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Jake Meador

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

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

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Deconstructing in the Ruins - Commonplaces

I don’t know a way to start this without some level of personal detail, but I’ll try to be brief: I grew up in a church somewhere right of John MacArthur which, these days, things MacArthur is a progressive. If you […]

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On Whether Football is Coming Home - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It would seem that football is not, in fact, coming home.

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Sacred Season Episode 10: Pentecost

Join Erin and Danielle as they discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives as Christians and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives as moms.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 10: Pentecost

Join Erin and Danielle as they discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives as Christians and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives as moms.

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Book Excerpt: Either Way, We'll Be All Right by Eric Tonjes - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The cross is not simply about rescue but also about restoration. The cross is not primarily about escape from some future punishment but rather about healing our relationship with God. Christ’s death brings us back into communion with our Creator: […]

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Betraying Tyndale: Notes Against Propaganda - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I think this essay is maybe about my parents, particularly my mother, but it’s also about what they taught me and how that relates to the turmoil currently roiling America’s public life. My mom’s formal education ended with a high-school […]

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Sacred Season: Episode 9: Eastertide

Join Erin and Danielle as they talk the glories of Easter and Eastertide and what we can learn from this season about sanctification and sabbathing well.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season: Episode 9: Eastertide

Join Erin and Danielle as they talk the glories of Easter and Eastertide and what we can learn from this season about sanctification and sabbathing well.

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Notes on DeYoung's Review of Thompson and Kwon - Commonplaces

We are going to be reviewing the book in some fashion on the main page (I see you, Sarah). That said, given Kevin DeYoung’s review at TGC this morning, I wanted to put up some quick notes replying to what […]

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Notes on DeYoung's Review of Thompson and Kwon - Commonplaces

We are going to be reviewing the book in some fashion on the main page (I see you, Sarah). That said, given Kevin DeYoung’s review at TGC this morning, I wanted to put up some quick notes replying to what […]

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Let's Talk About "Theonomy" - Commonplaces

Occasional Mere O contributor Andrew Walker has published a muddled and confused essay about theonomy over at TGC. Given the nature of the errors, I wanted to take the time to lay out the issues with the piece in hopes […]

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Let's Talk About "Theonomy" - Commonplaces

Occasional Mere O contributor Andrew Walker has published a muddled and confused essay about theonomy over at TGC. Given the nature of the errors, I wanted to take the time to lay out the issues with the piece in hopes […]