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Proving Ourselves to be Neighbors: A Meditation for Blessed Sacrament Church - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The church board of The Episcopal Church of the Blessed Sacrament and the Anglican Church of the Resurrection (two parishes who worship and fellowship as one) very kindly asked me to facilitate a discussion on stewardship during their board retreat. […]

(When) Is Lying Wrong? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Lila Rose’s explosive undercover video exposing a  Planned Parenthood worker who gave professional advice to someone masquerading as a pimp with an under-age sex ring has generated a national debate over the organization and its role. But it has also […]

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Drunk Tears on a Barren Sea: Augustinian Reflections on Desire

Misshapen desires are self-defeating, and so will eventually bring us to tears.

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The Quality of God's Mercy

Matthew Lee Anderson reviews the new book 'The Widening of God's Mercy' by Richard and Christopher Hays.

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Raising the Floor: On the Value of Asceticism

Ascetical practices are helpful because they induce crisis in ways that change us without destroying us.

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Marriage as Moral Orthodoxy - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

As evangelicals watch megachurches and other institutions wobble in their convictions about marriage, we have sought to buttress support by elevating the traditional view of the doctrine to a matter of orthodoxy. Always up for a good statement — or […]