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Who Can I Blame?

by Anne Kennedy | Sep 14, 2022 | Garden-Variety Malaise, History, Jesus, Oppression

Upsetness about the existence of the monarchy in Great Britain manifested as a certain kind of rejoicing over the death of Queen Elizabeth II, continues apace over on Twitter. I was scrolling in the desultory way that I generally do in the late afternoon, waiting for...

If You’re Casting About For A Missing Heroic Archetype

by Anne Kennedy | Sep 13, 2022 | Biblical Illiteracy, Episcopalians, Garden-Variety Malaise, History

I didn’t make any progress down my enormous stack of books over the last three months….by which I mean that I binged mystery novels and only did bite-sized amounts of Reading For Information, which is not what I had intended. I did slowly make my way through this long...

The Queen After 9-11

by Mark Marshall | Sep 10, 2022 | History, Obituary

With the death of Her Late Majesty and with the 21st anniversary of 9-11 upon us, we would do well to remember one of her gracious acts towards us Americans, as rebellious as we are.Something odd happened at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace just after...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 1926-2022

by David Ould | Sep 9, 2022 | Christmas, History, Jesus, The Gospel

The discovery of the risen Christ on the first Easter Day gave his followers new hope and fresh purpose, and we can all take heart from this… As dark as death can be – particularly for those suffering with grief – light and life are greater.Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth...

#102: Err Apparent: God’s Truth, Biblical “Mistakes,” and What Inerrancy Really Means

by Matt Kennedy | May 20, 2022 | Bible Study, History, Jesus, Literature, Podcast, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the doctrine of inerrancy. They consider so-called “literary devices,” ask whether or not it’s important the Bible be inerrant, and suggest that a little faith in God might go a...

#98: No Substitute for Substitution: Jesus, the Cross, and the Wrath of God

by Matt Kennedy | Apr 22, 2022 | Bible Study, Go to Church, History, Jesus, Podcast, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss some common criticisms of Penal Substitutionary Atonement, interact with the ideas of some of its well-known detractors, and wonder if there can be Good News without Jesus taking the punishment...