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Brad LittlejohnFormation

Seeking Wisdom Without Training Wheels: An Exhortation to Christian Graduates

New Christian graduates are now tasked with the task of cultivating wisdom without the benefit of training wheels.

Matthew LoftusChurchSocial Trends

The Great Dechurching Will Hurt Poor People

Members of mainline denominations as a percentage of the US population have dropped to the single digits. That’s bad news for the poor and vulnerable.

Jake MeadorCulture

Lessons from the Harrison Butker Saga

The controversy around Butker's speech doesn't suggest we should reject Christian virtues to secure our place in a hostile world, but quite the opposite.

Daniel DormanFormation

To Sit in the Threat of Loss

Sitting with the possibility of imminent grief and death forces one to turn one's eyes to God and hope in his promises.

Camron BendfeldTheologyHistory/Church History

Learning About Eternal Security with Clement of Rome

The problem of apostasy has always been with us. So too has the question of eternal security. The 1st century father Clement treated this issue at length.

Jake MeadorChurch

The PCA We Could Have

The PCA doesn't need to feel so angry and anxious. But for that to change, each bloc in the church is going to have to drastically change their behavior.

Jake Meador

The Next Chapter of Mere Orthodoxy

Today we are announcing several changes that will help us continue to stabilize as an organization and continue our work long-term.

Noah DiekemperHistory/Church History

What Media Got Wrong About Supposed Christian Self-Immolation

After Aaron Bushnell's death, multiple media outlets badly misrepresented the story of the Nicomedia martyrs to suggest they too practiced self-immolation.

Onsi A. KamelInternational Politics

Why the Campus Protests Happened Now

There are reasons beyond leftist takeover or ignorance for the campus protests. The evils visited on Gaza for decades are all too real—and far too ignored.

Maria BaerMediaEthics

When We Can’t Remember Why Wrong is Wrong

The New York Times’ 'The Retrievals' podcast is a case study in the futility of moral reasoning by power dynamics.

Jake Meador

An Update on Our Emergency Appeal

Here is the latest update on Mere Orthodoxy's emergency appeal.

Andy HoodHealth & MedicineFormation

The Distortion of Vulnerability

Weber's ‘iron cage’ of modernity distorts Christian life and community in countless ways. One of the most pertinent concerns the idea of vulnerability.