by Matt Kennedy | Jan 21, 2022 | LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Religious Freedom, Sexuality, The Gospel, U.S. Politics
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss Canada’s new anti-“conversion therapy” law, some Finnish criminal charges, and the centrality of conversion to the Christian Gospel. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on...
by Anne Kennedy | Jan 16, 2022 | Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, Religious Freedom, The Gospel
I had some things to say about that piece about proselytizing back on Friday—there was so much there that I couldn’t then, nor now, possibly comment on. But as I was pondering the lections for today, this paragraph struck me afresh: By contrast, I believe that...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 14, 2022 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Podcast, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick unpack Articles 12 and 13, talk about how a Christian should think about good works, and discuss what God thinks of the “good” works of non-believers. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 7, 2022 | Academia, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Podcast, The Gospel, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the tendency to defer to qualifications in a debate, what getting a doctorate really means, and what a pastor’s “lane” really is. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on...
by Anne Kennedy | Jan 2, 2022 | Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, The Gospel
Happy New Year! It looks like it’s going to be another wild ride around the sun. I know this because I woke up to this gem: Man – I’ll pray for you. Me – Please don’t. Man – It’s a gesture of love. Me – No, it’s a violation of my boundary. Man...
by Anne Kennedy | Dec 26, 2021 | Garden-Variety Malaise, The Gospel
Having eaten a teeny bit more than was good for me yesterday, I found myself doom scrolling in the joyless hours between one and three, wishing I hadn’t gone creeping back for that last piece of cheese, and wondering if Jesus could be prevailed upon to return now,...
#85: Forbidden Therapy? Christianity, Conversion, and the Good News
That Time When God Befriended Us Deliberately To Change Us And Our Identity
#84: Dirty Work(s): Good Deeds, Justification, and the 39 Articles
That Sounds Uncomfortable
#83: Revenge of the Nerds? Credentialism, Expertise, and the Pastor’s Lane
