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Choose Wisely

by Anne Kennedy | Aug 22, 2021 | Eschatology, Garden-Variety Malaise, History, Jesus

Well, here I am after a nice quiet month. I kept thinking I would blog while it was going on, but then I figured—as the news kept getting worse and worse—that I just wouldn’t. If ever there was a time not to weigh in about anything, this seemed as good as any....

A Sermon for St. James Day as it falls on Trinity 8

by Mark Marshall | Jul 25, 2021 | Apostasy, Bible Study, False Teachers and Their Enablers, History, Theological Liberalism

I delivered this sermon this Sunday morning at Providence Reformed Episcopal Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. After I was asked to preach, I noticed that St. James Day this year fell on today, the 8th Sunday After Trinity. When I read the Gospel lessons for both, I...

A Woke Week at Oxford

by Mark Marshall | Jun 14, 2021 | Academia, History, Social Justice

Last week was a rather interesting one in Oxford. First, the infamous Guido Fawkes revealed that the Middle Commons Room of Magdalen College Oxford voted to take down the portrait of The Queen in said room because she “represents recent colonial history” or something....

#51: No More Mr. Nicaea Guy: Eunuchs, Councils, and Trans

by Matt Kennedy | May 14, 2021 | Apostasy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, History, LGBTQIetc, Lutherans, Podcast, Sexuality

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick react to the election of the first openly trans Bishop in the ELCA, discuss the relevance of the Council of Nicaea, and reflect (again) on the fact that the Gospel is only Good News in light of...

#50: Defending Dad: Can Anything Good Come from Patriarchy?

by Matt Kennedy | May 7, 2021 | Anglicans, History, Oppression, Podcast, Sexuality

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady and Nick take a stab at defending “the patriarchy.” They discuss whether or not that’s a helpful word, talk about the biblical roots, and wonder if there’s anything that’s actually...

Totalitarian Moments 3.1: H.R. 1 and the Rigging of American Elections

by Mark Marshall | Apr 15, 2021 | History, Totalitarians, U.S. Politics

Last summer in this series, I noted the history of totalitarians disregarding elections they lost and then rigging elections as soon as possible once they consolidated power so that they would not lose again. Now you might already be wondering if I am going to go...