Skip to main content

Every New Day, Love Song for a Savior, and Dechurching

March 18th, 2022 | 4 min read

By Jake Meador

I was at the last show Five Iron Frenzy played outside Colorado. In 2004 they passed through Lincoln on their way back home for their final two shows, both played in their hometown of Denver. But before that they played a skating rink in Lincoln to a pretty packed crowd. I was there with a ton of kids from my youth group. And I still am not sure I’ve had many experiences quite like hearing them play through their final three songs that night.

Login to read more

Sign in or create a free account to access Subscriber-only content. 

Sign in

Register

Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, The Dispatch, National Review, Comment, Christianity Today, and Plough. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.