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John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: December 31 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” “And behold, I am coming […]

Guest WriterFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas: December 30 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives […]

Matthew WilcoxenFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas: The First Sunday After Christmas - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven […]

Matthew WilcoxenFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: Holy Innocents | Mere Orthodoxy

The advent of Christ is an assault on ungodly rule and elicits its fiercest opposition—including the slaughter of the innocent.

John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: St John the Evangelist | Mere Orthodoxy

On December 27th we celebrate the faithfulness of St John, the beloved disciple, and are comforted by the assurance that God judges justly.

Ali KjergaardFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Day | Mere Orthodoxy

Bonhoeffer likened the coming of Christ to the sound a trapped miner hears when rescue is drawing close. He responds to the sounds with shouts of joy.

Joshua HeavinFeatured

A Hidden Life as a Temptation Narrative | Mere Orthodoxy

If the world isn't ultimately defined by zero-sum power struggles but by something deeper then we can expose ourselves to risk on behalf of the weak.

Jake MeadorFeatured

Mere Orthodoxy Best of 2019 | Mere Orthodoxy

This is our annual list of some of the top essays, reviews, and columns published at Mere O in 2019.

Jake MeadorFeatured

The 2019 Eliot Awards - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Each year in December we publish our Eliot Awards at Mere Orthodoxy for excellence in long-form writing over the past 12 months.

Matthew ArboPoliticsFeaturedChurch

Come, Desire of Nations, Come: An Advent Reflection | Mere Orthodoxy

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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Baby Yoda Explains Christian Denominations | Mere Orthodoxy

In which the Mere Orthodoxy writers explain Christian denominations by explaining whether or not they would baptize Baby Yoda

Todd HainsBibleFeaturedFormationHermeneutics

Martin Luther, the Rule of Faith, and the Bible - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Luther teaches that the catechism holds the entirety of the Christian faith. Even the educated laity and clergy need simple words and short summaries; how much more the simple and uneducated? Actually that’s why Luther thinks the simple need the […]