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Matthew Lee AndersonReading the Hymns
Notice the Oxford comma and the British spelling of 'Honor'? Well, there's a reason for that. This quintessential Palm Sunday hymn was originally written by Theodulf
Matthew Lee Anderson
If you have an hour or so this weekend, you would do well to watch this lecture by Phillip Blond. Blond’s version of conservatism is a British version of the Front Porchers, and it captures well some of the tensions […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Here at Mere-O, we pretty much kill off everything cool. And now we're gunning for the podcast. We are entering the audio fray with "Mere-O
TexCulture
I’m not the first person to suggest that there is something inherently better about live musical performances, and even though we are rapidly sinking into an atomized digital age, I don’t think I’ll be the last: there is enough of […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
Ross Douthat at the NY Times had a moment of sympathy for Bart Stupak today, and it’s a (typically) generous and insightful response to uproar surrounding Bart Stupak: Here was a politician who embodies what a half-century ago would have […]
Matthew Lee AndersonEducation
Which can only mean I’m weighing in with my own list. In case you missed it, folks have been listing the ten books that either influenced them, they liked the most, or are best in their category (like Dr. Sanders’ […]
Andrew WalkerPolitics
Aside from watching the whole debacle play out last night, my computer screen was toggling in between Twitter and Facebook. Hunter Baker had a few of my personal favorites from
Matthew Lee Anderson
Over the past 72 hours, I’ve been engaged in various debates about the contents of our newly minted-health care system and the effects of the executive order that was issued to appease Bart Stupak and his ilk. The central question […]
Andrew WalkerUncategorized
A wise word and by word, I mean "Tweet" from everyone's favorite Southern Baptist sage, Dr. Russell Moore: "If your passions are more provoked today
Matthew Lee Anderson
How Great Thou Art is as close as a hymn can come to a ‘controversial hymn’ these days. N.T. Wright targeted the final verse in his book on the resurrection, using it to highlight the problems of the contemporary escapist […]
Matthew Lee AndersonReading the Hymns
Hymns are an invaluable source of understanding the Christian faith. Like the Psalms, they are often grounded in particular human experiences and undergirded by doctrinal commitments, which makes them interesting
Andrew WalkerEconomics and Business
Robert Parham from EthicsDaily.com has a proposal for healthcare reform: Get it Passed! Filled with rhetorically charged missives which casts healthcare opponents as bourgeoisie and “individualistic,” Parham, who myopically makes no mention of abortion mandates, reduces the argument between the […]