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Today's World Would Not Be Strange to Paul: On Church Discipline

When Paul wrote to the Corinthians on discipline and sexual sin he was writing to people who lived in a world that was in many ways like our own.

Jake MeadorFeaturedChurch

The Crisis in Christian Discipline and the Opportunity Before Us

American Christianity's moral witness has been badly weakened at a time when we could provide a confused, fracturing world with a hopeful alternative.

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Reading the Hymns: Joy to the World | Mere Orthodoxy

Steven Wedgeworth's close reading of "Joy to the World" argues that the hymn works as both an Advent hymn and a Christmas hymn.

Brad LittlejohnFeaturedChurch

What of the Baptists? A Response to Samuel James | Mere Orthodoxy

Brad Littlejohn and Joseph Minich respond to Samuel James' review of "People of the Promise" in Christianity Today.

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Mary, Did You Know? A Mere Orthodoxy Symposium

In which contributing writers to Mere O debate the merits of the polarizing Christmas classic "Mary, Did You Know?"

Jake MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

How to Celebrate the Reformation - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Today marks the 500th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther (might have) nailed his famous 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. While the historicity of that famous event is in dispute, what is not in question is […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Ecclesiology and the Zombie Pastor Problem - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A brief note on the furor surrounding Patheos’s decision to add Mark Driscoll to their Evangelical channel: One of the common responses when something like this hits the press is for evangelicals, self-lacerating sorts that we are, to say that […]

Matthew LoftusFeaturedChurchCulture War

A Social Justice Warrior in King Roderick's Court | Mere Orthodoxy

The Social Justice Warriors need the Benedict Option as much as the Benedict Option needs the Social Justice Warriors.

Jake MeadorChurch

What should a priest be? - Commonplaces

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Jake MeadorChurch

What should a priest be? - Commonplaces

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Charlie ClarkChurch

Reviewing Radicalism: When Reform Becomes Revolution

Charlie Clark reviews the Davenant Trust's new publication, the first volume in an ongoing series modernizing 16th century reformer Richard Hooker.

Jake MeadorChurch

Reviewing "The End of Protestantism" by Peter Leithart

Dr. Coyle Neal argues that Leithart's new book suffers from a bad understanding of church history and deficient view of the cross.