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From the Archive: #97: Three Big Days: A Guided Tour of the Triduum

#299: Leading Like Jael: A Conversation with Emma Waters

#298: Talarico Suave: Politics, Winsomeness, and Leftist Christian Nationalism

#297: From the Room Where it Happened: Bishop Julian Dobbs on G26

#296: The Abuja Affirmation: Day Four from G26 in Nigeria

#295: No First Among Equals? Day Three from G26 in Abuja

#294: Mini Pod: Day 2 From G26 in Abuja

#293: Stand Firm in Abuja: Day 1 Report from G26

#292: A Failed Experiment? Is it Time to Abandon the ACNA?

#291: Predator Apologist Trolls: A Panel Canceled and a Reaction to the Reaction

#290: Is Anyone Safe in Church? Abuse, the Bible, and the ACNA

#289: Halftime from Hell? Bad Bunny, Kid Rock, and Building Alternative Culture

#288: Living in Biff World: Drowning in an Ocean of Vice

#287: Super Works? Article 14, Supererogation, and Faith Alone

#286: Drama Here and There: A Bishops' Communique and a Church Invasion

#285: Tragedy in Minneapolis: Civil Disobedience and Romans 13

#284: To Hell with It? Annihilationism, Kirk Cameron, and Your Eternal Soul

#283: Swing and a Miss: The Washington Post Aims at Julian Dobbs

#282: Not Guilty on All Charges: A Conversation with Chad Graham

#281: Wait, Are We Pharisees? Christ Our Advocate Punches Back

#280: Christ Our Ally? Politics, the Pulpit, and Another Near-Affirming ACNA Parish

#279: Off With Our Heads? The ACNA, Its Structure, and the Way Forward

#278: The Mess Gets Messier: The Archbishop's Presentment Saga Continues

#277: Trust the Process? The Archbishop, His Accusers, and the Pursuit of Justice

#276: We Are the Anglican Communion: General Secretary Paul Donison on the Future of GAFCON

#275: Like Tears in the Rain? Humanity, AI, and the Providence of God

#274: Archbishop of Whom? Sarah Mullally, Men, Women, and the Anglican Communion

#273: Jeff Walton on Bp. Derek Jones, the ACNA, and the JAFC

#272: The Once and Future ACNA: Bishops, Jurisdictions, and Discipline

#271: A Stand Firm Mailbag: Charlie Kirk and Questioning a Pastoral Candidate

#270: Bon Voyage? Changing Churches, Pastoral Responsibility, and Defending Firm Conviction

#269: Practicing the (Wrong?) Way: John Mark Comer, Apprenticeship, and Becoming Like Christ

#268: Too Far East of Eden: Why We're Not Orthodox

#267: Moscow Mood Shift: CNN, Doug Wilson, and the Scandal of Christian Conviction

#266: Christian Nationalism and Theocracy with Dr. Miles Smith

#265: Big Tent Circus? Real Anglicanism, Trial Intrigue, and Tenuous "Integrities"

#264: On the Canterbury Trail with Dr. Tom Price

#263: Growth Spurt: Which Way ACNA?

#262: A Godly Admonition: Austin Becton, C4SO, and Clergy Discipline

#261: Trent's Nemesis: A Conversation with Josiah Leinbach

#260: Still Tapping the Sign: Affirming ACNA Churches Should Just Go TEC Already

#259: ACNA Origins: The Rev. Canon David Roseberry

#258: Two Become One: A Wedding Sermon from Matt Kennedy

#257: Conduct Unbecoming? Calvin Robinson and Representing the ACNA

#256: Calvin Robinson and the Vibe that Shifted

#255: For the Sake of ACNA? C4SO's Election and the Past and Future of the Province

#254: Barefoot and Educated: the Dilemma of the Modern Christian Woman

#253: Ignorant and Reprehensible: Another Stand Firm Mailbag

#252: Don't Make Us Tap the Sign: TEC is an Apostate Church

#251: Tortured Texts: The Bible, Orthodoxy, and Protestia Preachers

#250: Quite Contrary: Mary on Both Sides of the Tiber

#249: Once More into the Mailbag: A Maternal God and a GAFCON Statement

#248: Sheep, Goats, and Jesus: Considering the Provincial Initiatives of the ACNA

#247: Stand Firm Live at the To Be Human Conference

#246: The Rise and Fall of Wheaton: What's Happened to the Evangelical Institutions?

#245: Back in Positive World? Super Bowls, Artificial Intelligence, and Whether the Vibe Shift is Real

#244: By My Neighbor? Fences, Neighbors, and the Order of Love

#243: Inter(Un)faith: The National Prayer Service and the God We Worship

#242: Same as the Old Boss: Quick Thoughts on the Transfer of Power

#241: Called to Freedom: A Conversation with Brad Littlejohn

#240: Woke Study Bible? Preston Sprinkle, Zondervan, and the Upside-Down Kingdom

#239: They Fell Down and Worshipped Him: A Sermon by Matt Kennedy

#238: The Dawn of Redeeming Grace: A Sermon by Jady Koch

#237: Happy Advent You Brood of Vipers! A Sermon by Nick Lannon

#236: Jurisdiction in this Realm? A Case for Anglican Nationalism

#235: Basic Training: The Parish, the Seminary, and Preparing to Pastor

#234: On Reading the Bible with Dr. Gerald McDermott

#233: Preach, Preacher! The Makings of an Excellent Sermon

#232: Some Kind of Scriptura: Sola, Prima, and Arguments About Authority

#231: Boys and Girls Together: A Stand Firm Guide to Dating

#230: Which Way Western Man? Archbishop Welby, the Church of England, and Rebuilding Masculinity

#229: Mailbag: Clergy Clothes, Voting Advice, and Communion Partners

#228: On This Podcast, Columbus is a Hero

#227: Sex, Lies, and Deconstruction: Apostasy, Mom & Dad, and Leaving the Church

#226: Reading Between the Lines: Ortlund, Lausanne, and the Need for Clarity

#225: Front Porch Fallacies: The Failure of Seeker Sensitive Churches

#224: Creed Limits: New Heresies, Shared Belief, and the Need for Church Discipline

#223: Unserious Evanjellyism: The Slipping Masks of Progressive Christianity

#222: Because Harry Meets Sally: Men, Women, and Upcoming Conferences

#221: All Roads Lead to Romans: Jady Koch on Romans 2

#220: When in Romans: Jady Koch on Romans 1

#219: And Justice For All? Nick Lannon on Biblical vs. "Social" Justice

#218: Matt Kennedy: Genesis 6 and the Perspicuity of Scripture

#217: Weird Science: Opening Ceremonies, Vice Presidents, and Queering the Culture

#216: Left and Right: Cultural Christians, Negative World, and More Online Fights

#215: Loose Planks: Republicans, Abortion, and Voting for President

#214: Our Bodies, God’s Plan: Sexuality and the Bible

#213: Tales from the Crypt: Hunter Retires, Communion with Rome, and More on Archbishop Wood

#212: Stand Firm at Provincial Assembly (Day 3)

#211: Stand Firm at Provincial Assembly (Day 2)

#210: Stand Firm at Provincial Assembly (Day 1)

#209: Stand Firm Reacts: Steve Wood Elected Archbishop

#208: Stakes of the Debate: Colin Smothers, the SBC, and the Future of the ACNA

#207: Luminous: Pride on the Fringes of ACNA

#206: Dunk Contest: Answering Objections to Infant Baptism

#205: An Appeal to the Bishops: Women's Ordination, Scripture, and the Great Tradition

#204: Neither Holy Nor Roman: Harrison Butker, the Pope, and the State of Modern Catholicism

#203: The Witches of Eurovision: Demons, Rage Rituals, and the Return of Paganism

#202: The Need for Creed: Heretics, the Truth, and the Importance of Boundaries

#201: Christians in Public: A Conversation with Mike Sabo

#200: From the River to the...University? Campus Protest, Christianity, and God's Plan for Israel

#199: Stripping at the Altars: the Banality of Deconstruction

#198: Three For One: Voting Abortion, Hays' Immoral Vision, and Stripper Salvation

#197: Serious Good News: A Sermon for Easter Sunday

#196: He Has Done It: A Sermon for Good Friday

#195: No Longer Against the Grain: A Conversation with Shane Morris

#194: The Heart of the Matter: Men and Women, Body and Soul

#193: Sorry Not Sorry: Christ, Culture, and Apologizing for Evangelism

#192: The Guy Behind the Guy: Christian Nationalism, Natural Law, and the Origin of Everything

#191: Get Lent, Pharisees: Protestantism and Lent, Embryonic Children, and Concupiscence Again

#190: In Your Letter: Another Stand Firm Mailbag

#189: Lone Ranger Anglicans? Collegiality, Congregationalism, and a Questionable Crisis

#188: Doubling Down? Alistair Begg, Calvin Robinson, and the Continuing Conversation

#187: Rent Asunder? Calvin Robinson at Mere Anglicanism

#186: Pope on the Ropes: Francis, the Catholic Church, and Recent Controversies

#185: Knowing What Time It Is with Rosaria Butterfield

#184: Sermons of Christmas: Nick Lannon

#183: Sermons of Christmas: Jady Koch

#182: Sermons of Christmas: Matt Kennedy

#181: The Final Countdown: An Eschatology Conversation

#180: Moscow Rude? Doug Wilson, Kevin DeYoung, and Christian Rhetoric

#179: The (Advent)ure Begins: Waiting, Hoping, and the Start of the Church Year

#178: Underwater Assurance: A Baptism Conversation with James Gad

#177: Routes to Rebirth: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Conversion, and Evangelism

#176: Pulling the Lever for Jesus? Politics, Abortion, and the Morality of Voting

#175: A Covenanted Communion: A Conversation with Phil Ashey

#174: OK Zoomer: Reconquista and Recovering the Mainline

#173: Yearn and Burn: Desire, Sex, and Marriage

#172: An Existential Crisis: Terrorism, Israel, and Biblical Israel

#171: Who We Say That We Are: Identity and the Bible

#170: The People Under the Stairs: Evangelicals, Culture, and Elite Embarrassment

#169: (Mis)Uses of the Law? Preaching, Gospel-Centeredness, and the Third Use

#168: Showing Their True Colors: ACNAtoo, Affirmation, and LGBTQ+

#167: Shepherds Lost and Found: Ministry, Hope, and Preaching Jesus

#166: Modern Families? Morality and Procreation in the Technological Age

#165: Essay Does It: Global Anglicanism and the Archbishop's Essay Contest

#164: Unashamed: God's Word, Eternal Truth, and Changing Churches

#163: Girls Rule Boys Drool? Barbies, Boys, and Future Men

#162: Another Stand Firm Mailbag

#161: I Am Become Death: Just War Theory and the Morality of Atomic Bombs

#160: No Thanks: A Response to Some Theses on Anglican Reunification

#159: How to Read the Bible: The Unknown God Made Known

#158: The Body of Christ: Ministry, Women, and the Church

#157: A Stand Firm Conversation: The State of the SBC with Andrew Walker

#156: Special Victims Unit? Social Injury, Cry Bullies, and Church Discipline

#155: Mediocre Pride: June Fizzles, Elites Dig In, and the Foundational Nature of Families

#154: Rick Rolling: Pastor Warren, the SBC, and More on Women in Ministry

#153: Church and State Separated? Uganda, Boycotts, and Living in a Pagan World

#152: PRIDE Cometh by the Fall: Kids, the Family, and Navigating June

#151: Cross Training? TEC, ACNA, and Preparing Ministers for a Broken Communion

#150: Trans in the Transept: Gender Confusion in the Church and in the World

#149: Law Mixed Up: Obedience, Holiness, and Legislating Morality

#148: A Vicar Near Dibley: The View from a British Parish

#147: On Location at GAFCON23 (Day 5)

#146: On Location at GAFCON23 (Day 4)

#145: On Location at GAFCON23 (Day 3)

#144: On Location at GAFCON23 (Day 2)

#143: On Location at GAFCON23 (Day 1)

#142: What Dreams May Come: GAFCON23 and the Worldwide Anglican Communion

#141: "Liberal" Education and Hillsdale College with Dr. Jonathan Mumme

#140: It's Reigning Men: Rick Warren, Women in Ministry, and the SBC

#139: Heresy and Fidelity: A Conversation with Calvin Robinson

#138: Let's (Not) Talk About Sex: Bridal Mysticism and the Limits of Metaphor

#137: On Location at Asbury: Revivals, the Holy Spirit, and the Gospel with David Brannen

#136: Pitching Christ: The Real Jesus and the He Gets Us Campaign

#135: Life of the Party? Satan, His Minions, and Engaging the Spiritual Realm

#134: This Isn't the Heresy You're Looking For: Lee Gatiss on the Church of England's Jedi Mind Tricks

#133: And the Son? East, West, and Why the Filioque is Important

#132: London Has Fallen: Apostate Bishops, Marriage, and the Church of England

#131: Topic? We Don't Need No Stinking Topic: A (Meandering) Stand Firm Conversation

#130: The Great Escape? An Exvangelical Conversation with Dustin Messer

#129: About Face: Fidelity, Apostasy, and Capitulation

#128: Easy Like Christmas Morning: Feast Days, Heaven & Hell, and an Eternal Perspective

#127: And Again We Say Revoice: A Conversation with Bethel McGrew

#126: (Dis)Respect for Marriage: Ordered Loves, Civilization, and the First Institution

#125: The Best of What's Around: True Love, Tough Love, and the ACNA

#124: Conscience Claws: Confessions, Stand-Offs, and Cowards

#123: Hard to Say I'm Sorry: Covid Errors, Repentance, and Forgiveness

#122: Misspent Youth? Discipleship, Entertainment, and the Failures of "Cool" Student Ministry

#121: Vote My Conscience: Legislating Morality, Christian Nationalism, and Paralysis at the Ballot Box

#120: Rotten Tomatoes: Veggies, Pharisees, and Hypocrites

#119: U-Turn? The Table, The Episcopal Church, and the ACNA

#118: Being a Color: The Gospel, Culture, and Skin Culture in Church

#117: Death Becomes Us: Funerals, Mourning, and Resurrection Hope

#116: Please Mr. Postman: Another Stand Firm Mailbag

#115: Keeping the Loud Part Quiet: Obfuscation, HTB, and "Quiet" Orthodoxy

#114: Just Friends? Matt Chandler, Men & Women, and the Billy Graham Rule

#113: It's Not Me, It's You: Catholicity, Truth, and Schism

#112: By the Power of...? Christians, Politics, and a Light to the World

#111: The Last Lambeth (Pod)? Final Thoughts, Last Rites, and the Future of the Communion

#110: Lambeth 2022: What We Got Here is a Failure to Excommunicate

#109: Lambeth 2022: Anglican't We All Just Get Along?

#108: Big, Fat, and Greek? Weddings, Marriage, and the Gospel

#107: From Conception to Natural Death: Abortion, Capital Punishment, and the Value of Life

#106: The Woe Over Roe: The World, the Church, Anger, and Joy

#105: To Tell the Truth: Language, the Law, and Calling a Thing What It Is

#104: It's Literally a Deadly Sin: PRIDE, the Church, and the Gospel

#103: Dean's List: Trinity School, Formation, and the ACNA

#102: Err Apparent: God's Truth, Biblical "Mistakes," and What Inerrancy Really Means

#101: You Winsome You Lose Some: Kindness, Culture, and Scripture

#100: Molech's Last Legs? SCOTUS, Abortion, and the Sacramental Life

#99: Eviction Notice: Lawsuits, Church Buildings, and Whether it's All Worth It

#98: No Substitute for Substitution: Jesus, the Cross, and the Wrath of God

#97: Three Big Days: A Guided Tour of the Triduum

#96: Building New Things: Christians, Culture, and What Happens Next

#95: Three Non-Biologists: Big Lies, Little Kids, and the Truth About Womanhood

#94: Imago Me: Sin, the Shimmering Self, and the Image of God

#93: Continuing the Conversation: Abuse, Truth, and the ACNA

#92: The Hole in Holistic: Abortion, Politics, and Being Pro-Life

#91: It's Out There: Truth, Cynicism, and Preaching for Today

#90: Finger Painting? Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Playing at Sacerdotalism

#89: ACNA Origins: The Rev. Dr. Jon Shuler (Part 2)

#88: ACNA Origins: The Rev. Dr. Jon Shuler

#87: Revoice 21: Identity, Orientation, and the Gospel

#86: Compassion and Truth: Accusations, Abuse, and the Church

#85: Forbidden Therapy? Christianity, Conversion, and the Good News

#84: Dirty Work(s): Good Deeds, Justification, and the 39 Articles

#83: Revenge of the Nerds? Credentialism, Expertise, and the Pastor's Lane

#82: The 2021 Year-End Awards

#81: The Once and Future King: Advent, The End Times, and the Arrival of God

#80: Handmaid's Tales: SCOTUS, Mayberry, and Theonomy

#79: A Stand Firm Conversation: Denny Burk

#78: Into the Kiddie Pool: Why We Baptize Babies

#77: Revisionist History? Slavery, Race, and Reckoning with America's Past

#76: Queer Eye for the Millennial? Sexual Identity and the Future of the Church

#75: The Bible (Still) Tells Me So

#74: Protestant Word Games: A Reformation Day Glossary

#73: Home Sweet Rome? Why We (and You) Should Still Protest

#72: Courting the Cultured Despisers: Elites, Evangelicals, and the Struggle for Status

#71: Unrest Down Under? COVID, Government, and Church in Australia

#70: Salvation Issues? Bishops, Discipline, and Unity

#69: A Gentleman's Agreement: Kenya, GAFCON, and the Tenuous Compromise

#68: This Bishop was Wrong: John Shelby Spong and Cultural Christianity

#67: Expert Witness: Dr. Gillis Harp

#66: The River Wild: Three Streams, Evangelicalism, and Anglican Identity

#65: Same Old Lies: Neo-Pelagianism, Original Sin, and Being Right with God

#64: Afghanistan, Mission, and the Sovereignty of God

#63: Stand Firm Movie Club: Pray Away

#62: A Stand Firm Conversation: Dr. Owen Strachan

#61: A Stand Firm Conversation: The Making of a Discipleship Curriculum

#60: Actually, We DO Need Education: Discipleship, Catechesis, and Anglicanism

#59: A Stand Firm Conversation: Andrew Pearson

#58: Plagiarize This Podcast: The Authoritative, Can't Miss, Guaranteed-to-Wow-Them Stand Firm Guide to Preaching

#57: Radical, Dude: Vocation, Priesthood, and Calling

#56: Strong Words, Strong Leadership: Foley Beach on CRT and Our Online Discourse

#55: Stand Firm Storytellers: Church, Ministry, and the ACNA

#54: Proud Out Loud: Deadly Sins, Exvangelicals, and the Retreat from Truth

#53: On Earth as it is in Heaven? Wrestling with the Trinity

#52: God Did Really Say: That's It...That's the Title

#51: No More Mr. Nicaea Guy: Eunuchs, Councils, and Trans

#50: Defending Dad: Can Anything Good Come from Patriarchy?

#49: Stand Firm Book Club: <i>The Making of Biblical Womanhood</i>

#48: Antisocial Justice: Partiality, Power, and Truth

#47: Sex-vangelicals? Love, Lies, and God's Plan for Sex

#46: Fake ID: You Do You and the Lies of Life

#45: Your Dogma Ate My Gospel? Mission, Culture, and Truth

#44: Stand Firm Book Club: Jesus and John Wayne (Part 3)

#43: Stand Firm Book Club: Jesus and John Wayne (Part 2)

#42: Stand Firm Book Club: Jesus and John Wayne (Part 1)

#41: Still Talking About Sex: More on the Pastoral Statement

#40: Dear Gay Anglicans: Faithful Shepherds and Stubborn Sheep

#39: Fallen Pastors in a Fallen World: Celebrities, Evangelicals, and Sex

#38: Likes and Dislikes: The Gospel and False Gospels

#37: For God So Loved the World: The Why of Monogamous Sex

#36: Let's Talk About Sex: Identity and Christian Hope

#35: Onward Christian Soldiers? Nationalism, Patriotism, and Faith

#34: A Stand Firm Conversation: Alisa Childers

#33: Amen and...Well, Amen: Salvation in Jesus' Name

#32: The Stand Firm Year-End Awards

#31: Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Incarnation Conversation

#30: Stand Firm FAQ: Does God Love Everyone?

#29: Teach Your Children Well: Catechesis and Political Engagement

#28: Signs, Sealed, Delivered: Unraveling the Sacraments

#27: Who Are These People? The Limits of Compassion

#26: The Cat in the (Pointy) Hat: The Good and Bad of Bishops

#25: A Coin the Coffer: Purgatory Then and Now

#24: Mo Money No Problems: Give Unto the Lord

#23: Please Mr. Postman: A Stand Firm Mailbag

#22: When Push Came to Love: The Myth of Progressive Tolerance

#21: Ibram Kendi and Adoption as Colonialism

#20: But He Actually Became a Person: The Problem with a "Personified" Jesus

#19: No Second Opinions: On the Sufficiency of Scripture

#18: The Sledgehammer of God? Discipline and Restoration in the Church

#17: Truth Decay: The Sad Cynicism of Progressive Christianity

#16: Nuclear War: A Defense of the Traditional Family

#15: Between Moloch and a Hard Place: Voting in the Abortion Age

#14: WAP: White Aging Pastors Talk Whores and Hip-Hop

#13: Ladders to Heaven and a Chute to Hell: The Will and Sanctification

#12: Easy Like Sunday Morning? Disembodied Worship and Virtual Church

#11: My Kingdom Come? Reflections on Our Pretensions

#10: Free Will was Bound to Come Up Again

#9: Robots Bound for Glory: A Reflection on Free Will

#8: To Err is Human: When is a Christian Not a Christian?

#7: Monumental Change: The Broken Arc of History

#6: A Whole New World: SCOTUS, Self-Definition, and the Christian Life

#5: Bad to the Bone: Good News and Original Sin

#4: Race, Justice, and the Gospel: Beginning the Conversation

#3: Feeling All the Feels: The Holy Spirit and You

#2: Silence of the Lamb: Atonement Theories and the Justice of God

#1: Wokevangelicals and the Future of the ACNA