Matthew Warren
@mattwarren.bsky.social
High School Social Studies Teacher #APUSH #APEuro | Track & Field Coach | PC(USA) Pastor | PhD at Aberdeen @abdndivinity.bsky.social on Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Views and Emphasis Mine
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Matthew Warren
@mattwarren.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Today was a special day. It’s been a long road to ordination. At times, I thought it might never happen. Celebrating the Eucharist for the first time with my congregation was such an emotionally charged—almost overwhelming—experience. There’s much to be thankful for in this season of Thanksgiving.
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12).
Something that once seemed so basic is now revolutionary.
“In everything” is striking.
Something that once seemed so basic is now revolutionary.
“In everything” is striking.
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 AM
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12).
Something that once seemed so basic is now revolutionary.
“In everything” is striking.
Something that once seemed so basic is now revolutionary.
“In everything” is striking.
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If you are looking for some sermons to listen to or watch, our church started a Gospel of John series on Christmas Eve that will go through the Second Sunday of Easter. Here’s the playlist with the first four sermons: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Gospel of John Sermon Series - YouTube
Sermon Series on the Gospel of John at the United Presbyterian Church of Millstone from Christmas Eve 2025 to the Second Sunday after Easter 2026.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:12 AM
If you are looking for some sermons to listen to or watch, our church started a Gospel of John series on Christmas Eve that will go through the Second Sunday of Easter. Here’s the playlist with the first four sermons: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Reading about the Devil and thinking about all the deceit and all the lies we have been hearing.
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Reading about the Devil and thinking about all the deceit and all the lies we have been hearing.
Preaching on John 5 in a few hours.
He came to raise the dead to life, and for that, people wanted to take the life of the One in whom was life.
Will we ones who take life, or will we love as Jesus has loved and be ones who give life?
He came to raise the dead to life, and for that, people wanted to take the life of the One in whom was life.
Will we ones who take life, or will we love as Jesus has loved and be ones who give life?
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Preaching on John 5 in a few hours.
He came to raise the dead to life, and for that, people wanted to take the life of the One in whom was life.
Will we ones who take life, or will we love as Jesus has loved and be ones who give life?
He came to raise the dead to life, and for that, people wanted to take the life of the One in whom was life.
Will we ones who take life, or will we love as Jesus has loved and be ones who give life?
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I’m not voting to fund this lawless violence. Trump’s abuse of power is tearing us apart. We have 3 years left of this presidency. Either we stand up and protect our democracy now, or we risk going down a path that is unthinkable, will hurt countless people and do irreversible damage to our country.
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I’m not voting to fund this lawless violence. Trump’s abuse of power is tearing us apart. We have 3 years left of this presidency. Either we stand up and protect our democracy now, or we risk going down a path that is unthinkable, will hurt countless people and do irreversible damage to our country.
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ICE operations in Minnesota must end immediately.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
ICE operations in Minnesota must end immediately.
This is an older interview of Tom Gregg’s back in 2018. It’s an excellent overview of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and theology. Greggs’s contextualization throughout is impressive. It is especially illuminating given the racist nativism running rampant in the US now. open.spotify.com/episode/6x3p...
Tom Greggs
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January 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This is an older interview of Tom Gregg’s back in 2018. It’s an excellent overview of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and theology. Greggs’s contextualization throughout is impressive. It is especially illuminating given the racist nativism running rampant in the US now. open.spotify.com/episode/6x3p...
Imagine the witness if the church had welcomed the protesters, invited them to the Table, and peacefully conversed with them during the coffee hour afterwards.
Imagine also the government’s (lack of) response if it were an armed, right-wing group of protesters in a LGBT-affirming congregation.
Imagine also the government’s (lack of) response if it were an armed, right-wing group of protesters in a LGBT-affirming congregation.
Protesters arrested after disrupting Minnesota church service
Protesters arrested after disrupting Minnesota church service
Protesters arrested after disrupting Minnesota church service
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Imagine the witness if the church had welcomed the protesters, invited them to the Table, and peacefully conversed with them during the coffee hour afterwards.
Imagine also the government’s (lack of) response if it were an armed, right-wing group of protesters in a LGBT-affirming congregation.
Imagine also the government’s (lack of) response if it were an armed, right-wing group of protesters in a LGBT-affirming congregation.
I just finished teaching Unit 5: 1844-1877 in the APUSH curriculum. This included territorial acquisition, the Sectional Crisis, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. A student asked, “Is what’s happening in Minnesota our ‘Bleeding Kansas?’”
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I just finished teaching Unit 5: 1844-1877 in the APUSH curriculum. This included territorial acquisition, the Sectional Crisis, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. A student asked, “Is what’s happening in Minnesota our ‘Bleeding Kansas?’”
Cover and epigraph of tonight’s reading.
Christian Socialism: An Informal History by John C. Cort.
Christian Socialism: An Informal History by John C. Cort.
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Cover and epigraph of tonight’s reading.
Christian Socialism: An Informal History by John C. Cort.
Christian Socialism: An Informal History by John C. Cort.
Teaching history reminds one that everything is contingent & that change is inevitable, at least as we experience the world.
As I was going over the changes in our political parties from the Feds vs. Dem-Reps through Reconstruction, the seeming fixity of our system melted away. Things can change.
As I was going over the changes in our political parties from the Feds vs. Dem-Reps through Reconstruction, the seeming fixity of our system melted away. Things can change.
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Teaching history reminds one that everything is contingent & that change is inevitable, at least as we experience the world.
As I was going over the changes in our political parties from the Feds vs. Dem-Reps through Reconstruction, the seeming fixity of our system melted away. Things can change.
As I was going over the changes in our political parties from the Feds vs. Dem-Reps through Reconstruction, the seeming fixity of our system melted away. Things can change.
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
A missionary; a martyr. Good’s last words to the man who killed her were: “That’s fine, dude, I’m not mad at you.” Even her name is a witness. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renee Nicole Good: Christian work of woman shot dead by ICE agent - BBC News
Becca Hainsworth shared a room with Good during one of her stays in Northern Ireland and said her soul is crushed at the loss of her friend.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
A missionary; a martyr. Good’s last words to the man who killed her were: “That’s fine, dude, I’m not mad at you.” Even her name is a witness. www.bbc.com/news/article...
No cell phones in NJ schools starting in September 👏 www.nj.gov/governor/new...
www.nj.gov
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
No cell phones in NJ schools starting in September 👏 www.nj.gov/governor/new...
Last day of Christmas is tomorrow. Easter is on its way. Time to prep.
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Last day of Christmas is tomorrow. Easter is on its way. Time to prep.
As a NJ resident, I agree. I also hope to see more than mere posts. You’ve called out this military action and the inaction of Congress in another post. Keep pressing. “We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice; we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 AM
As a NJ resident, I agree. I also hope to see more than mere posts. You’ve called out this military action and the inaction of Congress in another post. Keep pressing. “We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice; we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”
Celebrating Epiphany tomorrow. May the glorious light of Christ dispel the darkness made manifest this day.
January 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Celebrating Epiphany tomorrow. May the glorious light of Christ dispel the darkness made manifest this day.
An excellent interview of the Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry Tom Greggs. Greggs discusses CTI and his vision as director, some of his background, his view on the relation between ethics and theology, and an answer to the question: What is theology? open.spotify.com/episode/6aLl...
Tom Greggs on Hope for Our Theological Future
open.spotify.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 AM
An excellent interview of the Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry Tom Greggs. Greggs discusses CTI and his vision as director, some of his background, his view on the relation between ethics and theology, and an answer to the question: What is theology? open.spotify.com/episode/6aLl...
This long quotation from Origen and John Behr’s comments following are wonderful.
From John Behr’s “The Way to Nicaea.”
From John Behr’s “The Way to Nicaea.”
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This long quotation from Origen and John Behr’s comments following are wonderful.
From John Behr’s “The Way to Nicaea.”
From John Behr’s “The Way to Nicaea.”
Everyone is asleep on this second night of Christmas. Snow is falling. The stove is ablaze. I’m reading John Behr. This is bliss.
December 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Everyone is asleep on this second night of Christmas. Snow is falling. The stove is ablaze. I’m reading John Behr. This is bliss.
Just discovered #clergymaltclub. No Whisky. 😞 But I do have these options to choose from after 3 delightful services this evening. I think I’ll start with the Belgian style tripel.
Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas!🎄
December 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just discovered #clergymaltclub. No Whisky. 😞 But I do have these options to choose from after 3 delightful services this evening. I think I’ll start with the Belgian style tripel.
Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas!🎄
I started Fairy Tale by @stephenking.bsky.social yesterday and the work of Rob Reiner has been referenced or alluded to at least three times.
December 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I started Fairy Tale by @stephenking.bsky.social yesterday and the work of Rob Reiner has been referenced or alluded to at least three times.