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"Where were you?" A Meditation on Memory, Place, and 9/11

I was sitting inside a prayer chapel, trying to meet with the Almighty. When we say where we were, we fold the world into our own stories, weaving it between

Jeremy MannUncategorized

Matt and Lauren's Wedding Sermon

My wife's wonderful sister married a great guy this weekend; they asked me to give the homily at the wedding. I was stunned by the invitation, but also

Cate MacDonaldUncategorized

On Literature

A few years ago I was on an extended solitude retreat on an island off the coast of Washington. With no books, television, music or other people to distract me,

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Sponsor Mere-O

Now that we're seven years old here at Mere-O, I figured it was time to do some experimenting with accepting advertisements. It wasn't an easy

Andrew WalkerUncategorized

Benson's Books

Over at his blog, Mere-O friend Christopher Benson has an excellent listing of new or forthcoming books from various publishing houses. Benson's list covers a wide range

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Unvarnished Honesty: Luke Timothy Johnson on Homosexuality in the Church

Whatever your feelings about homosexuality, Luke Timothy Johnson's candor should be welcomed and encouraged: I think it important to state clearly that we do, in fact, reject the

Cate MacDonaldUncategorizedEthics

Casey Anthony and the American Justice System

(two posts in a ROW! Matt's going to die of shock) I was a bit too young to remember much about the O.J. Simpson murder trial, though

Cate MacDonaldUncategorized

The only thing worse than hope is having no hope at all.

Thursday night (or I guess I should say Friday morning) my cat woke me up at 3:27am. This is, sadly, not that uncommon, as he’s a very opinionated

Kevin WhiteUncategorized

Francis Chan on True Arrogance

Some stirring and convicting words from a former pastor of mine, in a Christianity Today interview: Here's what I had to repent of: I had felt the need

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Logres, Lewis, and the Fourth of July

Jared Wilson does a nice job of unpacking Lewis' view of the Logres: The gist of the Logres idea is that God’s original plan for the races, nations,

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Soft Bigotry of Low (Sexual) Expectations

photo © 2009 Palliativo | more info(via: Wylio)From the department of bad ideas: Patty Skudlarek strives to be a responsible parent. That's why she says she told her

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Religious Liberties and Gay Marriage in New York

photo © 2010 Fibonacci Blue | more info(via: Wylio) The slow expansion of gay rights across the nation took a step forward late Friday night with the extension of marriage to