by Anne Kennedy | Jun 9, 2024 | Anglicans, Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Theological Liberalism
Have missed my usual Sunday blog over the last few weeks, but almost every weekend has had me dashing in so many directions that something had to give. And honestly, I think I’ve blogged steadily through the lectionary to its full measure–is that like nine...
by Anne Kennedy | May 19, 2024 | Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church
Rabula Gospels Folio Pentecost After much prodding by Matt, I went over and watched the whole speech by the famous football player at Benedictine College. And then I made the mistake of watching this humiliating moment in American politics. The only thing to two...
by Matt Kennedy | May 17, 2024 | Go to Church, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the return of witchcraft and paganism to the cultural mainstream, talk about the significance of “rage rituals,” and consider what fills the vacuum when Christianity is thrown over....
by Matt Kennedy | Apr 19, 2024 | Church Growth, Go to Church, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the church and masculinity in light of the recent Stronger Men’s Conference before turning their attention to a comparison between hired hands (John 10) and exvangelicalism. Need more Stand...
by Anne Kennedy | Apr 14, 2024 | Anglicans, Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, Jesus
Photo by Jose Francisco Morales on Unsplash [I wrote this yesterday–am spending today praying for all those in harm’s way in the Middle East. This post isn’t about that. It’s about something apparently much more trite, though also strangely...
by Matt Kennedy | Apr 5, 2024 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Go to Church, Jesus, Podcast, The Gospel
On this Easter week episode of the Stand Firm podcast, we’re reposting a sermon that Jady Koch preached on the Sunday of the Resurrection. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on iTunes. Want to join the conversation or suggest a topic for a future...
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#324: The Bishops’ Fall Meeting: A Rundown of What Happened
#323: You Again? Steve Lawson and How Discipline and Restoration Ought to Work
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