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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied English and History. He lives in Lincoln, NE with his wife Joie, their daughter Davy Joy, and sons Wendell, Austin, and Ambrose. Jake's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, Christianity Today, Fare Forward, the University Bookman, Books & Culture, First Things, National Review, Front Porch Republic, and The Run of Play and he has written or contributed to several books, including "In Search of the Common Good," "What Are Christians For?" (both with InterVarsity Press), "A Protestant Christendom?" (with Davenant Press), and "Telling the Stories Right" (with the Front Porch Republic Press).

By Jake Meador

Rosaria Butterfield and Evading the Issues

September 20th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Football and the Political Act of Prayer

September 19th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Setting Fire to Modern Civilization: On Abuse and Institutions

September 18th, 2018|8 min read

By Jake Meador

The Hedonism of Reading Good Books

September 18th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Dealing with Burnout Like a Christian

September 17th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

How Air Conditioning Created the Modern City

September 14th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

The New Reading Environment

September 13th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

In Praise of Owning Stuff

September 12th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

The Ever-Present Audience

September 11th, 2018

By Jake Meador

Book Review: Disruptive Witness by Alan Noble

September 5th, 2018|12 min read

By Jake Meador

Why do so many people feel the need to lie about Cardinal McCarrick?

August 31st, 2018|7 min read

By Jake Meador

Spiritual Friendship Pre-Conference Talks: Johanna Finegan

August 3rd, 2018

By Jake Meador

I Hope I’m Wrong by Dessa

July 30th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Against the Sterile Style

June 26th, 2018|9 min read

By Jake Meador

Should Pro-Lifers Learn from the DSA?

June 22nd, 2018|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Lord’s Work in the Lord’s Way: Against the Culture War

June 21st, 2018|19 min read

By Jake Meador

On Not Being Like Juan Gines de Sepulveda

June 11th, 2018|3 min read

By Jake Meador

What do we mean by “community”?

June 6th, 2018|8 min read

By Jake Meador

The Scientist’s Prayer

June 6th, 2018

By Jake Meador

A Brief Note on Paige Patterson’s Defenders

June 5th, 2018|7 min read