Hi! I’m Matthew Barron. I am married to Molly Maria, and we live in Portland, Oregon. I’ve studied here in Portland at schools like Portland Bible College (Theology), Concordia University (Education), and Multnomah Seminary (Pastoral Studies). I currently conduct research on topics about the Bible, and support my research through print work and typesetting. To learn more about me and to keep in touch, sign up for my newsletter.
This blog is my digital commonplace. What’s a commonplace, you ask? It’s not mundane or ordinary. Rather, it’s a
ˈcommonplace, n.
A striking or notable passage, noted, for reference or use, in a book of common places or commonplace-book n.
ˌcommonˈplace-blog, n.
Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
This website is all about gathering in one place the variety of useful facts and thoughts on topics ranging from the Bible, to children’s literature, to illustration, and calligraphy, and anything else that begs to be recorded here.