by Anne Kennedy | Mar 7, 2021 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Biblical Illiteracy, Episcopalians, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Prosperity Gospel, Social Justice, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
Over the past tumultuous year, I have become more and more skeptical of the idea that Christians are supposed to “flourish.” It seems a very basic assumption that many of us have, that we’re supposed to do well and be able to use our gifts in the church. When I first...
by Anne Kennedy | Feb 28, 2021 | Sexuality, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism, Woke Church
The Anglican world is well into its second (or is it third?) week of controversy over the question of sexuality. Under discussion yet again are the boundaries of sexual behavior for the Christian, how to think and talk sin, concupiscence and orientation, and the “real...
by Matt Kennedy | Feb 5, 2021 | Bible Study, Jesus, Podcast, Sexuality, Theological Liberalism
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick have a conversation about why God would create a beautiful gift like sex and then decree that it exist only in the context of a lifelong marriage between a man and woman. Want to join the conversation or...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 15, 2021 | Biblical Illiteracy, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Podcast, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Anne, Liza, and Ralinda take the mic again to talk to author, musician, and podcaster Alisa Childers. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss her life story, her new book, progressive Christianity, Critical Race Theory,...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 1, 2021 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick hand out some awards at the end of a crazy year. They discuss their “issue of the year” and their “surprise of the year,” including Covid-19, Critical Theory, Trans activism,...
by Matt Kennedy | Sep 4, 2020 | Podcast, Spirituality, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
On this episode of the Stand Firm Podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the hesitance of the world (and some parts of the church) to make any claim of absolute truth. Intended to be welcoming, the idea that many opposing things can be true at once is really hollowing...
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#324: The Bishops’ Fall Meeting: A Rundown of What Happened
#323: You Again? Steve Lawson and How Discipline and Restoration Ought to Work
#322: True or False: TEC, Ecumenism, and What Counts as a Church
#321: The Presentment Conversation Continues: Is This Really a Big Deal?