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Madison PierceBibleFeaturedChurch

Advent IV: The Coming(s) of Christ and Our Hope | Mere Orthodoxy

Hebrews is not an obvious place to turn for Advent reflections, but in its discussion of Christ's coming it offers us a reminder of the grounds of our hope.

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“Divided We Fall,” with David French

“Divided We Fall,” with David French

Myles WerntzFeaturedChurch

Advent II: Expectant Waiting - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

As 2020 has lingered on, I have watched as marker after marker of a year’s progression have been overtaken by an endless sea of sameness: one weekend blurs into the next, one Zoom call into the next. The rhythms of […]

Brad EastFeaturedChurch

Advent I: The Face of God - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The deepest desire of the people of God is to see the face of God. The Psalmist gives voice to this desire in the form of exhortation: “seek his face always” (105:4). The invocation of Israel’s priests answers this desire […]

Susannah Black RobertsTheologyChurch

The Time is Near - Radio Free Thulcandra

I’ve never written about this before, but today is the first Sunday of Advent, and it’s also both C.S. Lewis’ and Madeleine L’Engle’s birthday, and so I am going to try to describe something – at least to start. I […]

Susannah Black RobertsTheologyChurch

The Time is Near - Radio Free Thulcandra

I’ve never written about this before, but today is the first Sunday of Advent, and it’s also both C.S. Lewis’ and Madeleine L’Engle’s birthday, and so I am going to try to describe something – at least to start. I […]

Brad EdwardsFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

The Church of Individualism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Mark Sayers defines secularism as the pursuit of “the fruits of the Kingdom without the King.” It’s a beautifully succinct summary of a culture with a historical amnesia of it’s once-upon-a-time countercultural Christian foundations built to support the social virtues […]

Andrew ArndtFeaturedChurch

To Open or Not to Open? A Humble Plea - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in […]

Casey ShuttFeaturedChurch

Piercing a Hole in the Heavens | Mere Orthodoxy

Churches, although ordinary and easy to overlook (you’ve probably passed several already today), are portals that crackle with the power of God.

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'An Introduction to Theological Anthropology,' with Dr. Joshua Farris

'An Introduction to Theological Anthropology,' with Dr. Joshua Farris

Leah Libresco SargeantFeaturedChurch

Keeping Vaclav Benda's Door Open - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I don’t think there’s anyone better to explain to Rod Dreher where he went wrong in his recent posts about the death of George Floyd than Rod Dreher. When I wrote to him (Update #8 in that linked post), I […]

M H TurnerFeaturedChurch

The Search for Anglican Identity | Mere Orthodoxy

Recent responses to Turner's first essay raise the question of why the idea of Anglican identity is so contested in the first place.