to need Anne Hathaway to spoof Claire Danes on SNL again!
youtube.com/shorts/2MFkR...
We are going to need Anne Hathaway to spoof Claire Danes on SNL again!
youtube.com/shorts/2MFkR...
Homeland’s newest detective #SNL #AnneHathaway #BillHader #Shorts
YouTube video by Peacock
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November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anybody else watching Netflix's The Beast in Me?
We are going to need Anne Hathaway to spoof Claire Danes on SNL again!
youtube.com/shorts/2MFkR...
We are going to need Anne Hathaway to spoof Claire Danes on SNL again!
youtube.com/shorts/2MFkR...
I did something to my appearance today and my daughter told me, "I always wanted a cool dad and I finally have one."
A. I'm going to ride this high as long as I can.
B. She is gonna be crushed when she realizes I'm still the same nerd.
A. I'm going to ride this high as long as I can.
B. She is gonna be crushed when she realizes I'm still the same nerd.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I did something to my appearance today and my daughter told me, "I always wanted a cool dad and I finally have one."
A. I'm going to ride this high as long as I can.
B. She is gonna be crushed when she realizes I'm still the same nerd.
A. I'm going to ride this high as long as I can.
B. She is gonna be crushed when she realizes I'm still the same nerd.
Just want to give a shoutout to all the anti-vaxxers, 'vaccine hesitant,' and people 'doing their own research.' You have won and now we all are losing.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Just want to give a shoutout to all the anti-vaxxers, 'vaccine hesitant,' and people 'doing their own research.' You have won and now we all are losing.
Settling in for the weekend.
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Settling in for the weekend.
Me as everyone descends on Boston for #aarsbl2025.
a man is sitting on a swing in the grass
ALT: a man is sitting on a swing in the grass
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November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Me as everyone descends on Boston for #aarsbl2025.
Swastikas, nooses, and confederate flags are hate symbols.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Swastikas, nooses, and confederate flags are hate symbols.
First they came for the Pennies
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Penny.
--The Nickel
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Penny.
--The Nickel
It was a normal morning at a normal time, maybe ten, maybe ten-fifteen, and we were all settling down to work. People were making jokes the way they always did, “keep the change,” “turn on a dime,” “shave and a haircut,” that kind of thing.
The Nickel Knows It’s Next
“With the end of the penny, is the clock ticking for the nickel?” — CNN - - -It keeps replaying in my head. It was a normal morning at a normal tim...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
First they came for the Pennies
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Penny.
--The Nickel
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Penny.
--The Nickel
Just White National Christian (i.e., Nat-C) Stephen Wolfe giving a paper at the Evangelical Theological Society.
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just White National Christian (i.e., Nat-C) Stephen Wolfe giving a paper at the Evangelical Theological Society.
Can some pedagogy wonk please explain to me the difference between a "Course Learning Outcome" and a "Course Learning Goal"?
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Can some pedagogy wonk please explain to me the difference between a "Course Learning Outcome" and a "Course Learning Goal"?
Jingle All the Way is a solid second-tier Christmas movie. Love that Phil Hartman is the bully and Arnold Schwarzenegger the dweeb.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Jingle All the Way is a solid second-tier Christmas movie. Love that Phil Hartman is the bully and Arnold Schwarzenegger the dweeb.
Like many non-American scholars, I won’t be attending AAR/SBL this year. For me, it’s the first time I'll miss it in ~20 years. I’m going to miss great papers, even better receptions, and hanging out with so many awesome people. I’ll just be over here chilling with my family and my FOMO.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Like many non-American scholars, I won’t be attending AAR/SBL this year. For me, it’s the first time I'll miss it in ~20 years. I’m going to miss great papers, even better receptions, and hanging out with so many awesome people. I’ll just be over here chilling with my family and my FOMO.
It’s too early for the *good* Christmas movies, so my daughter and I (unapologetic Christmaholics) are watching some weaker ones. Christmas Chronicles is cheesy but fun. Christmas Chronicles 2 is just awful. But also, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in movies since the 80s? Super cute!
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s too early for the *good* Christmas movies, so my daughter and I (unapologetic Christmaholics) are watching some weaker ones. Christmas Chronicles is cheesy but fun. Christmas Chronicles 2 is just awful. But also, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in movies since the 80s? Super cute!
One of the things I have learned after rewatching a bunch of 80s and 90s movies is that airport security was disturbingly lax before 9-11.
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
One of the things I have learned after rewatching a bunch of 80s and 90s movies is that airport security was disturbingly lax before 9-11.
You want me to *fax* you something? You sure I can't send it via telegraph or the Pony Express?
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You want me to *fax* you something? You sure I can't send it via telegraph or the Pony Express?
It was a delight to contribute to this volume, which honours my close friend and now retired colleague, Travis Kroeker!
Get Messianic Imagination: Politics, Theology, and Literature from Wipf & Stock now!
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Get Messianic Imagination: Politics, Theology, and Literature from Wipf & Stock now!
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It was a delight to contribute to this volume, which honours my close friend and now retired colleague, Travis Kroeker!
Get Messianic Imagination: Politics, Theology, and Literature from Wipf & Stock now!
wipfandstock.com/978166676134...
Get Messianic Imagination: Politics, Theology, and Literature from Wipf & Stock now!
wipfandstock.com/978166676134...
The science checks out.
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The science checks out.
Ya this comes loaded with Christmas cheer!🎄🎅🎄
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ya this comes loaded with Christmas cheer!🎄🎅🎄
Great news! New Christian denomination just dropped. (Ok, it's been around since ~2016.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Great news! New Christian denomination just dropped. (Ok, it's been around since ~2016.)
November 9th is too early for snow.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
November 9th is too early for snow.
NYT pitchbot: "Whether it's presidential pardons for January 6 rioters or left-wing juries failing to convict sandwich guy, both sides clearly have a problem with justice."
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
NYT pitchbot: "Whether it's presidential pardons for January 6 rioters or left-wing juries failing to convict sandwich guy, both sides clearly have a problem with justice."