by Matt Kennedy | Aug 21, 2020 | Abortion, Podcast, The Gospel, U.S. Politics
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss why abortion is such an important issue for Christians, the biblical warrant for a pro-life stance, and what a broad view of “pro-life” really means. Want to join the conversation or...
by David Fischler | Jul 10, 2020 | Social Justice, U.S. Politics
One of the most important novels of the 20th century is George Orwell’s social justice warrior handbook warning against totalitarianism entitled 1984. In it, he gives us this exchange between O’Brien, the Inner Party torturer, and Winston Smith, the...
by David Ould | Jul 8, 2020 | History, Social Justice, U.S. Politics
The label “Cultural Marxism” has been used for a while now by some people to describe a particular wave of activism that we’re increasingly seeing across our western liberal democracies. What’s happened more recently is a push back against the label. Critics suggest...
by Matt Kennedy | Jun 22, 2020 | Jesus, Podcast, Religious Freedom, The Gospel, U.S. Politics
In this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the Supreme Court’s recent Bostock decision, continue their exploration of the world’s anti-Gospel, and consider what the Christian life will look like in a world that, more and more,...
by Mark Marshall | May 13, 2020 | Anglicans, Church Growth, Social Justice, U.S. Politics, Woke Church
The following may be difficult to read and may even anger a few. So I should say that it is prompted by a good conversation between Esau McCaulley and Matt Kennedy on Facebook. The exchange furthered understanding, and I write this in hopes of furthering understanding...
by Mark Marshall | Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, Religious Freedom, U.S. Politics
The other day I was thinking (which in my case is quite dangerous) that during this coronavirus crisis we have heard a lot from Romans 13, but we have heard very little from Mark 12:17. Further, I cannot recall hearing that or the parallel verses of Luke 20:25 and...