I'm Anthony. I'm a Christian pastor and theologian reclaiming Scripture for love & liberation. Affirming. Feminist. Antiracist. Universalist.
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15
Jul
A Christian Case for Transgender Affirmation
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07
Jul
When Church Ladies Wage Financial War Over Bible Placement: A 2,000-Year-Old Problem
Picture this: you're 21, idealistic, and convinced that putting a Bible on the communion table is a stroke
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04
Jul
"The Son of Man Coming on the Clouds" Isn't About the Second Coming
Every time Jesus says "you will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds," Christians tend to
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02
Jul
The Lapsi, Peter's Denial, and What Faith Costs
Peter literally denied knowing Jesus three times in front of a crowd, but Jesus still made him the leader of
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30
Jun
God Never Wanted Kings
The establishment of monarchy in ancient Israel was a theological disaster that God explicitly opposed—which should fundamentally challenge how we conceptualize divine authority today.
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27
Jun
Acts 6: When Leaders Refuse to Serve
The moment we think we're too important to serve, we've missed the entire point of following the Guy who said "the last shall be first."
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25
Jun
When Human Authority Contradicts God's Justice: Romans 13 and the Litmus Test of Acts 5
Conservative Christians have quite the relationship with Romans 13. When Republicans are in power, they'll quote "be
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23
Jun
Correcting Common End Times Misunderstandings
My first study Bible was the End Times Prophecy Study Bible. I loved the Left Behind series and devoured every
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21
Jun
When God Gets Angry: The Uncomfortable Good News of Divine Justice
On Thursday I wrote about the corruption of Eli's sons in First Samuel 2—how they exploited their
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19
Jun
Questioning religious authority isn't blasphemy—it's a moral imperative
When Your Pastor Acts Like a Mob Boss: What the Sons of Eli Teach Us About Religious Authority