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Hi, I’m Matt

I’m a theologian and writer in Chicago. I care about ideas, drink ratios, and the mysteries of the creative process. I live in Oak Park with my wife and our son.

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Some Specifics

  • People often ask me for book recommendations. Some recent favorites include The Life You Save May Be Your Own and Shop Class as Soulcraft.

    I enjoy making cocktails for my friends. I tend to like split-based sazeracs and drinks with Chartreuse—try a Bijou.

    I’m happy to help give creative direction or editorial feedback for any project that promotes good human lives.

  • I’m a creative thinker with executive leadership experience, and I’ve developed some expertise in project management, editorial direction, and integrated communication across academic, nonprofit, and ministry contexts. I have a strong background in strategic planning, fundraising, and cross-functional team development, with advanced theological education and extensive public speaking experience.

    Core competencies: Strategic thinking, project leadership, editorial, problem solving, fundraising, marketing.

    Technical skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace & Analytics, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, Mailchimp.

    Here is my resume.

  • I’m currently a PhD candidate in systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School:

    Advisor - Kevin J. Vanhoozer

    Dissertation - “The Church’s Agony: Attending to Christian Division”

    Here is my CV.

  • Sad music, budget apps, Marilynne Robinson, chocolate chip cookies, adoption, the difference between an em dash and an en dash, your golf swing, bad preaching, places to eat in Chicago, Terrence Malick, the mystery that had been kept hidden for ages.

NO SPAM, I PROMISE —

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