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Going On Sabbatical

I am so grateful that The Table Church values sabbath and rest. We believe that people are not commodities. Humans are not merely resources. Because of this, built into both Pastor Tonetta and I’s job agreement is the gift—and expectation—of a sabbatical. A ministry sabbatical is a

Misused Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9

Wormism is the notion, particularly popular in certain expressions of Christianity, that you and I are nothing but lowly, nasty, dirty worms. We're untrustworthy, "prone to wander,"[1] and utterly despicable. Some Christians agree with this worm-like categorization due to original sin and The Fall of

Something I Preached On Trans People Seven Years Ago

I preached the below SEVEN years ago. I studied and sought to understand my trans kin because I was curious and wanted to fulfill Christ's command to love my neighbors as myself. Christians, we can and must do better about engaging in curiosity and not judgment when it

Misused Scripture: Proverbs 13:24 - Spare the Rod

People often cite "Spare the rod, spoil the child" as a Bible verse about the need for spanking children. "In my day, my dad beat me with a belt, and I turned out better than these entitled millennials!" So, let's get a couple of

Ezekiel, Husbands, and Christ

New Testament authors routinely took Hebrew Bible metaphors and redeemed them by re-reading and reinterpreting them through the lens of Christ. In my church's Ezekiel Bible Study this week, we wrestled with Ezekiel 16. It's an extended metaphor of Israel as an abandoned child that God

The one time "authority" is used to describe marriage relationships

Conservative Christians love to obsess over who has the authority in a marriage between a man and a woman. They'll tell you about Ephesians 5 and Colossians 3. They'll talk about headship and wives submitting and the metaphor of Christ and the church.

Misused Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:12 "I do not permit a woman to teach"

There's a significant portion of the church that believes that women are not allowed to teach. Maybe they can teach kids or other women, but they can't have authority or teaching authority over men. And they excuse this gender discrimination based on 1 Timothy 2, where

Misused Scripture: Ephesians 5:23 "The husband is the head of the wife"

Headship ≠ Leadership Last time I talked about how Ephesians 5:22 needs to be read in the context of the verse above it's not just wives that need to submit to their husbands but husbands, but husbands also need to submit to wives! But, people ask what about

Revival is already happening. It may disappoint you.

Having a great worship experience with fellow believers is a powerful thing. Being intoxicated with the presence of God (through music, preaching, prayer, and even dance) can be a life-altering experience. But it is not the same as revival.