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Keith E. BuhlerEvangelicalismFormation

How good is "as good as possible"? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“But one ought to try to become as good as possible oneself, but not to think that only oneself can become perfectly good — for if one thinks this is one is not yet perfectly good.” -Plotinus Ennead II.9, Chap. […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

An Open Letter to Canon

An Open Letter to Canon

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Only Thing That Matters: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It’s Valentine’s Day.  The day for romance.  The day for love.   But that’s not stopping me. My wife and I watched “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” this last weekend, so I was planning this post before Melinda Penner at STR […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Business of Creation: The Young-Manager Takes on Greed - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My time at Wheatstone Academy was one of the most significant learning experiences of my life, mostly because I received challenging and difficult instruction from my boss on a regular basis. That boss, Brian Nick, has now become a friend […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Government and Happiness, Redux. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A while ago, I linked to this story pointing out that “subjective well being” is increasingly being used as a measuring rod for British policy. Mere O reader Peregrine commented right away, pointing out that it might be useful. He […]

Matthew Lee AndersonMusicChurch

Christians by Faith, not by Genre: Sufjan, Swithfoot, and the Nature of the Artist

Christians by Faith, not by Genre: Sufjan, Swithfoot, and the Nature of the Artist

Elliot RavenwoodUncategorized

By Zeus! Greeks are worshipping the ancient gods again!

By Zeus! Greeks are worshipping the ancient gods again!

Matthew Lee AndersonPro-LifeScience

From Death unto Life: The Pro-Life Position and the Presence of Death

From Death unto Life: The Pro-Life Position and the Presence of Death

Matthew Lee AndersonBibleTheology and PracticeFormation

The Key to the Gospel of John: Final Installment

The Key to the Gospel of John: Final Installment

Matthew Lee AndersonBibleFormation

The Key to the Gospel of John: An Addendum - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I was planning on being finished with these reflections on John, but these excellent questions from Andrew have inspired me to write one more post. If anything is clear in the Gospel of John, the thought that Jesus is both […]

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneuticsEvangelicalism

The Body of the Word: Louis Gaussen's "Theopneustia"

The Body of the Word: Louis Gaussen's "Theopneustia"

Matthew Lee AndersonEpistemologyFormation

Character, Skepticism, and Prayer

Character, Skepticism, and Prayer