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.
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!
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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."
Reposted by Matt Thiessen
Zohran solving the housing crisis simply by getting elected.
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Zohran solving the housing crisis simply by getting elected.
painfully true as of today.
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
painfully true as of today.
Anyone else watching this baseball game tonight?
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Anyone else watching this baseball game tonight?
my daughter as soon as she returns from trick or treating.
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
my daughter as soon as she returns from trick or treating.
Kids walking past our house like our candy isn't good enough for them.
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Kids walking past our house like our candy isn't good enough for them.
Great to see some of the work of my colleague, Jeremy Cohen, highlighted here! #HamOnt
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jeremyfcohen.bsky.social
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@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jeremyfcohen.bsky.social
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Who's up for a scavenger hunt... at a cemetery? 'Talk Death' aims to make dying less scary | CBC News
During Halloween season, Talk Death — a group founded by two Hamiltonians which aims to make people more comfortable around death and dying — has been organizing scavenger hunts in cemeteries across...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Great to see some of the work of my colleague, Jeremy Cohen, highlighted here! #HamOnt
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jeremyfcohen.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @jeremyfcohen.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...