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Anthony Parrott
Anthony Parrott

Anthony Parrott

Washington, DC

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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.

Glossary

Christianity has an immense vocabulary list. And, just like any language, Christians have a lot of "dialects" as well. Denominations and church cultures can use the same terms in different ways. When I say "Kingdom of Heaven," do I mean: 1) The place you go when

Virginity is a social construct

I made reference in a recent social media post that something I learned coming out of Christian fundamentalism is that virginity is a social construct. Someone asked me what I meant and here's my response. Virginity is a social construct because it’s not a biological reality. You

Watermelon with seeds in it.

Guess You Had to Be There

Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart

Stupid Little Projects

Stupid Little Projects

Thinking I could accomplish anything was a mistake.

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