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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.

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 […]

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On Fearing Eternity and Being at Home on Earth - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By Gary Benton My hands gripped the pew before me so tightly they ached, as if caught in an over-wrought handshake. I drew in quick, sharp breaths. Though I was careful to keep my head still, my eyes darted wildly […]

Brandon D. SmithFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Loving Others Theologically - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“How dare you?!” You might remember this phrase from Mark Driscoll, one of my early heroes in the so-called “New Calvinism” movement. His growl was aimed at men during a rant about how they misuse women sexually and otherwise. It […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedFormation

Longing and Hope in the Shadowlands | Mere Orthodoxy

Christians should not be surprised by unexpected resurrection. We should see in such things a sign of the coming resurrection and a testament to God's love.

Jake MeadorFeaturedFormation

The Grace of Good Questions - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Francis Schaeffer used to say that if he had an hour to tell someone about Jesus, he would spend the first 55 minutes of that hour listening. I thought about this a couple weekends ago when I was able to […]

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Why I Am Listening to Jordan Peterson - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By David George Moore Someone last year, and I can’t recall who, recommended that I watch some of the videos on Jordan Peterson’s YouTube channel. Since my workouts include time on the treadmill, I listen to all kinds of teaching […]

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Work and Pray - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Tim LeCroy explains how the rhythms of work and prayer reinforce one another as part of Christian spiritual formation.