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Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: The Benedict Option, with Rod Dreher

Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option has been one of the most talked about books of 2017, and his blog is one of the most popular socially conservative blogs in the country. Now, the man himself joins us to talk about it. Listen […]

Matt MillerDevotional

Singing as Part of Family Worship

Matt Miller and his family have leaned heavily on hymnody as a primary part of their evening family worship with their younger children.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

Indexing Political Theologies: Six Christianity and Culture Strategies

One of the smarter criticisms I’ve read of Rod’s book comes from Doug Wilson’s initial post about it in which he raises the question of whether we are moving into a time of extended testing under an established regime hostile […]

Guest WriterDevotional

Family Worship: The Voice of Rejoicing in the Christian Home

Family worship is an occasion where the "voice of rejoicing" can be heard in a Christian home. We should never lose sight of that basic fact.

Jake MeadorFeatured

Gangs of New Jerusalem: Act 1

The Reformed Katholic Krewe and Tradinista Apostles are preparing for war. Meanwhile, the Gospel Disciples enforcer is fed up with the Woke Feelings Havers.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: The Resurrection of Politics

Matt, Derek, and Mere-O’s own Jake Meador discuss the implications of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ for political theology. (Note: Matt posted the wrong episode before, so please shame him appropriately.) If you like the show, please do leave us […]

Susannah Black RobertsFeaturedHistory

Polis/Counter-polis: On the Civic Benedict Option

The best approach to the Benedict Option will recognize the secular as a true good and work to preserve it as an essential part of community life.

E. J. HutchinsonDevotional

On Family Worship and Failure

The latest post in our series comes from Eric Hutchinson.

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: On Genesis 1, Part Two

We enjoyed our last Bible study on Genesis 1 so much that we decided to do it again. Listen in as Alastair, Matt and Andrew discuss the second half of

Guest WriterDevotional

Family Worship as Spiritual Formation

Family worship is an important aspect of a family's spiritual formation because it provides a regular time when they worship together.

Jake MeadorDevotional

On Reinvigorating Family Worship: A Mere O Project

We're going to be posting a series of short reflections from different families about what they do for family worship with their kids.

Jake MeadorFeaturedCultureCulture War

Is it really that bad? Christianity, Secularism, and Apocalypse

"How to Survive the Apocalypse" is a great case for Christian faithful presence in a secular, pluralistic culture. But it is still a flawed, naive argument.