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Hayden NesbitChurchFormation

The Foolish Divine Order of the Church

Ours is a body with aches and pains, strains and breaks. Confession will painfully set our bones. Such is the foolish divine order of the body of Christ.

Charles CarmanEducationFormation

Is a Classical Education 'Useful'?

Does a classical education prepare students for the real world? The answer depends on what you mean by 'real world.'

Brianna LambertFormation

Why Avocations Matter

When we allow our avocations to be transformed into utilitarian hobbies, we lose something profound.

Hannah Miller KingTechnologyFormation

Both Virtue and Policy: How Should Christians Fight Tech Addictions?

When it comes to technology, parents can and should embrace their God-given stewardship of their homes; but they can't change a generational climate alone.

Nadya WilliamsTechnologyFormationFamily

A Day in the Life of a Screen-Free Child

A screen-free childhood sounds strange and implausible to many, but it remains possible and even relatively attainable for those who desire it.

Justin N. PoythressFormation

Meditation and the Giver of Things

To be drawn out of oneself is a great good, but the goal of such meditation is not detachment from the world, but attunement to the world and its giver.

Chris SibbenTechnologyEducationFormation

A Hollow Crown: AI and the Formation of Students

Generative AI can mimic the traces of a mind at work, but it cannot replicate the slow, difficult formation of a human soul.

Alex StevensTechnologyFormation

Aquinas, AI, and the Pursuit of Learning

The ascent of AI does create new challenges for knowing what is real, but the tools that we have always relied upon still have much to offer us.

Nathaniel MarshallBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

To Dabble or Not to Dabble

Amateurism is wonderful, but asking it to serve as a subversion of capitalism and hustle culture is to misunderstand what it is.

Austin GravleyCultureTechnologyFormation

The State of the Internet: 2026

The first ever State of the Internet report from Mere Orthodoxy

Matt ReynoldsBook ReviewsFormation

On Judging Books

There are times when the work of understanding why a book fails and taking the time to explain that can be immensely worthwhile.

Gracy OlmsteadChurchBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

The Garden and the Liturgy

Both the church calendar and the work of gardening are reminders of our mortality and an exhortation to prepare for the world to come.