by Matt Kennedy | Jan 10, 2025 | Academia, Bible Study, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, Justice, Podcast, Social Justice, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss Zondervan’s new NIV study Bible, wonder if study Bibles are a good idea, and talk about the promotional campaign for this “Upside-Down Kingdom” Bible. Need more Stand Firm?...
by Mark Marshall | Dec 11, 2024 | Justice, Social Justice, Woke Church
I am among those rejoicing in the Daniel Penny Not Guilty verdict. Yes, and I will rejoice. At the same time, the trial exposed much injustice — no, not against Jordan Neely, who had a history of unprovoked attacks on the New York subway, including punching a 67...
by Mark Marshall | Nov 25, 2024 | Justice, Spirituality, U.S. Politics, Woke Church
The previous posts in this brief series may be found here and here. Note that this post assumes that support for today’s Democrat Party is a serious error inconsistent with Christian faithfulness and witness, especially for Christian leaders. I’ve argued that...
by Mark Marshall | Nov 19, 2024 | Church Growth, History, Justice, Social Justice, U.S. Politics
Note: the first article in this brief series, After the Celebration, may be found here.——Although, again, I fully realize not all celebrated this past election, there are results that should evoke rejoicing. Here I am not thinking about vote totals and political...
by Mark Marshall | Jul 29, 2024 | Anglicans, Baptists, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Justice, LGBTQIetc, Social Justice, Vichycon, Woke Church
For months I’ve been eager to read Megan Basham’s Shepherds for Sale – How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda. I’ve oft wished that it had been released before this summer of politics and of church conventions and assemblies. So when the...
by Matt Kennedy | Apr 26, 2024 | Academia, Freedom of Speech, Justice, Oppression, Podcast, Social Justice, U.S. Foreign Policy
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss recent campus violence between Hamas supporters and Jewish students, consider the overlap between critical theory and antisemitism, and talk about Jesus’ connection to God’s chosen...
#311: Boys to Men: Thomas Fickley, Passing on Manhood, and St. Dunstan’s Academy
#310: God on the Move: Church Planting in West Virginia with Derek Roberts
#309: For Further Discussion: More on Christian Nationalism with Dr. Miles Smith
#308: In(frequent) Remembrance of Me: A Defense of Weekly Communion
#307: The AIs Have It: Pope Leo, Artificial Intelligence, and the Magnificence of Humanity