Faith and Honor

On this special episode, we discuss the process, perils, and blessings of converting to another tradition within Christianity. Bart and Daniel share some of their own personal experience of being raised in a different Christian tradition, converting to another one in their late teens and early twenties, and moving past their anxious, obnoxious "cage-stage." We discuss the wider dynamics of public discourse, the importance of reading primary sources, the danger of partisan historical narratives, and the great benefit of active discipleship and ministry in the local congregation.

On this episode, Fr. Gingerich and Fr. Grout discuss the themes of the Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity, including how the collect serves as a "layman's absolution." We will discuss absolution, as well as the armor of God, spiritual warfare, prayer, vocation, faith and miraculous signs, and Jesus' great power to heal.

On this episode, we discuss the collect and propers for Trinity 22. We explore the significance of households, the peaceable life of good works, partaking of God's grace, growing in judgment (which is desperately lacking in today's world), the importance of imagination, the abuse of the Christian doctrine of forgiveness, and the foundation and telos of mercy.

On this episode, Dr. Miles Smith of Hillsdale College joins Fr. Bart to discuss the fraught history of evangelicalism in the United States. We'll explore some of the sociological motivations and factors that make evangelicalism the way that it is, how this affects evangelicals' doctrine and practice, why evangelicals seem to hate Fundamentalists and theonomists so much, and how these dynamics affect evangelical views of politics and society.

What does it take to be free and great? In the propers of Trinity 17, we discover that humbling ourselves in service to the Lord and His people is the true path to exaltation and liberty. Join us as we discuss this and more!

On this episode, Fr. Bart and Fr. Damien discuss the themes of the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. We discuss themes of wisdom, music, drunkenness (and other forms of excess), the parable of the Wedding Feast, and God's judgment.

On this episode, Fr. Bart talks with the Rev. C. R. Wiley, author of Man of the House and The Household and the War for the Cosmos, two books that couldn't be more timely and practical. In the discussion, we'll touch on giving young men a vision and script for manhood, what a household is for, how households are important to the Church and God's renewal of the creation, the problems resulting from weakened households, how productive households can plant the seeds of cultural renewal, and a whole gamut of politically incorrect insights and thoughts.

On this special episode, Fr. Matt and Anne Kennedy join Fr. Bart to discuss the national-level meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC). We look at wider disturbing trends within evangelicalism as well as encouraging movements and actions that exemplify godly leadership.

On this episode, Fr. Bart is joined by an old co-worker and colleague, Jeff Walton, from the Institute on Religion and Democracy. They discuss the United Church of Christ's recent resolution that "invites us to make a spiritual/human to change our human relationship to Nature, not as an ‘it’ but as a ‘thou,’ alive with the presence of God’s Spirit and part of God’s beloved community,” which entails a call to preach on "Earth Justice" at least every six weeks. Where does this theology come from? And what sorts of liturgical fripperies manifest when this position is embraced by members of the denomination? And what lessons can traditional orthodox Anglicans learn from all this?

On this episode, Fr. Bart is joined by his friend, the Rev. Daniel Broaddus of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. They discuss the concept of Gottesdienst, which encapsulates the God's service to us and our service to God. This aspect of Christian doctrine and life has been seriously neglected, and the effects have been devastating to the Church.