This passage is not about the poor, and especially not the poor outside of the church. Paul makes it super simple and clear here in this passage; those who needed to be refused assistance were those within the body who chose to be περιεργαζομένους. Often translated in English to busybody, periergazomai means someone who unnecessarily intrudes on others to prevent work from happening, and particularly someone who meddles in others' lives intrusively. THIS person is who Paul is

We have talked a lot recently about the current time we are in, and how seemingly fast and sudden these cultural and sociological shifts are taking place. As I am writing this, the status of most of the country's nearly 42 million SNAP recipients is waiting to find out if their funds will continue in the next 24 hours. It has caused a wide variety of responses from a wide variety of people. The responses to this current SNAP situation provide us with a clear example of how th

For the past decade, I’ve urged the Church to reject the temptation of power and control. That message was rejected again and again, and now we are living in the world that pursuit created. It’s too late to prevent this reality. Warnings and attempts to prevent it from happening are futile. But it’s not too late to live faithfully within it.

There have been several events throughout America’s history that have been classified as revivals, and they all looked different and had a different effect on the land. But what does this word even mean? Where did it come from? What should it look like? That's what we want to explore for a bit today: what does a Biblical Revival actually look like?

Suddenly, we have pastors and congregants removing the mask and fully embracing a version of the gospel they claimed for years didn't even exist. I write this as an attempt to hopefully allow some to see the reality of the change they have made. We all need to stop for a moment and answer a question Jesus asked in Matthew 16, “Who do you say that I am?”

While countless empires and states have claimed to be a Christian nation, the reality is that Christian Nations simply cannot exist...

The call of God is to care for those that our government hates. The God who rescued His people out of oppression in a foreign land continues to care for those in similar situations. The heart of God cares about the immigrant in the land, regardless of the documents they carry. The heart of those who claim Christ should do the same. 

Explore the legacy of President Jimmy Carter contrasted with the appeals of Christian Nationalism in this compelling blog post.

Discover the true meaning of Christian Voting and Romans 13:1-7. Separate civic duty from Christian duty and learn how to fulfill both.

Jesus is Lord. Christ is King. These phrases have been central to Christianity from the beginning. Whether Peter’s profession in Matthew 16

Luke 22:36 is commonly used to defend the use of weapons for Christians, but what if Luke 22 actually refutes that claim altogether?

Swords or Plows? What does Isaiah 2 & Micah 4 teach us about Jesus, Scripture, and love of others?

We are in our 5th season of the Misfits Podcast, and things have changed a lot over the years, but one thing that remains the same is our commitment to providing theological resources and a network of support for those that feel they do not have a place in ministry or the church any more.

It finally happened, a Christian Nationalist asked a question I had been waiting for for a few years now.

Recently we have seen an influx of bad theological takes surrounding Jesus’ teachings, specifically His teachings done in His storytelling.

A commentary on Isaiah 9 verses 4 & 6. How they are connected by a strong imagery that is oddly missing from most major commentaries.

A day many thought they would never live to see in the US has finally come. Roe vs Wade has been overturned and the Federal Law for...