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Bible & Theology

Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit

Mark 3:28-30 and its similar passages in Matthew and Luke are pretty often misread. People misread it as, "God is physically incapable of

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Bible & Theology

It Is Always God's Will to Heal

A few people had asked what I meant when I said it is always God's will to heal. If it's always

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I Didn't Dupe You

I recently heard that a few folks at my former church in Iowa felt like I duped them. The claim is that for the ten

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Thoughts on Pride 2022

For the first time this June, The Table Church marched in Washington, DC's Pride Parade. My family and I marched alongside our LGBTQ

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Bible & Theology

On the Fall of Roe

1. If you have received an abortion, no one should ever make you feel shame for that. You are beloved and cherished by God. You

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Bible & Theology

It's A Sin Problem?

The disciples telling Jesus about 5,000 hungry people— Jesus: “It’s not a food problem, it’s a sin problem.” The centurion asking Jesus

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Bible & Theology

Prayer Means Action

Everyone should hesitate before they pray for something if they are not willing to take some sort of action to help answer that prayer. If

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Bible & Theology

Open Communion at The Table

The Table Church practices open Communion, open even to those who don't follow Christianity. When we offer Communion we say, "Anyone who

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Bible & Theology

Did it make a difference?

(Easter Week Table Church Newsletter) Around Holy Week, that's a question I often find myself thinking about. Each year in the church (for

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Bible & Theology

How to Edit the Bible Like Jesus

I recently preached on two of Moses’ encounters with God. The first, in Exodus 3, Moses meets God at the burning bush. Moses, anticipating questions

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