Wednesday Morning Briefing (September 24, 2025)

Time to get started on another day. There have been developments in the ACNA world, in the Methodist world, and of course in the world world. Let's make our way through some of this:

“Wesleyans and Calvinists Together?” by Kenneth Collins is very good

Also, I wrote “Reflecting on Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service” at https://jeffreyrickman.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-charlie-kirks-memorial

Illegal to be Jewish in the wrong places in the UK - https://x.com/bgatesisapyscho/status/1970419305448661286?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

Rap battle between Charles Spurgeon & Jonathan Edwards on the topic of Baptism - https://x.com/JoshuaBarzon/status/1970311239017357558

“ACNA Archbishop Inhibits Armed Forces Bishop Derk Jones” by David W. Virtue - https://www.virtueonline.org/post/acna-archbishop-inhibits-armed-forces-bishop-derk-jones

“Guardians of the Faith Lesson 4: Gift-Based” by Kimba Evariste - https://youtu.be/lY4DJHaO9WI?si=mbh9UaMNK83jfguf

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