by Matt Kennedy | Jun 23, 2024 | Anglicans, Go to Church, Podcast
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick react to the news that the Rt. Rev. Steve Wood, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas, has been elected third Archbishop of the ACNA. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on iTunes or...
by Anne Kennedy | Jun 16, 2024 | Anglicans, Church Growth, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus
The lections today are particularly apt because, it being mid-June, I am gardening furiously. Living in the Northeast as I do, the growing season feels cruelly short. No one–this year was an exception–is supposed to put anything in the ground before...
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...