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.
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
November 26, 2025
Very excited about today’s mail! @pgziegler.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Very excited about today’s mail! @pgziegler.bsky.social
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Starbucks baristas are on strike and the No Kings Alliance stands with them. Don’t shop at Starbucks while workers fight for fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Power belongs to the people who make this country run: nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge #NoContractNoCoffee #NoKings
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Starbucks baristas are on strike and the No Kings Alliance stands with them. Don’t shop at Starbucks while workers fight for fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Power belongs to the people who make this country run: nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge #NoContractNoCoffee #NoKings
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Okay. I can breathe. 🦅
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Okay. I can breathe. 🦅
Stumbled across this podcast today. This episode from 2023 was really helpful. If you are a @pcusa.bsky.social TE or RE on session, it’s worth a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/3TjO...
Encounter: Polities, Policies and Property (oh my!), and How to Start Those Conversations
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November 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Stumbled across this podcast today. This episode from 2023 was really helpful. If you are a @pcusa.bsky.social TE or RE on session, it’s worth a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/3TjO...
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When the richest man in the world had the levers of political power for a few weeks, his top priority was to take money from the poorest of the poor. Horrific.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
When the richest man in the world had the levers of political power for a few weeks, his top priority was to take money from the poorest of the poor. Horrific.
As a former barista who is still a Starbucks regular, I’ll choose solidarity over slaking my thirst on 11/13.
Also, there need to be more unionized stores in NJ.
Also, there need to be more unionized stores in NJ.
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
As a former barista who is still a Starbucks regular, I’ll choose solidarity over slaking my thirst on 11/13.
Also, there need to be more unionized stores in NJ.
Also, there need to be more unionized stores in NJ.
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Americans are more aware of the vulnerabilities in our democratic political system—and of the need to stand up and act—than they’ve been in my lifetime.
The results of the current madness could end up serving the nation.
We’re learning about the realities of maintaining democracy in real time.
The results of the current madness could end up serving the nation.
We’re learning about the realities of maintaining democracy in real time.
Not to sound Pollyanna-ish, but it is at least possible that we could come through this Trump madness even more fortified and galvanized as a nation than we were before.
We could put some work in analyzing and repairing the cracks in our system that he has exposed.
We could put some work in analyzing and repairing the cracks in our system that he has exposed.
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Americans are more aware of the vulnerabilities in our democratic political system—and of the need to stand up and act—than they’ve been in my lifetime.
The results of the current madness could end up serving the nation.
We’re learning about the realities of maintaining democracy in real time.
The results of the current madness could end up serving the nation.
We’re learning about the realities of maintaining democracy in real time.
This is morally repugnant behavior.
“…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” - Matthew 25:35
“…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” - Matthew 25:35
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is morally repugnant behavior.
“…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” - Matthew 25:35
“…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” - Matthew 25:35
This one went…faster.
“Gotta go fast!”
“Gotta go fast!”
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This one went…faster.
“Gotta go fast!”
“Gotta go fast!”
Took a while, but I think this 🎃 turned out nicely.
October 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Took a while, but I think this 🎃 turned out nicely.
In college, I was told that I would receive an F if I used Wikipedia. Today, it is the first place that I direct my high school students to go when starting their research.
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In college, I was told that I would receive an F if I used Wikipedia. Today, it is the first place that I direct my high school students to go when starting their research.
Anyone frustrated by the warehouse boom in NJ over the past few years should be concerned about the potential for a data center boom over the next few years. Imagine a giant warehouse that also extracts endless electricity and water resources.
This is the book that has me thinking about this:
This is the book that has me thinking about this:
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Anyone frustrated by the warehouse boom in NJ over the past few years should be concerned about the potential for a data center boom over the next few years. Imagine a giant warehouse that also extracts endless electricity and water resources.
This is the book that has me thinking about this:
This is the book that has me thinking about this:
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My first book, Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport, came out this March with Rutgers University Press. Since then I've given talks in Boston, Urbana-Champaign, Charlotte and most recently Memphis. /1
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My first book, Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport, came out this March with Rutgers University Press. Since then I've given talks in Boston, Urbana-Champaign, Charlotte and most recently Memphis. /1
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God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
Sermon by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde | 1.21.25
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
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October 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reading this little essay between innings. Go Phils! firstthings.com/a-perfect-ga...
A Perfect Game - First Things
In his later philosophy, Heidegger liked to indulge in eccentric etymologies because he was certain that there are truths deeply hidden in language. It is one of the more...
firstthings.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Reading this little essay between innings. Go Phils! firstthings.com/a-perfect-ga...
So much to unpack in this short interview. open.spotify.com/episode/45zv...
David Bentley Hart (A Philosopher’s God)
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October 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
So much to unpack in this short interview. open.spotify.com/episode/45zv...
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The Office of Public Witness has released a pastoral and prophetic statement on the federal government shutdown. Read more and take action here: www.votervoice.net/PCUSA/Campai...
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Office of Public Witness has released a pastoral and prophetic statement on the federal government shutdown. Read more and take action here: www.votervoice.net/PCUSA/Campai...
Sermon tomorrow is on Acts 15:36–16:40. Lots there. I’m excited to compare Lydia & the jailer. Both believe, are baptized, & show hospitality to Paul & Silas. Contrast that w/ the men who exploit the woman w/the spirit & those who violently imprison Paul. “Secretly” in 16:37 ≈ “while wearing masks.”
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Sermon tomorrow is on Acts 15:36–16:40. Lots there. I’m excited to compare Lydia & the jailer. Both believe, are baptized, & show hospitality to Paul & Silas. Contrast that w/ the men who exploit the woman w/the spirit & those who violently imprison Paul. “Secretly” in 16:37 ≈ “while wearing masks.”
This packed quite the punch open.spotify.com/episode/7G3X...
Ep. 189 David Bentley Hart - Authoritarianism, Artificial Intelligence, and Apokatastasis (the Greek word for universal salvation, or the restoration of all things)
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September 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This packed quite the punch open.spotify.com/episode/7G3X...
“Do not be afraid.”
September 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
“Do not be afraid.”