Reading the Bible
Hard Passages
Texts that have been used to harm people, or that picture God as violent, read again with care.
17 sermons, newest first
No Body Is for Sale October 11, 2026. Anthony Parrott · 1 Corinthians 6:1–20 · 2026 46 min The Church Keeps Judging the Wrong People October 4, 2026. Anthony Parrott · 1 Corinthians 5:1–13 · 2026 30 min Commitment Isn’t a Moment, It’s a Thousand Steps September 13, 2026. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Luke 14:25–35 · 2026 16 min When Being 'Wise' Means Leaving Someone Behind August 9, 2026. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Matthew 25:1–13 · 2026 36 min When God Asks "What Did I Do Wrong?" March 8, 2026. Anthony Parrott · Jeremiah 2–4:4 · 2026 21 min Justice, Mercy, and the Collapse of Empire November 2, 2025. Anthony Parrott · Revelation 15 · 2025 39 min The Evolution of Satan: From Divine Prosecutor to Enemy of God October 27, 2024. Anthony Parrott · 1 John 3 · 2024 42 min The Disruption of Peace and the Faith of God July 28, 2024. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Romans 1 · 2024 26 min Revolutionary Mothering May 12, 2024. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Matthew 15:21–28 · 2024 26 min The Complexity of Mission April 7, 2024. Anthony Parrott · Deuteronomy 1 · 2024 32 min Ananias and Sapphira - Acts 5 May 29, 2022. Bekki Fahrer · Acts 4:32–5:11 · 2022 39 min Ephesians 5 and Marriage June 27, 2021. Lexi Mairone · Ephesians 5:21–33 · 2021 26 min Paul and Slavery June 20, 2021. Anthony Parrott · Ephesians 6:5–9 · 2021 34 min 1 Timothy 2 and Female Leadership June 13, 2021. Heidi Mills · 1 Timothy 2:8–15 · 2021 28 min Romans 1 and LGBTQ Inclusion June 6, 2021. Meg Clark · Romans 1 · 2021 23 min The Bible Is Meant to Be Twisted May 30, 2021. Anthony Parrott · Exodus 21:2–7 · 2021 27 min God Can't May 3, 2020. Anthony Parrott · Job 1–2 · 2020 32 min