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The Sunday Next Before Advent

by Mark Marshall | Nov 21, 2020 | Advent, Church Year, Eschatology, History, Totalitarians

The Sunday Next Before Advent has long been one of my favorite Sundays of the church year. First, the name just sounds amusingly Anglican to me. That may say more about me than about the name, but anyway… Of slightly more importance, it heralds...

Totalitarians Moments? IX: Saturday in DC

by Mark Marshall | Nov 17, 2020 | Freedom of Speech, History, Totalitarians, U.S. Politics, Woke Church

Events this past Saturday in Washington D. C. speak volumes about where we are as a country. First, thousands gathered in the capital to support President Trump and to protest the fraudulent election. (That the election was fraudulent has become so obvious I will not...

Video Panel: How Can Christians Vote for Trump?

by David Ould | Nov 10, 2020 | Abortion, History, U.S. Politics

Here’s a question I’m hearing a lot in Australia: How can sensible, fair-minded Christians vote for a man like Trump? I’m joined by fellow Stand Firm bloggers Greg and Matt to tease out what made the difference for them. A helpful video to share with...

#26: The Cat in the (Pointy) Hat: The Good and Bad of Bishops

by Matt Kennedy | Nov 6, 2020 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Episcopalians, History, Podcast

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about bishops and bishop-led churches. They discuss advantages and disadvantages of having bishops, whether or not they’re biblical, and consider the recent resignation of a bishop in the ACNA....

#25: A Coin the Coffer: Purgatory Then and Now

by Matt Kennedy | Oct 30, 2020 | History, Podcast, Roman Catholics, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about the Vatican’s recent statement about indulgences and purgatory, why the idea is such bad news, and how the attempt to buy one’s way into grace is widespread, both inside and outside...

Totalitarian Moments VI: Bonhoeffer vs. the Aryan Paragraph

by Mark Marshall | Sep 12, 2020 | History, Totalitarians, Woke Church

About two months after Hitler was appointed Chancellor, the German government passed the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service. It contained the Aryan Paragraph which excluded from civil service those who could not document their “Aryan” descent –...