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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

An Interview with Laura Dunn, Director of “The Seer”

March 17th, 2016|11 min read

By Jake Meador

Tolkien's Holy Fools

March 14th, 2016|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Redundancy of House of Cards

March 9th, 2016|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Of Jayber Crow and Donald Trump

March 7th, 2016|10 min read

By Jake Meador

The Battle for the Bible and a “Literal” Hermeneutic

February 25th, 2016|7 min read

By Jake Meador

Social Conservatives and Donald Trump

February 18th, 2016|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Who says memorialism isn’t “sacramental”?

February 10th, 2016|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Sanctified by Grace Blog Tour: Mortification

January 29th, 2016|3 min read

By Jake Meador

Sanctified by Grace Blog Tour: Election

January 26th, 2016|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Announcing Davenant House

January 19th, 2016|2 min read

By Jake Meador

Leaving Difficult Churches III: On Spiritual Abuse, Community, and the Internet

January 18th, 2016|6 min read

By Jake Meador

On Loving and Hating Places

January 15th, 2016|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Is Not Voting in an Election Nihilistic?

January 14th, 2016|5 min read

By Jake Meador

On InterVarsity and Black Lives Matter

January 6th, 2016|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Neo-Anabaptists and the Benedict Option

January 4th, 2016|7 min read

By Jake Meador

Fatherhood and Carrying the Fire

December 23rd, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

On the Chestertonianism of Star Wars

December 21st, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Brief Update

December 14th, 2015

By Jake Meador

Leaving Difficult Churches II: Common Objects of Love

December 8th, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Leaving Unhealthy Churches I: Why It’s Hard to Leave

December 7th, 2015|7 min read