I'm a family doctor teaching & practicing at a mission hospital in Kenya. our family website is: https://matthewandmaggie.org/ and you can sign up for family email updates there!https://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3muuizuv2zs2vTran & Smith: Anti-Xian Nationalism "turns out to go the other way, not from the phenomenon of partisan politics to scientific study aimed at understanding it, but rather from preset political partisanship to the suggestion of an empirical point of departure. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rsr.7042706 Sep 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuizuv2zs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3muf3jue7522uTeamed up with Samuel James to write about porn brain and how porn is bad for all of us when men started getting locked in to hyperreality: https://thedispatch.com/article/porn-brain-men-women-relationships-sex/31 Aug 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf3jue7522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mtthzuskwc2yI've always wanted to do this one: my piece on the "terrorist charity" of late antiquity. The parabalani or "reckless ones" did some great stuff for the Church. They also killed people and started riots. Here's what we can learn from history: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/the-terrorist-charity-of-late-antiquity-early-church-young-men/?utm_medium=widgetsocial24 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtthzuskwc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mtgqmv3g4c24One of my favorite essays of the year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgqmv3g4c24https://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mtdmitigfk26My book RESISTING THERAPY CULTURE is out today! It's about how medicalizing normal life experiences makes people psychologically sicker by draining their agency, and what a better approach to mental health looks like, especially within the Church. You can buy it now: https://www.amazon.com/Resisting-Therapy-Culture-Dangers-Psychology/dp/1514012685/18 Aug 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdmitigfk26https://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mstbgl2apk2aI've got 2 live events coming up to discuss RESISTING THERAPY CULTURE: August 14th at 1:30pm Eastern with the Trinity Forum: https://ttf.org/events/online-conversation-with-matthew-loftus/ August 25th at 11:30am Central with Mere Orthodoxy: mereorthodoxy.com/forum/ https://mereorthodoxy.com/forum/11 Aug 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstbgl2apk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3msfxqx7qc22hI'm grateful for the opportunity I had to go on the That'll Preach podcast and talk about Resisting Therapy Culture, human agency, and how to know when you or someone you love ought to see a mental health professional: https://thatllpreach.io/episode/resisting-therapy-culture-with-matthew-loftus06 Aug 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfxqx7qc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mri2vzrgx22lEbola epidemic looking bad. Violence/insecurity in the region, attacks on health workers, weak supply chains, etc. all contributing to a dangerous growth curve. https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html25 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri2vzrgx22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mrb2vad3ws2bMission hospitals did great work in the 20th century, but are they obsolete now? Some Christians think so: after all, they are expensive, prone to dependency, and facing major headwinds. Yet I still think they’re vital for missions in the 21st century: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/07/mission-hospitals-21st-century-loftus/?utm_medium=widgetsocial22 Jul 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb2vad3ws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mqdv2kadqs2jVery grateful that @emilybelz.bsky.social came out to our hospital and others to see what effect the U.S. aid cuts had on people and how we've adapted: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/07/hiv-pepfar-usaid-cuts-trump-humanitarian-aid-mission-hospitals/?utm_medium=widgetsocial11 Jul 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdv2kadqs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mpiqjtqti22bI hate running. But I do it anyway. So I formed the Running Haters Running Club with a buddy: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/the-running-haters-running-club-exercise-excuses-christians/?utm_medium=widgetsocial30 Jun 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiqjtqti22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mp56oi25x22fI wrote about Elon Musk, DOGE's destruction of USAID, why accurate estimates of how many people have died matter when it comes to holding people accountable: https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-many-people-did-doge-really-kill?author=Matthew+Loftus&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=How+Many+People+Did+DOGE+Really+Kill%3F25 Jun 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp56oi25x22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mna4bnwnvc2mI wrote about how masculinity is getting medicalized with the inappropriate use of testosterone therapy: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/you-dont-need-testosterone-therapy-medicalization-masculinity/?utm_medium=widgetsocial01 Jun 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna4bnwnvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mm4ssjpsak2vI wrote about Kira Ganga Kieffer's book, UNVACCINATED UNDER GOD, about religion and vaccine hesitancy. It's got some good threads about spirituality and vaccines but fails to stitch them together: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/vaccine-hesitancy-comes-from-vague-spirituality-not-evangelicalism/?utm_medium=widgetsocial18 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4ssjpsak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mlbmzdmruk2qI wrote about why too much mental health awareness could be bad for your health: https://www.dailywire.com/news/are-we-creating-mental-illness-the-hidden-forces-turning-stress-into-sickness07 May 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbmzdmruk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mksp4dtm7c2zYou can now read a sample chapter from my book RESISTING THERAPY CULTURE at IVP's website! https://ivpress.com/resisting-therapy-culture01 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksp4dtm7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mk5jyfrhbs2hWhen we politely lie to people and tell them that they are not burdens, they are pressured to reciprocate with an untruth of their own and say that they are willing to be killed via assisted suicide. The truth? "Everyone is eventually a burden." https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/culture-of-life/everyone-is-eventually-a-burden23 Apr 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5jyfrhbs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mjkjfm3wxs2sThe New Christendom has already here. And it's... a fandom. The most understated savagery you'll see this year from John Ehrett. https://substack.com/home/post/p-19431598115 Apr 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkjfm3wxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mjezg6tngc2rI wrote about Restorative Reproductive Medicine for this month's column at CT. My verdict? It's not the cure-all some promise, but it would be better for all of medicine to be more like RRM. https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/fertility-treatment-quick-fix-restorative-reproductive-medicine/?utm_medium=widgetsocial13 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjezg6tngc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mjefp4ct3k26tfw ur priest is soft on crime13 Apr 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjefp4ct3k26https://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mitf4kskfs2hHere's something I wrote while I was off social media for Lent about Casey Means and how she talks like someone who just hasn't taken care of enough sick people in her career. https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/03/we-should-demand-more-from-maha-casey-means-rfk-hhs/?utm_medium=widgetsocial06 Apr 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitf4kskfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewloftus.bsky.social/post/3mipqfyd2r22nHappy Easter, friends! Here are some pictures I took from the top of Mt. Kenya yesterday with my family.05 Apr 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:fbtravstcwemplbxth4z4of4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipqfyd2r22n