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It’s Christmas. Do Not Be Afraid.

by Nick Lannon | Dec 24, 2021 | Christmas, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel

“In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for...

By the Strength of His own Arm

by Anne Kennedy | Dec 19, 2021 | Abortion, Advent, Anglicans, Apostasy, Biblical Illiteracy, Episcopalians, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel

Because of the people I follow on Twitter, I came across this tweet about the same time I began scrolling through this morning’s lections: For Advent, I wish people don’t use the Visitation Story to justify anti-choice rhetoric and theology. Mary and...

#81: The Once and Future King: Advent, The End Times, and the Arrival of God

by Nick Lannon | Dec 17, 2021 | Advent, Eschatology, Jesus, Podcast

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the importance and meaning of Advent, talk about what true repentance is, and review some of the different theories about the second coming of Christ. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on...

In Person And Online

by Anne Kennedy | Dec 12, 2021 | Anglicans, Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel

I didn’t blog this past week thinking that I would do some other writing. If I just finish this one thing, I so foolishly thought to myself, I’ll be able to do all the other things that are waiting for my attention—Christmas shopping, mucking out the laundry room,...

Gratitude and the Christian

by Matt Kennedy | Nov 25, 2021 | Jesus, The Gospel

I was once invited to speak at a Mormon church here in Binghamton. The Mormon bishop asked me to discuss our “common faith in Jesus Christ.” I told the bishop that I could not in good conscience do that since I do not believe that we share a common faith in the same...

We Hope For Light

by Anne Kennedy | Oct 24, 2021 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Church Growth, Church Year, Coronavirus, Go to Church, Jesus

In the last week I came across no less than four articles (which I can’t find again…sorry) about how people are not going to church at the rates they were before covid. One had some stats, I think, but the others were more anecdotal. It seems a bit like there was the...