Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the joy of leading a Bible study on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. We are a couple of chapters in now, and here’s my main takeaway so far: There are things worth getting divisive about. The central conflict at
Anthony Parrott
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Something I wrestle with constantly as a pastor of a progressive/inclusive church is the need for "outreach" or "marketing" or whatever it is we're supposed to call it. On the one hand, it feels really slimy and sleazy to me. Every time I
Mark 3:28-30 and its similar passages in Matthew and Luke are pretty often misread. People misread it as, "God is physically incapable of forgiving someone who has blasphemed the Holy Spirit." But that's not what it says at all. It says, "Whoever blasphemes against
Nine months ago, in November 2021, we announced the beginning of a courtship between Resurrection City DC and The Table Church. As a refresher, Resurrection City DC is a church started by Pastor Tonetta and a team of others in 2019. When we had the privilege of hiring Tonetta as
A few people had asked what I meant when I said it is always God's will to heal. If it's always God's will to heal, why do people not always get well? The alternative, however, is not knowing if God wants to heal or
I recently heard that a few folks at my former church in Iowa felt like I duped them. The claim is that for the ten years I pastored at Good News Community Church, I was an occasionally-provocative-but-mostly-biblically-faithful pastor and teacher. But then, when I moved to DC, my "true
For the first time this June, The Table Church marched in Washington, DC's Pride Parade. My family and I marched alongside our LGBTQ church family and allies. It was an incredibly moving experience, and I want to tell you why. Homophobia and anti-LGBTQ discrimination has existed for centuries,
1. If you have received an abortion, no one should ever make you feel shame for that. You are beloved and cherished by God. You don't need to "receive God's forgiveness" for that abortion as if it were a heinous act. I trust that