2020 was a difficult year. I contracted COVID early on and was diagnosed with type 2 Achalasia. Tests were not available in the early days of covid and I didn't fulfill all the suggested criteria at the time. In April/May I began to suffer severe chest pain at night and developed problems swallowing. On occasions … Continue reading A Personal Story
JESUS PLUS NOTHING EQUALS EVERYTHING?
Richard Burgess, 28.07.2025 You may have heard the phrase "Jesus plus nothing equals everything," but does it? The answer is, yes, it does. Anything else is not the gospel. Anything else tips us into faith and works, and if so, the question arises, how much faith/works: 80/20%, 60/40%, 50/50% etc.. Let's be clear: we are … Continue reading JESUS PLUS NOTHING EQUALS EVERYTHING?
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The Ascension – the forgotten event
There are four major events in the Christian calendar: Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost. We are all familiar with Christmas, Easter and Pentecost, but the Ascension is another question. Christmas we get, Easter we get, and Pentecost we get, but the Ascension? Is that just for theologians? Does it really matter? The fact is the ascension … Continue reading The Ascension – the forgotten event
Christmas, Good Friday & Easter Sunday
A few months ago we celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus. It all seems so happy and joyful, full of so much promise, then we arrived at Good Friday and everything seems to be going in the wrong direction. It's like it wasn't meant to end like this. Jesus had gone about doing good, healing … Continue reading Christmas, Good Friday & Easter Sunday