by Mark Marshall | Feb 7, 2023 | Church Year, Coronavirus
Last year, an article in The Atlantic called for an amnesty for past wrongs done surrounding COVID. Both the article and some of the responses to it were problematic and raised issues of what is right apology, forgiveness, and accountability as I noted. Now, I am...
by Mark Marshall | Jan 10, 2023 | Coronavirus, Corrupt Media, Sports
This past week has been an emotional roller coaster for the NFL and beyond. Last Monday night, with millions watching what was one of the most anticipated games of the NFL regular season, Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin made a good hard tackle, immediately got up,...
by Anne Kennedy | Dec 28, 2022 | Coronavirus, Corrupt Media, Garden-Variety Malaise, On the Radar
I’ve never gotten on the bandwagon of praying and asking God for a “word” for the forthcoming year—like Peace or Joy or Resilience or something. That kind of activity doesn’t really fall within my preferred brand of Christianity. But in the midst of all my Hallmark...
by Matt Kennedy | Nov 4, 2022 | Coronavirus, Go to Church, Podcast, The Gospel, U.S. Politics
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about binding the consciences of believers, discuss how to admit when you’re wrong, and why we should be careful adding on to “love thy neighbor.” Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to...
by Anne Kennedy | Oct 14, 2022 | Coronavirus, Garden-Variety Malaise, On the Radar
There is an interesting conversation going on over on Twitter (not that you should go there, I would never advocate it) about whether or not pastors should apologize for the way they handled covid. That video of the Pfizer person saying the vaccine went to market...
by Anne Kennedy | Apr 24, 2022 | Anglicans, Biblical Illiteracy, Coronavirus, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, The Gospel
Well, I am caught, as usual, between two opinions. I really can’t make up my mind between this “fascinating” trend (if it is even that) and this depressing development. The first is grown-up people going to the American Girl Doll cafes—with their dolls—for the purpose...
