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Anthony Parrott
Anthony Parrott

Anthony Parrott

Washington, DC

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My prayers are directed to two things today.

First, towards the people of Ukraine. “I don’t understand, I decidedly do not understand, why men can’t live without war.” “You would think that humanity has forgotten the laws of its divine Savior, who preached love and the forgiveness of transgressions, and that it finds its greatest merit

4 Big Changes

The only thing that's constant is change. That's no less true at The Table Church. Below I'm going to let you know about four significant announcements concerning the future of The Table Church. Worship Director The Table Church's worship ministry has been

The new ARC denomination is on the slippery slope of conservatism

Religion writer Rick Pidcock once said, "It's funny how I've always heard the 'slippery slope' argument as a warning for becoming more liberal, but have never heard it as a warning for becoming more conservative." For example, some might warn that if

Reading the Septuagint

For my morning devotions I have been reading the Septuagint. The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. 
Why read a translation instead of the "original" Hebrew? Well, two big reasons. First, the Septuagint was THE "Bible" of the New Testament writers. Most times,

Here's how I'm thinking about COVID right now.

TL;DR—Don't look at case rates. Look at hospitalization numbers. My personal risk—and likely yours—of serious illness, hospitalization, or death due to COVID is incredibly low. More and more, COVID is becoming something that I can "live with." I'm vaccinated, boosted,

Amos and Advent

My Advent Bible reading has me in Book of the Prophet Amos. Amos is the author of such gems as: For four crimes I won't hold back punishment: they have sold the innocent for silver and those in need for a pair of sandals; they crush the head

Does Genesis Condemn First-Born Daughters?

Genesis 1—4 tells the story of a man and a woman in a relationship who have three sons. These chapters tell us a lot about human nature, family dynamics, how we relate to God, how we relate to creation, and much more. From these stories, we can make theological

Q&R On Atonement Theories

A Question from a Facebook Commenter: "How do you connect a dead God to ending death without using the biblical understanding of ransom/sacrifice/substitution the scripture speaks of (Romans 5:10)?" Response: This right here is my problem with Penal Substitution theories of atonement (PSA), in that

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