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I'm Anthony. I'm a Christian pastor and theologian reclaiming Scripture for love & liberation. Affirming. Feminist. Antiracist. Universalist. 🌉 bridged from https://www.parrott.ink/ on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/

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Tuesday in the Week of Pentecost

Tuesday in the Week of Pentecost Readings * Proverbs 15:16–33 * 1 Timothy 1:18–2:8 * Matthew 12:33–42 * Psalms: 26, 28; 36, 39 Matthew 12:33–42 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good,…

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Monday in the Week of Pentecost

Monday in the Week of Pentecost Readings * Proverbs 10:1–12 * 1 Timothy 1:1–17 * Matthew 12:22–32 * Psalms: 25; 9, 15 Matthew 12:22–32 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was …

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Saturday in the Seventh Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 9 :️18-26

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Friday in the Seventh Week of Easter

Readings * Jeremiah 31:27–34 * Ephesians 5:1–20 * Matthew 9:9–17 * Psalms: 102; 107:1–32 Matthew 9:9–17 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection st…

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Thursday in the Seventh Week of Easter

Readings for Matthew 9:1-8

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Wednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 8:28-34

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Tuesday in the Seventh Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 8:18-27

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Monday in the Seventh Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 8:5-17

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Saturday in the Sixth Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 7:28—8:4

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Friday in the Sixth Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 7:21-27

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Slowly and Blunderingly

Most of us were raised on a version of omnipotence that looks more like Caesar than like Christ. Letting that picture of God go feels heretical at first. It is not. It is faith catching up with the Go…

May 15·6 min read·1095 words

Ascension Day 2026

Notes on Daniel 7:9-14 and Matthew 28:16-20

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Wednesday in the Sixth Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 22:41-46

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Tuesday in the Sixth Week of Easter

Notes on Matthew 13:18-23

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Monday in the Sixth Week of Easter

Readings * Leviticus 25:35–55 * Colossians 1:9–14 * Matthew 13:1–16 (17) * Psalms: 80; 77, [79] Matthew 13:1–17 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great cro…

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Saturday in the Fifth Week of Easter

Readings * Leviticus 23:23–44 * 2 Thessalonians 3:1–18 * Matthew 7:13–21 * Psalms: 75, 76; 23, 27 2 Thessalonians 3:1–18 Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lor…

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Friday in the Fifth Week of Easter

Notes on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

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Thursday in the Fifth Week of Easter

Readings * Leviticus 19:26–37 * 2 Thessalonians 1:1–12 * Matthew 6:25–34 * Psalms: [70], 71; 74 2 Thessalonians 1:1–12 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God o…

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Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter

Notes on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Notes on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

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Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Notes on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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Saturday in the Fourth Week of Easter

Notes on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

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Friday in the Fourth Week of Easter

Readings * Exodus 34:18–35 * 1 Thessalonians 3:1–13 * Matthew 5:27–37 * Psalms: 40, 54; 51 1 Thessalonians 3:1–13 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we decided to be left alone in Athe…

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Thursday in the Fourth Week of Easter

Readings * Exodus 34:1–17 * 1 Thessalonians 2:13–20 * Matthew 5:21–26 * Psalms: 50; [59, 60] or 114, 115 Catching up: 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12 I was sick yesterday and missed Wednesday's reading…

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Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Easter

Notes for 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10

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Monday in the Fourth Week of Easter

Notes on Colossians 3:18–4:18

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Saturday in the Third Week of Easter

Notes on Colossians 3:1-17

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Friday in the Third Week of Easter

Notes on Colossians 2:8-23

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Thursday in the Third Week of Easter

Notes on Colossians 1:24–2:7

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Wednesday in the Third Week of Easter

Wednesday in the Third Week of Easter Readings * Exodus 19:16–25 * Colossians 1:15–23 * Matthew 3:13–17 * Psalms: 38; 119:25–48 Colossians 1:15–23 He is the image of the invisible God, the f…

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Tuesday in the Third Week of Easter

If our theology of forgiveness is not a theology of liberation, freedom, and release, we haven't yet understood the gospel.

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Day 21: A Little Less Vengeance, Please

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me... he has sent me to proclaim good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim…

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Monday in the Third Week of Easter

Readings * Exodus 18:13–27 * 1 Peter 5:1–14 * Matthew 3:1–6 * Psalms: 25; 9, 15 1 Peter 5:1–14 Now as an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in th…

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Saturday in the Second Week of Easter, Year 2

Readings * Exod. 17:1–16 * 1 Pet. 4:7–19 * John 16:16–33 * Psalms: 20, 21:1–7; 110:1–5, 116, 117 1 Peter 4:7–19 ⁷The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves f…

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He Only Did It Once

Jesus flipped tables exactly once. He didn't build a brand around it. So why have so many Christians made righteous anger their entire personality?

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Read It Like You're Free Day 20: The Trajectory of Grace

A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent, nor a parent suffer for the iniquity of a child. The righteousness of the righteous shall be their own, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be…

Mar 17·1 min read·98 words

Misused Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:27, "Eating and Drinking in an Unworthy Manner"

This passage isn't about God punishing you for taking communion wrong. It's about what happens when the wealthy eat and the poor go hungry.

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The Perch - March 2026

This week: why Paul would kick someone out of church, the chaos monster hiding in your Bible, and what to call a group of TSA agents.

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The Kingdom of God

When most people hear "Kingdom of God" or "Kingdom of Heaven," they think of the afterlife. They think of where you go when you die. They think of clouds, harps, and a gated community in the sky. That…

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You Did Not Weep

If only you knew—even now—the things that make for peace. But you did not want peace. You wanted power. And now the things that make for peace are hidden from your eyes.

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The Second Perch: Faithfulness Doesn't Happen Accidentally

I was rescued from a lot. That's why I refuse to let my life happen accidentally. Inside my annual personal retreat and the roles-and-arete framework that keeps me honest.

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Loosen Your Grip: John 17 and the Art of Becoming God

Jesus didn't pray that you'd try harder. He prayed you'd be pulled into the life of God. Maybe it's time to loosen the grip.

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Being Held

I don't remember being held as a child. To briefly remind folks, I didn't know my biological father. My biological mother, who I lived with until I was seven, was incredibly mentally ill. And while I…

Feb 20·1 min read·95 words

How to Tell If Something Is Actually True

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free

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How to Live

by Derek Sivers

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Jesus Was Deconstructing Before You Were

Plus a wild Bible fact and some of my favorite links from this week

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Intentional

by Chris Bailey

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Day 16 Change the Narrative

I'm almost done with my 20-ish Verses to Rebuild Your Faith book. To receive the final 6 chapters (as well as all the prior chapters) become a paid member Sign Up PART 4: HOW THE BIBLE …

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