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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

“making human life safe for human beings”

November 9th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

“Easier For People To Be Good”: Ten Theses on the Bible, Poverty, and Justice

November 8th, 2018|9 min read

By Matthew Loftus

vulnerable children and orphanages

November 8th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

colonizing Mars won’t be nearly as exciting as we think

November 7th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

love in a time of really nasty politics

November 6th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

better birth outcomes for black babies and their mothers

November 5th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

And Who Is My Neighbor?

November 2nd, 2018|19 min read

By Matthew Loftus

parenting, control, and obligations

November 2nd, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

holy culture and horticulture

November 1st, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

solidarity and healing after the Tree of Life shooting

October 31st, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

how bodies matter in miscarriage

October 30th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

where Foucault and the Apostle Paul meet

October 29th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

oikonomia and economics

October 26th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

raising our kids to love others

October 25th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

longing for community

October 24th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

“gifts of time, money, and sympathy”

October 23rd, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

hope when everything’s getting worse

October 22nd, 2018

By Matthew Loftus

CCHF Match

October 19th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

the faith and work movement… for workers!

October 18th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

pluralism and hell

October 17th, 2018|1 min read