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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org.

By Matthew Loftus

Sandra McCracken, “Songs From The Valley”

March 13th, 2018

By Matthew Loftus

why can’t white Christians take black Christians at their word?

March 12th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

we can make up great things — like national identity!

March 8th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

can Black Lives Matter achieve its goals?

March 7th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

song post: “Fire and Dynamite”, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

March 6th, 2018

By Matthew Loftus

The Sacrifice of Africa — a book all missionaries to Africa should read

March 5th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

there are reasons why poor people eat what they eat

March 2nd, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

how deep does the rot run?

March 1st, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

when sex hurts

February 27th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

song post: Emmylou Harris (Bob Dylan), “Every Grain of Sand”

February 27th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

preventing child deaths in America

February 26th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

experts shooting themselves in the foot with conflicts of interest

February 22nd, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

denying admission to Christian refugees

February 21st, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

song post: Steve Taylor, “Cash Cow”

February 19th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

can evangelicalism’s corpse be revived?

February 15th, 2018|3 min read

By Matthew Loftus

questioning brain death

February 14th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

that’s how all good comedies go

February 13th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

Song Post: “Mary Consoles Eve”, Rain for Roots

February 12th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

EMRs are designed for billing, not for retaining information

February 11th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

follow the money, asthma prevention edition

February 8th, 2018|2 min read