Spirituality Archives

#269: Practicing the (Wrong?) Way: John Mark Comer, Apprenticeship, and Becoming Like Christ

by Matt Kennedy | Sep 5, 2025 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Jesus, Podcast, Spirituality

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss John Mark Comer, his popular book, and his new/old definition of following Jesus…with a long (and vigorous!) digression about kenosis. Kevin DeYoung’s review of Practicing the Way Need more...

After the Celebration: Adversaries and Love

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...

After the Celebration

by Mark Marshall | Nov 11, 2024 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, Spirituality, Totalitarians, U.S. Politics, Vichycon, Woke Church

Yes, I have been celebrating more than once or twice since Election Night. I thought it good to give myself the space to do so. I even opened up for friends an imperial porter hiding in my fridge for about ten years. (It was very good!)But I also realize the title of...

#177: Routes to Rebirth: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Conversion, and Evangelism

by Matt Kennedy | Nov 17, 2023 | Academia, Go to Church, Podcast, Spirituality, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Anne, and Nick talk about Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s conversion, discuss what one must know (and believe) to call oneself a Christian, and consider the different ways people can and do come to saving faith. Why I Am Now a...

Judgmental Non-Judgment and Burning Man

by Nick Lannon | Sep 7, 2023 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, Pornography, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Gospel

I originally wrote this in 2013. But, you know, Burning Man hasn’t changed that much… Many words have been typed (I miss the expression “much ink has been spilled.” It’s a beautiful image lost to the sands of the twentieth century) about the hypocrisy of...

Live Not By Lies. Be James Reimer.

by Mark Marshall | Mar 20, 2023 | Freedom of Speech, LGBTQIetc, Religious Freedom, Sexuality, Spirituality, Sports, Totalitarians

I do not watch hockey but a certain NHL goalie is my new hero. Like other NHL teams, the San Jose Sharks decided to have a Pride Night complete with their team wearing very special jerseys during warm-ups. Their goalie James Reimer refused to wear the Pride Night...