The Perch
He Only Did It Once
Jesus flipped tables exactly once. He didn't build a brand around it. So why have so many Christians made righteous anger their entire personality?
New Testament
New Testament
Bible & Theology
We Know When the Son of Man Will Come in His Kingdom
To my friend who asked about Matthew 25 and the Parable of the Virgins—I'm sorry. We're going to get there.
Misused Scripture
Misused Scripture 6: Ephesians 5:21-22 "Wives Submit To Your Husbands"
If you've been around conservative Christians long enough, you've probably encountered the idea of "Biblical manhood and womanhood" or
sermon
Sermon 169 From Compulsion to Change to Freedom to Grow
Main Idea: Knowing that you are liked is discipleship. Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Intro: My personal experience Over the past couple of years, I'
Q&R
Why Do I Refer to the Author of Hebrews As "She"?
We don't know who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews. It slid into the New Testament canon because it got categorized as a
Misused Scripture
Scary Misused Scriptures 4: Hebrews 6:4-6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNoH8beJR_U In Hebrews 6, the anonymous author writes: "For it is impossible, in the case of those
Bible & Theology
Misused Scriptures 3: The Unforgivable Sin
If you grew up in church, you've probably heard about the unpardonable sin—that terrifying idea that you could blaspheme the Holy Spirit
Atonement
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/
Bible & Theology
Without the shedding of blood...
"Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." Hebrews 9:22 This verse has been used to justify a bloodthirsty
Bible & Theology
“This sickness will not end in death.”
At a skin-deep reading, it would appear that Jesus was wrong. Lazarus would die. Jesus heard the news of illness, waited around for 2 days