Recently, I've been preparing to teach a module on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. All sounds quite straightforward, but it's set in an Old Testament context, and that's been a challenge. You see, the majority of teaching on the Holy Spirit is actually based on the New Testament, and we might say, … Continue reading The person and work of the spirit
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Advent – HOPE
Isaiah 2:1-4 is one of the traditional Christmas Advent readings, yet it seems to be misplaced. It seems to be about something totally unrelated to the Christmas story. "The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:2 In the last daysthe mountain of the Lord’s house will be establishedat the top of … Continue reading Advent – HOPE
The Good Shepherd
Richard Burgess Too often people get distorted or plain wrong ideas about God. Right from humanities earliest days when the serpent suggested to Adam and Eve that God was not as good as what he had revealed himself to be, the enemy has sought to distort and destroy the true knowledge of God. One of … Continue reading The Good Shepherd
Sovereignty, patriarchy and headship
Some thoughts... When studying and writing for my masters dissertation on headship and submission I was provoked by the thought that maturity is not achieved by structures of authority and submission - far from it. In fact relationships were never designed to function that way. It is the nature of fallen humanity to emphasise and … Continue reading Sovereignty, patriarchy and headship
Exploring the Trinity (Without Getting Lost) Update
It's finally here and available across Amazon. Exploring the Trinity (Without Getting Lost) is just that, an exploration of the most amazing and important doctrine in scripture without getting lost along the way - at least I hope so. My desire in writing it has been to make knowing God as a Trinity of Being … Continue reading Exploring the Trinity (Without Getting Lost) Update
The Word 4 Life 