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Kirsten SandersFamilyTheology

Desiderata for a Protestant Theology of the Body

Preliminary notes on what a Protestant 'theology of the body' ought to be.

Haley BaumeisterFamilyTechnologyFormation

The Case Against Vasectomies

The glib way in which many evangelicals approach procedures like vasectomies is indicative of how superficial our understanding of sexuality often is.

Derek RishmawyCultureFormation

Holy Ambitions, Large and Small

The sin of unbelief can destroy large, well-known ministries. But it can equally prevent qualified leaders from pursuing the grand works God calls them to.

Phil CotnoirCultureHealth & Medicine

The Coming Psychedelic Moment

Soaring rates of mental illness will almost certainly mean increased use and acceptance of psychedelics in the coming years.

Stiven PeterCulture

Christ Repairs Culture

Evangelicals obsess over the relationship between Christ and Culture, yet often in ways disconnected from daily life.

Samuel C HeardTechnologyHealth & Medicine

The Rise of Hyperpleasures

Hyperpleasures are strong dopamine hits that overwhelm the brain. They are an existential problem for people seeking to follow Jesus... or just be human.

Rhys LavertyFeatured

Time is Always Time: Christopher Nolan, T. S. Eliot, and Creatureliness

Christopher Nolan has a long, well-documented fascination with time. But what his films have not been able to do is show a way of escaping creatureliness.

Dave Strunk and Ben RuyackFeaturedChurch

The Four Quadrants of Church Life in the Gray Zone - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Any pastor of a church over 70 people[1] has to develop some kind of rhythm or strategy with which they encourage their church into greater fruitfulness in Christ. For better or ill, we’ve been calling these things ‘programs’ for some […]

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

Decadence, Joe Rogan, and Non-Anxious Authority - Commonplaces

I’m an old-cohort millennial or, if you like, part of the Oregon Trail generation. I graduated college in 2010. At that time, I was definitely aware of transgenderism, for example, because I was an English major and I worked at […]

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

Decadence, Joe Rogan, and Non-Anxious Authority - Commonplaces

I’m an old-cohort millennial or, if you like, part of the Oregon Trail generation. I graduated college in 2010. At that time, I was definitely aware of transgenderism, for example, because I was an English major and I worked at […]

Leah Libresco SargeantFeaturedEconomics and BusinesshealthJournalJournal 3

How to Value Caring Work - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Immediately before Jesus institutes the sacrament of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, he kneels before his disciples to wash their feet. Peter objects to being served by his Lord, finding it improper, but Jesus tells him that, “Unless I […]

Ian HarberFormationMental Health

The Christian in a Therapeutic Age

Living in a therapeutic cultural moment creates unique challenges and complexities for Christian life and ministry.