by Matt Kennedy | Jan 27, 2023 | Anglicans, Bible Study, History, Orthodox, Podcast
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick go back to the 5th century to look at the filioque clause in the Nicene Creed. They discuss why it’s there, talk about what might be lost if it was removed, and consider the East/West divide. Need...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 20, 2023 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Bible Study, False Teachers and Their Enablers, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss a recent open letter from an English bishop to his diocese. They look at his (weak) arguments for the acceptance of same-sex “marriage,” marvel at his abuse of scripture, and consider...
by Anne Kennedy | Jan 11, 2023 | Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, Freedom of Speech, Jesus
Well, it turns out a lot of you all are watching The Chosen and loving it, so that’s pretty cool. But, as I said yesterday, there are a few gainsayers out there, and I did promise to venture into the Twittersphere, however briefly, to respond to some kinds of...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 6, 2023 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Bible Study, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Podcast, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt and Jady talk to the Rev. Dr. Dustin Messer (Vicar of All Saints, Dallas) about the exvangelical phenomenon. They discuss what people who leave evangelicalism are really rejecting, how they can be engaged, and why...
by Anne Kennedy | Dec 30, 2022 | Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, False Teachers and Their Enablers
Like 2020 and 2021, the year of our Lord 2022 gifted the Christian world with a lot of false dichotomies and general dumbness. I thought it was all wrung out and all I had to do was gaze out my kitchen window at the gray landscape, yell four more times at a child for...
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 14, 2022 | Apostasy, Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, Jesus, Podcast
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss some recent Twitter comments from Phil Vischer, wonder if Jesus’ clashes with the Pharisees were due to their law-keeping, and talk about Christians and the common charge of hypocrisy. Need...