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#142: What Dreams May Come: GAFCON23 and the Worldwide Anglican Communion

by Matt Kennedy | Apr 7, 2023 | Anglicans, Jesus, Podcast, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Jady and Nick have a brief conversation about their upcoming trip to Rwanda, their hopes and dreams for the GAFCON gathering, and how encouraging it is to be in a communion so committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Need...

What Do You Have To Lose?

by Anne Kennedy | Apr 2, 2023 | Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus

The central question of the day. in case you hadn’t noticed, is what even is a person? What does it mean to be human? What are the characteristics and contours of personhood? How do you know who you are? When you are talking to someone else, how do you know who they...

On Palm Sunday

by Mark Marshall | Mar 31, 2023 | Anglicans, Church Year, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel

I still remember my first Palm Sunday at an Anglican church, at Christ Church Plano about twenty years ago. Having gone to Presbyterian and then Bible churches my whole life up to that point, Anglican liturgy was still new to me. I loved it but much of it was still a...

Genesis, Joseph and the Passion of Christ

by Mark Marshall | Mar 28, 2023 | Church Year, Daily Office, History, Jesus, The Gospel

I did it again. Thanks to my lectionary last week — yes, I blame it — I got to Genesis 45 when Joseph loses control of his emotions and reveals himself to his brothers. . . . And I lose control of my emotions and have a sobfest. It happens just about every time. It’s...

Can This Church Live?

by Anne Kennedy | Mar 26, 2023 | Apostasy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Jesus, LGBTQIetc

Oh ah, well, my goodness, this is a very interesting graph (assuming it is real–I couldn’t find a link to a study, but this thing from Pew certainly doesn’t contradict it): You can check out the whole tweet thread if you want. Also this graph: For...

The Greatest Love of All

by Anne Kennedy | Mar 19, 2023 | Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus

It’s been a long exhausting week and I thought it would be fun to check in on Glennon to see what she is up to. Or rather, what she was up to last year. YouTube offered up this interview of Ellen chatting with her about the journal (or whatever) she made to go with...