by Matt Kennedy | Apr 8, 2022 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, Go to Church, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick revisit the question of Christian engagement with culture in light of the recent revelations about the Walt Disney Company and the explicit conversations and curriculum in public schools. Need more Stand...
by Matt Kennedy | Apr 7, 2022 | Anglicans, Episcopalians, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
I originally wrote this article almost ten years ago on April 30, 2012. Were I to re-write it today, there’s not much I would change except for the implication that word and sacrament are competitors rather than siblings. My guess is that that sentiment was an...
by Anne Kennedy | Apr 3, 2022 | Biblical Illiteracy, Eschatology, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Jesus, LGBTQIetc, The Gospel, Woke Church
In some sort of fit yesterday, while cleaning my whole house and repotting all my seedlings, at the advice of clever and wonderful friends, I downloaded and listened to the whole of Carl Trueman’s Strange New World. It’s been several months since I finished The Rise...
by Matt Kennedy | Mar 18, 2022 | Anglicans, Podcast, The Gospel, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss several recent statements about the on-going abuse investigation in the Diocese of the Upper Midwest. What can a Christian make of what’s happened, and where can Good News be found? Need...
by Mark Marshall | Mar 10, 2022 | Church Year, Spirituality, The Gospel
Two occasions this past Sunday brought home to me how much we need seasons of penitence, how much we need Lent. First, a friend shared with me how much he was grieving over his sin. He fought back tears as he did so. A short time later that afternoon, I came across an...
by Matt Kennedy | Feb 25, 2022 | Anglicans, Church Year, Go to Church, Podcast, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about the observances of Ash Wednesday and Lent and discuss whether or not they can be celebrated in line with the Gospel, avoiding sacerdotalism. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on...