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#165: Essay Does It: Global Anglicanism and the Archbishop’s Essay Contest

by Matt Kennedy | Aug 25, 2023 | Anglicans, Bible Study, History, Podcast, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss Archbishop Beach’s summer essay contest: a sermon on what it means to be a global Anglican today. They discuss that topic, applicable biblical texts, how such a sermon might go…and what...

Old Souls in a New World

by Anne Kennedy | Aug 20, 2023 | Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, History, Jesus, The Gospel

Photo by Jacob Bentzinger on Unsplash This is turning out to be the unexpected blogging era of musical commentary. Even as I was trashing “Oceans” last Sunday (if you love it, I’m so sorry, I totally listened to it all week out of penance), Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men...

#164: Unashamed: God’s Word, Eternal Truth, and Changing Churches

by Matt Kennedy | Aug 18, 2023 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Episcopalians, False Teachers and Their Enablers, History, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Theological Liberalism

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Jady and Nick discuss a Christianity Today article about recently departed ACNA churches. They wonder if clergy and congregation knew what they were joining, reflect on their own past hesitancies, and reaffirm the goodness of...

#161: I Am Become Death: Just War Theory and the Morality of Atomic Bombs

by Matt Kennedy | Jul 28, 2023 | Bible Study, History, Justice, Podcast, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Politics

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about Just War Theory, discuss the difference between making war and turning the other cheek, and consider the history of the atomic bombings on the occasion of the release of the film OPPENHEIMER....

The Good Example of St. Swithin in Education

by Mark Marshall | Jul 20, 2023 | Academia, History

St. Swithin (or Swithun) is a much beloved saint in the English church. His holiday was this past Saturday. He is probably most well known for a certain legendary weather forecast not of his doing. As told by Fr. Gregory Wilcox: Swithin died, the most beloved of...

In Praise of Heresy Hunting

by Mark Marshall | May 26, 2023 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Episcopalians, False Teachers and Their Enablers, History, Roman Catholics, Theological Liberalism, Vichycon, Woke Church

Our Matt Kennedy and George Conger of Anglican Unscripted have had an interesting exchange. You can catch that on a special Preventing Grace podcast that Matt hijacked from Anne and, before that, on Anglican Unscripted #803, beginning at about 23 minutes in. I think...