by Anne Kennedy | Apr 18, 2021 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Coronavirus, Episcopalians, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel, Woke Church
After attending yet another funeral in the morning yesterday, I came home and hunched over my kitchen counter, absorbed in leftover scalloped potatoes, to be transported by the soaring music, the elegant hats, and the heartbreaking social distancing of a very...
by Matt Kennedy | Apr 2, 2021 | Anglicans, Church Growth, Episcopalians, Podcast, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the supposed tension between dogmatism and mission, look at some of the church’s past attempts to be “relevant,” and wonder where the person and work of Jesus fits in. Want to...
by Anne Kennedy | Mar 7, 2021 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Biblical Illiteracy, Episcopalians, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Prosperity Gospel, Social Justice, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
Over the past tumultuous year, I have become more and more skeptical of the idea that Christians are supposed to “flourish.” It seems a very basic assumption that many of us have, that we’re supposed to do well and be able to use our gifts in the church. When I first...
by Matt Kennedy | Nov 6, 2020 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Episcopalians, History, Podcast
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about bishops and bishop-led churches. They discuss advantages and disadvantages of having bishops, whether or not they’re biblical, and consider the recent resignation of a bishop in the ACNA....
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 9, 2020 | Episcopalians, False Teachers and Their Enablers, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the recent finding by The Episcopal Church against Bishop William Love. When justice and love are defined outside the Word of God, defenders of God’s Word find themselves labeled as unjust...
by Anne Kennedy | Oct 7, 2020 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Episcopalians, LGBTQIetc, The Gospel
Well, today is Matt’s birthday, and as a present to him, I’m going to blog about the thing that he wanted me to, which I only do as a special treat, because, honestly, this stuff is super discouraging. Here is Bishop Love writing in Anglican Ink: I received word...
#314: To the Ends of the Earth? Nations, Cultures, and the Urgency of Evangelism
#313: Everything Old is New Again: Same Old (Episcopal) Story
#312: C.S. Lewis and Gender: A Conversation with Josh Herring
#311: Boys to Men: Thomas Fickley, Passing on Manhood, and St. Dunstan’s Academy
#310: God on the Move: Church Planting in West Virginia with Derek Roberts