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Brad EastFeaturedChurch

Sacraments, Technology, and Streaming Worship in a Pandemic

Streamed worship services are not nothing, but they are a decisively different thing than in-person worship and thus should be used only in extreme cases.

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Crises in Evangelicalism with Dr. Molly Worthen

Dr. Molly Worthen joins Matt and Derek to talk all things evangelicalism, not the least of which is her book, Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism.

Steven WedgeworthFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Reasonable Service: Outreach, Evangelism, and Ethics in the PCA

The recent controversy concerning Memorial Pres is possibly a natural function of the way many in the PCA think about outreach, evangelism, and ethics.

Jake MeadorChurch

How One Church is Responding to Coronavirus

I’ve been really delighted with how well my home church in Lincoln has responded to the coronavirus. When a friend of mine asked about it on Twitter last night, I replied to her tweet: Has anyone's church moved to virtual […]

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Integralism with Pater Edmund Waldstein

Nearly every Christian tradition has its own view on Christ & Culture; that is, how the Christian church relates to secular culture and political powers. In this episode, Pater Edmund

Josh PaulingFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

The Hidden Transubstantiation of Contemporary Worship

In countless churches across America’s denominational landscape, contemporary worship practices have won the day in the name of cultural relevance and stylistic preference. But inherent in contemporary worship is a dangerous dichotomy of style and substance that if not remedied, […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Notes on Shepherding the Spiritual Cynic

Christians who hope to be of some use as neighbors must become comfortable shepherding the spiritual cynic who has seen great evil done in Jesus's name.

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"Divine Humility," with Dr. Matthew Wilcoxen

God is all-powerful. God is all-knowing. God is ever-present. But is God humble? Dr. Matthew Wilcoxen joins Derek and Alastair to discuss his recent book, Divine Humility:

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"The Lord's Prayer," with Dr. Wesley Hill

How do we pray to our Father? Dr. Wesley Hill joins Matt, Derek, and Alastair to discuss his latest book, The Lord's Prayer: A Guide to Praying to

Micah HarrisFeaturedChurch

Why Churches Need Artists

In loving our artists, churches can experience something urgent about ourselves that cannot be had in any other way.

Matthew ArboPoliticsFeaturedChurch

Come, Desire of Nations, Come: An Advent Reflection

Wesley's evocative line in "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," is a reference to Haggai. Looking closely at the text can help us better understand the hymn.

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"Sacred Season," with Danielle Hitchen & Erin Morrow Hawley

Matt introduces the latest podcast at Mere Orthodoxy, "Sacred Season." Sacred Season is a new podcast hosted by Danielle Hitchen & Erin Morrow Hawley that covers the vocation