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The Return
For a long time, this page has been quiet. Truthfully, it had run its course. Years ago, I created Big Buts of the Bible as a companion to a book I wrote called Big Buts of the Bible: A Revealing Look at Jesus Christ. At the time, I was a pastor writing primarily for youth, young… Continue reading
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But You Were Washed
This is surely one of the bigger buts in the Bible for the context in which it appears. Check out 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. The context begins, Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Kingdom of God? It is a rhetorical question. Of course you know this! In case you didn’t, a whole list… Continue reading
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Attention Weary Souls: A Comforting But
From the Heidelberg Catechism: Q: What is your only comfort in life and in death? A: That I am not my own, BUT belong, body and soul, in life and in death–to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. That’s a big catechismal but, I tell you. Comfort in life and death (or if you prefer, in this life… Continue reading
Darin Michael Shaw
In addition to being the world’s foremost expert on the conjunction but, author and freelance writer Darin Michael Shaw (he/him/his) identifies as a post-evangelical, free-range Jesus Freak, taking Jesus seriously when he says, “Follow me,” while inviting others to come and see for yourself.
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