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Anthony Parrott
Anthony Parrott

Anthony Parrott

Washington, DC

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Sermon 181 Joy in Connection

Story of Connection from My Life Wonky Donkey with our small group after David's Death Luke 1:24-45 24 After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she remained in seclusion. She said, 25 “This is what the Lord has done for me in this

Theological Questions with Audrey: Heaven

Audrey: What do you think heaven is like? Me: What do you mean? What happens right after we die or what happens when God remakes the world? Audrey: Right after we die. Me: Well, the Bible actually doesn't say a lot about that part. But it does say

Please: Don’t Break Sheep’s Legs

Please: Don’t Break Sheep’s Legs

I was recently reminded of a sermon illustration that gets shared by preachers of a particular sort. It goes something like this: Sheep are known to be stupid and wander off. A shepherd's job is to go and find the sheep and bring it back to fold. Over

Sermon 180 We Are Not Successful Unless...

Last week I had the dubious honor of gaining a few hundred followers on Threads, the Twitter X competitor. My bio includes being a Christian pastor, but maybe not the kind you're thinking of, what with my commitments to inclusivity, universalism, antiracism, and such. For the most part,

Sermon 179 Restorative Play

My Worst Boss Let me tell you about the worst boss I've had. Whenever I went on vacation, they would insist I check my email at all hours of day or night. They had me set goals. Whenever I achieved a goal, they would immediate ask, "Why

Returning From Sabbatical

Returning From Sabbatical

This is my first week back from sabbatical! After twelve full weeks away from the responsibilities of pastoring a church, I am back in my home office, triaging email, arranging meetings, and altogether getting settled back in. I've only had one other sabbatical, but—from conversations with other

Scholars or Pastors or Both?

Scholars or Pastors or Both?

Does Bible college and seminary create scholars but not pastors?

Photo of a small cross on the words of Scripture

Glossary: Atonement

Any atonement theory must first get a few things right about God and humanity to accurately describe what happened on the cross.

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