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Alex KneenPoetry

A Psalm for Easter

An Easter psalm by Alex Kneen

Hayden NesbitTheology

Embracing the God Who Bleeds

On Good Friday we remember the God who bleeds and who, in his death, calls us to join him in death so we might join him in his resurrection.

Alex StevensTechnologyFormation

Aquinas, AI, and the Pursuit of Learning

The ascent of AI does create new challenges for knowing what is real, but the tools that we have always relied upon still have much to offer us.

Matthew LoftusBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Deconstructing Pessimism

We should find hope in the fact that it is actually quite difficult to truly embrace pessimism

Nathaniel MarshallBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

To Dabble or Not to Dabble

Amateurism is wonderful, but asking it to serve as a subversion of capitalism and hustle culture is to misunderstand what it is.

Ben GibsonCulture

Marilynne Robinson's Simple Wisdom

Too often we think that the only viable solution to pressing social problems is complex engineering or trite answers. What we need are simple acts.

Keeping Kids Christian with Cameron Shaffer

Jamie CarlsonTheologyChurch

Why Evangelical Gender Discourse Is Unserious

Evangelical gender discourse tends to be fairly fake and contrived because the key questions are ignored due to a combination of anxiety and partisanship.

William TateBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Attending to 'Paradise Lost'

Alan Jacobs's biography of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' will help new readers understand and appreciate the immensity of Milton's poem.

Austin GravleyCultureTechnologyFormation

The State of the Internet: 2026

The first ever State of the Internet report from Mere Orthodoxy

Matt ReynoldsBook ReviewsFormation

On Judging Books

There are times when the work of understanding why a book fails and taking the time to explain that can be immensely worthwhile.

Shane HullArtMusicCulture

A Conversation with Andrew Peterson About the Music of Rich Mullins

A conversation with Andrew Peterson about the music of Rich Mullins and what it was like to do a live performance of one of Mullins's greatest albums.