by Anne Kennedy | Apr 4, 2021 | Anglicans, Church Year, Coronavirus, Eschatology, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
[Basically what I said at the Vigil last night] “Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week”—records Matthew, in the gospel for the first service of Easter. I get stuck on the word “now,” or have all this year. Having, a month or two ago, to...
by Anne Kennedy | Mar 28, 2021 | Biblical Illiteracy, Christmas, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
Rolling Stone plucked up its stunning and brave courage two days ago to publish a foolish, though illuminating, piece about the rapper, Lil Nas X, who released a music video in which he supplants Satan. Rolling Stone thought it would be clever to go ask a “real”...
by Matt Kennedy | Mar 26, 2021 | Biblical Illiteracy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, History, Jesus, Podcast, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm Podcast, Anne, Jady, and Ralinda finish their discussion of Du Mez’s book with a wide-ranging discussion including lies about evangelicalism, James Dobson vs Hillary Clinton, and life at the Air Force Academy. Want to join the...
by Matt Kennedy | Mar 12, 2021 | Biblical Illiteracy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Jesus, Podcast, Woke Church
In this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Anne, Jady, and Ralinda begin a Stand Firm series discussing the popular book Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez. In this episode: What is an evangelical? and Is Du Mez’s entire premise flawed? Want to join...
by Nick Lannon | Feb 17, 2021 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Church Year, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
Who are you? What was once a simple question, answered by giving your name, has become the chief question of our time. Who are you? People are fighting—perhaps as they have never fought before—for the exclusive right to answer that question on their own terms. Who are...
by Anne Kennedy | Feb 14, 2021 | Anglicans, Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, Go to Church, Jesus
It is both Valentine’s Day, as everyone knows, and the Feast of the Transfiguration, because Ash Wednesday is just around the corner, and that is how the church calendar works. I was wandering around the readings last night, feeling especially bad for Elijah in all...
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