by David Ould | Dec 24, 2024 | Advent, Christmas, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
This past Sunday evening we had our Nine Lessons and Carols at St John’s Anglican Cathedral Parramatta. I’m always keen for us to have a short talk or homily but also acutely aware that so often guests automatically switch off as the preacher gets up. So...
by Matt Kennedy | Nov 5, 2024 | Abortion, Jesus, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel, U.S. Politics
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk dating, how to care for your children as they seek a mate, and God’s plan for courtship and marriage. Birds & Bees Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on iTunes or follow us on X....
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 18, 2024 | Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, History, Jesus, Podcast, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the meaning of the phrase “the least of these” in Matthew 25 before turning to the moral questions surrounding the Christian interaction with pagan cultures. Need more Stand Firm?...
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 11, 2024 | Anglicans, Apostasy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, Jesus, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about “deconstructing” Christians, discuss whether sex is at the core of apostasy, and consider the practice of trading one set of laws for another. Anne Kennedy on Cosper’s Canard....
by Matt Kennedy | Jul 26, 2024 | Academia, Garden-Variety Malaise, Jesus, Podcast, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss a recent argument between James Wood and Mike Cosper, talk about the phenomenon of prominent “cultural” Christians, and consider evangelistic strategies to the left and the right. Need...
by Anne Kennedy | Jun 16, 2024 | Anglicans, Church Growth, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus
The lections today are particularly apt because, it being mid-June, I am gardening furiously. Living in the Northeast as I do, the growing season feels cruelly short. No one–this year was an exception–is supposed to put anything in the ground before...
#248: Sheep, Goats, and Jesus: Considering the Provincial Initiatives of the ACNA
#247: Stand Firm Live at the To Be Human Conference
#246: The Rise and Fall of Wheaton: What’s Happened to the Evangelical Institutions?
#245: Back in Positive World? Super Bowls, Artificial Intelligence, and Whether the Vibe Shift is Real
#244: By My Neighbor? Fences, Neighbors, and the Order of Love
