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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

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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Dealing with Burnout Like a Christian - Commonplaces

Chris Krycho: For the last several months, I’ve been experiencing what I initially described as mild burnout. I’m not sure how mild it is at this point, but I’m definitely still experiencing it. As a result, I’m still thinking about how to mitigate […]

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Dealing with Burnout Like a Christian - Commonplaces

Chris Krycho: For the last several months, I’ve been experiencing what I initially described as mild burnout. I’m not sure how mild it is at this point, but I’m definitely still experiencing it. As a result, I’m still thinking about how to mitigate […]

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How Air Conditioning Created the Modern City - Commonplaces

From The Guardian: Once, when I was staying in Houston, Texas, my host was showing me round her house. It included a mighty fireplace. “How often does it get cold enough to light a fire?” I asked, as what little I […]

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How Air Conditioning Created the Modern City - Commonplaces

From The Guardian: Once, when I was staying in Houston, Texas, my host was showing me round her house. It included a mighty fireplace. “How often does it get cold enough to light a fire?” I asked, as what little I […]

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The New Reading Environment - Commonplaces

The new reading environment built around the social stream corrodes the minds of writer and reader alike.

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The New Reading Environment - Commonplaces

The new reading environment built around the social stream corrodes the minds of writer and reader alike.

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In Praise of Owning Stuff - Commonplaces

Tyler Cowen thinks it is #actually good to own things instead of pay monthly subscription fees. He's almost certainly right.

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In Praise of Owning Stuff - Commonplaces

Tyler Cowen thinks it is #actually good to own things instead of pay monthly subscription fees. He's almost certainly right.

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The Ever-Present Audience - Commonplaces

Sacasas: It is not just the technological tools available to us that deform us; it is also the desire for attention we have which these tools encourage.

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The Ever-Present Audience - Commonplaces

Sacasas: It is not just the technological tools available to us that deform us; it is also the desire for attention we have which these tools encourage.

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Book Review: Disruptive Witness by Alan Noble | Mere Orthodoxy

Alan Noble's new book succeeds at being both a description of the world as we experience it and a set of proposals for how Christians should respond.

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

The reporting is clear that Cardinal McCarrick sexually harassed young men. So why do so many in the church and the media keep lying about it?