by Mark Marshall | Mar 31, 2023 | Anglicans, Church Year, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
I still remember my first Palm Sunday at an Anglican church, at Christ Church Plano about twenty years ago. Having gone to Presbyterian and then Bible churches my whole life up to that point, Anglican liturgy was still new to me. I loved it but much of it was still a...
by Anne Kennedy | Mar 19, 2023 | Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus
It’s been a long exhausting week and I thought it would be fun to check in on Glennon to see what she is up to. Or rather, what she was up to last year. YouTube offered up this interview of Ellen chatting with her about the journal (or whatever) she made to go with...
by Anne Kennedy | Mar 5, 2023 | Anglicans, Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus
First of all, I didn’t know there was a Twitter account for such a time as this—it’s called Lectionary Memes for Liturgical Dreams. I like this one best for this week: Genesis 12:1–9 pic.twitter.com/nUio5d9I9z — Lectionary Memes for Liturgical Dreams...
by Anne Kennedy | Feb 19, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus
I have been deeply committed all week to not saying anything about the Asbury Revival, as it is best known on Twitter. It’s still going on, and last night I saw a picture of a long stream of cars inching through what appears to be a very small town. Multitudes are...
by Matt Kennedy | Feb 17, 2023 | Church Growth, Go to Church, Jesus, Podcast, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick consider the “He Gets Us” ads, talk about bait and switch evangelism, and discuss how the Good News requires both law and gospel. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on iTunes. Want to...
by Anne Kennedy | Feb 5, 2023 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, Go to Church
We have come upon a most happy moment. My very favorite passage of the Bible (at least for today) has been apportioned in the assigned lections for the fifth Sunday of Epiphany. It is one of the most relevant, indeed the most important texts for Christians to ponder....
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