If you grew up in church, you've probably heard about the unpardonable sin—that terrifying idea that you could blaspheme the Holy Spirit and become forever beyond God's forgiveness. It's a spiritual trapdoor with no escape hatch. That's not actually what Jesus
Anthony Parrott
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Book 1 for 2023 ✅ I read A More Christlike God by Bradley Jersak back in 2015 when it came out. Since then, Jersak has become one of the most influential theologians in my life, helping me make sense of the atonement, understand Scripture, as well pushing me over to edge
Death and funerals are a time when grief and gratitude mingle. Grief because of loss; gratitude because we recognize how deep that loss is. I want to begin by naming our gratitude. Mary Henkler, grandma to me and my siblings and cousins, mom, sister, aunt, friend to you, she lived
I believe that God loves everyone with equal amounts of infinite love...but now it's infinite+1. Thanks for subscribing!
These are the three most common phrases I say to people during pastoral counseling. I usually hesitate a bit because I never want to make people feel like I'm trying to minimize their feelings, questions, or doubts. No one wants to be told, "You're not
One of the biggest deceptions that non-affirming churches have gotten away with is this notion that the church has always been non-affirming. They'll say things like, "We believe in the historical or traditional view of marriage—one man, one woman." However, non-affirming churches and denominations keep
Someone on my Facebook was sealioning me about the trustworthiness of Scripture. While I usually don't find such back-and-forth all that helpful, it ended up being a useful exercise in explaining some of the ways I understand how the Bible works. Do you claim to believe Christ and
Did anyone else grow up with the poisoned watermelon patch metaphor for the Bible? Imagine a watermelon patch with 66 pumpkins. One night, an enemy comes in and injects one of the watermelons with deadly poison. He posts a sign that says, "One of the watermelons, but I won&