HeyJaredTommy Preson Phillips
MANT, Pastor, Songwriter, Writer. I Write about the New Testament, Faith Deconstruction, & the dissident Christian life. Co-Author of Invisible Jesus. 5 Albums as Preson Phillips 21 years at Watermark Church
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A New Romans Road (opens the original)
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What We’re Going to Do:Its time to start something new.There is a dissident frame to every book of the Bible, and the purpose of my Dissidents Guides is to help my readers understand how to read books of the New Testament through the view point of a dissident first century Christian in the Roman Empire so that we can draw better conclusions about the church’s relationship with the nations and their rulers. So far I’ve completed the Dissidents Guide to Revelation, and <a href="http
Finale: Who is the Gospel of John For? (opens the original)
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I kept trying to think of a way to wrap up this series which has gone on for quite a while now. I wanted to give it adequate reflection and define my takeaways after studying, preaching through, and writing about John’s Gospel over the last couple of years.John was never my favorite Gospel. It was unbelievable to me; too embellished around the edges, too much added flair for no reason. Too many random miracles that weren’t in the other Gospels and compared to the other three, it’s all out of chr
Why John Needed One More Chapter (John 21) (opens the original)
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The Holiness of Doubt (John 20:24-29) (opens the original)
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UPDATE: I had to take a break for a few weeks as I had too many writing projects to keep up with and still get daily work done for my church community, but I am back to putting in some work over here.In the coming months I will be prepping for a trip I am leading to Turkey and Greece for 10 days to teach the book of Revelation in May, 2027. The tour starts in Istanbul with some church history at the Hagia Sophia, followed by studies on location in Laodicaea, Ephesus, Sardis, Pergamon, Athens, Pa
The Holiest Place on Earth (John 20:11-18) (opens the original)
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This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Mary Weeping in the Garden“Early on the firs
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