Life is not always plain sailing, even when you know God - there are unexpected challenges, things you hadn't planned for, didn't expect, weren't prepared for. Like the story of Israel there can be an ebb and flow to our story. A hotness and coldness. One minute they were all in and there’s times of … Continue reading Complacency, Compromise and Cynicism
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Free on Kindle – Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
Free for a day. My book, Exploring the Role of Women in the Church is available free for a day on Kindle. Scripture says that God has poured out His Spirit on all flesh, both male and female, and they shall prophesy. Prophecy was speaking forth God's word. What's more he doesn't qualify the measure … Continue reading Free on Kindle – Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
Equal but complementary
Some people think that to be an egalitarian means you don't believe in any differences between male and female. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, in my studies just this week, I discovered that the term "complementarian" was first used by egalitarians! Why? Because though they believed in the full equality of … Continue reading Equal but complementary
It’s here! Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
It's finally here! My book Exploring the Role of Women in the Church is now available on Amazon. It's been a big and steep learning curve in so many ways, both in the studying and in the writing. Unfortunately, the subject has a tendency to get bogged down in one or two verses, verses which … Continue reading It’s here! Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
Transitions
Richard Burgess, 10.07.2021 Life is full of transitional moments, all varying in degrees of importance. Some come about through the different stages of life, others through a change of circumstances, still others through crises which could be related to health, age, the loss of a job or someone close to us. The danger is we … Continue reading Transitions
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