by Matt Kennedy | Sep 15, 2023 | Anglicans, Apostasy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the recent statement from ACNAtoo. They talk about the morphing definitions of terms, the anonymity of the leadership, and the anti-Christian nature of the organization’s promises....
by Mark Marshall | Sep 14, 2023 | Apostasy, Bible Study, False Teachers and Their Enablers, History, The Gospel, Totalitarians, Woke Church
This from Rod Dreher this past Sunday has me thinking about how we all are too prone to having our thinking held captive by the times we happen to live in. I mean, look: we wonder (or rather, I wonder) why more people, especially Christians, aren’t standing up...
by Matt Kennedy | Sep 8, 2023 | Biblical Illiteracy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, Jesus, Podcast, Presbyterians, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about a pastor’s essay about leaving the ministry. They discuss expectations, the difficulties of parish ministry, and the consolation they find in Christ. Programming note: the guys recorded...
by Nick Lannon | Sep 7, 2023 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, Pornography, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Gospel
I originally wrote this in 2013. But, you know, Burning Man hasn’t changed that much… Many words have been typed (I miss the expression “much ink has been spilled.” It’s a beautiful image lost to the sands of the twentieth century) about the hypocrisy of...
by Anne Kennedy | Sep 3, 2023 | Apostasy, Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus, Prosperity Gospel, The Gospel
Photo by Nycholas Benaia on Unsplash I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we have been trucking along through Matthew for the summer, because it’s year A in the lectionary. If you don’t catch a moment to read the Bible at any other moment, at least you will get to hear...
by Anne Kennedy | Aug 20, 2023 | Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, History, Jesus, The Gospel
Photo by Jacob Bentzinger on Unsplash This is turning out to be the unexpected blogging era of musical commentary. Even as I was trashing “Oceans” last Sunday (if you love it, I’m so sorry, I totally listened to it all week out of penance), Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men...
