At Such A Time As This
The best way to be someone now is to have suffered deeply and tragically in any number of ways. Not suffering or being too materially comfortable is almost a liability. And so there is a rush to document and prove through the socials all the way in which one has been misused by “society,” by others, by the universe, by whole groups of people, and most of all by the Bible.
Insanity Triumphant
When Orwell wrote about two plus two equaling five, he was offering a warning, not a suggestion.
Robots Bound for Glory: A Reflection on Free Will
Matt, Jady, and Nick talk free will on the occasion of Independence Day. Is the biblical assertion that we are slaves bad news…or is it ultimately Good News?
If not “Cultural Marxism”, then what?
Its proponents keep citing Marx and it makes inroads into our culture. If it’s not “Cultural Marxism” then what do we call it?
And They Wonder Why We Don’t Believe Them
In a time of crisis, our leaders have failed the most basic test of leadership: the obligation to tell the truth.
To Err is Human: When is a Christian Not a Christian?
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss theological errors. What’s the difference, they ask, between a Christian who is wrong about something and someone who has put themselves outside the scope of the faith?
Why I Did Not Sign the Letter part 1
The authors of the Letter draw the unsubstantiated conclusion from it that the clergy of the entire denomination are collectively guilty of ethnic prejudice and that to be absolved we must confess and do penance.
Monumental Change: The Broken Arc of History
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the removal of statues and the renaming of buildings, talk about the complicated nature of history, and rejoice in the Good News of the Gospel for people with sins in their past.
How to be Godly and English about Statues and other Memorials
The way to deal with the imperfections and villainies of history is to remember them and learn from them, not to vandalize or remove their memory.
A Whole New World: SCOTUS, Self-Definition, and the Christian Life
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, rejects Christ.
A Time to Mourn
There is a lot of sickening injustice out there. If you were thinking about mourning, this would be a great day to do it.
Can the Christian Use Critical Theory?
The debate within the ACNA is not over whether racism is a sin or whether it exists, but over how we recognize it, the extent to which it underlies our systems, who is implicated by it, and what the Gospel offers in response.
Bad to the Bone: Good News and Original Sin
Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about one of Christianity’s core doctrines, original sin. How does a proper understanding of sin make the Gospel news sound all the sweeter?
In Which I Channel Rusty Reno*
I never thought I’d wake up one June and find that the blazing headlines of the moment would not be about Gay Pride month. That cyclical liturgy is now so much a part of the American experience that I have been shocked to see it unseated on the daily twitter scroll....
Race, Justice, and the Gospel: Beginning the Conversation
There’s a difficult national conversation around race and justice happening right now. What is the Good News for this divided time?
When Churches and Good Causes Are Hijacked
The Left likes to hijack just about everything. Heck, they even hijack comic books and shaving products. So did you really think they would be satisfied with taking over the “mainline” denominations?
Feeling All the Feels: The Holy Spirit and You
Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about the Holy Spirit, some common misunderstandings, and how the Spirit connects to the Good News about Jesus.
Silence of the Lamb: Atonement Theories and the Justice of God
What does Jesus’ death on the cross mean? Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the atonement on this episode of The Stand Firm Podcast.
You’re Not God. How Does that Make You Feel?
Jesus’ message is offensive in the extreme. Hearing it, we are ready to cover our ears and take up stones. But this is when the Spirit of God moves, turning what is otherwise offensive into Good News.
The Stand Firm Podcast
Jady Koch, Nick Lannon, and Matt Kennedy discuss the leftward theological and ideological drift on the part of a number of highly platformed ACNA clergy, how this drift affects the proclamation of the Gospel, and what type of Church it could produce.