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Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Gary Thomas is best well known for his book on marriage, which is still one of the standard bearers on the subject (see our review of it, and Thomas'
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
On page 28 of Earthen Vessels I quoted Oliver O'Donovan's standard for theological ethics: "The Church can be committed to ethics without moderating the tone
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
I've stayed abreast of stories on the "young evangelicals," but haven't written about us recently because there's not much new to say.
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
I thought I'd add my own literary contribution to our reflections on New Year's resolutions. Where Cate drops Harry Potter, I bring some George MacDonald. Read
Cate MacDonaldFormation
Does anyone actually believe in the power of New Year’s resolutions? Sometimes I think they are simply a reminder of how much we desire change, and, given our propensity
Kevin WhiteSocial Trends
Time to fulfill a New Year’s resolution… from last year: write more for Mere-O… I’ve rediscovered a lot of important Christian truths in the tenish years of
Cate MacDonaldChurchEvangelicalismFormation
On November 29th, TMZ reported that “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett will be teaming with Joel Osteen, pastor of America’s largest church, for a primetime network show in 2012. Burnett told TMZ, “The premise of the show is that ordinary people will […]
Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Justice
Just in time for Christmas, I thought I would finally excerpt this piece that I wrote earlier this year for the good folks at Boundless: Yet at the same time,
Matthew Lee AndersonLiterature
Alan Jacobs passed along this fascinating little bit on Lewis's story: My real criticism of this novel relates to a different matter. It is that it ends just
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In many ways, 2011 has been one of the most exciting years Mere-O has had in the course of our seven year history. I'll never be a
Matthew Lee AndersonBible
I've been almost completely offline the past couple weeks, so I'm behind on everything. But I just noticed that Leadership Journal published my review of Scot
Cate MacDonaldFormation
There are times in my life when retreat seems the best option. I don't mean peaceful, quiet, necessary spiritual retreat, but the retreat of the defeated army, slinking