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To my friend who asked about Matthew 25 and the Parable of the Virgins—I'm sorry. We're going to get there. I promise. But we have to keep talking about how the second coming was not a topic of Jesus' preaching. I got a bunch
If you've been around conservative Christians long enough, you've probably encountered the idea of "Biblical manhood and womanhood" or complementarianism. It's essentially sexist patriarchy baptized with Scripture so that men retain decision-making power and authority while women, well, don't. Evidence
If I wanted to drive a manager up the wall, I would make him responsible for the success of an organization and give him no authority. I would provide him with unclear goals, not commonly agreed upon by the organization. I would ask him to provide a service of an
Ezekiel 4—7 begins the in-earnest doom-and-gloom chapters of Ezekiel's oracles against Israel and Judah. Our morning Bible study read through these verses, and I'll tell you, they are rough going. There are certainly conversations to be had about the violence, famine, cannibalism, and warfare all
Do you know what a Vulnerability Hangover is? I definitely had one this past Sunday after my sermon. I talked about some of the emotional and attachment-based damage that I had in my early childhood. Nearly thirty years later, I'm finally working through that with my therapist, and
Q&R: Is there more to Christianity than striving for perfection and trying to avoid sin? If so, what?
Response: Yes, there's more! In fact, striving for perfection is not even a component of Christianity. If you are trying to be perfect, please stop. You're making yourself miserable, and there's a decent chance you're making those around you miserable as well.
Imagine living in the year 4000 CE, and you come across the 2,000-year-old speeches and quotes of climate activist Greta Thunberg. And let's say you also happen to know that by 2050 CE, the earth's coastal cities were destroyed by flooding caused by climate change.