Saiko Woods has interviewed me about the church's responsibility to respond to domestic abuse, and how John MacArthur and Grace Community Church (GCC) treated Eileen Gray and David Gray. In the interview, Saiko asked me six questions. I've put time stamps for where each question occurs in the video. What contributing factors were involved in… Continue reading John MacArthur’s bad shepherding and how churches respond to domestic abuse.
Tag: Not Under Bondage (book)
Angela Ruth Strong’s interview of Barbara Roberts
Angela Ruth Strong interviewed Barbara Roberts in Dec 2011. Links updated where necessary and a few links added. Material in square brackets added by Barb in 2021. There was actually a time when my ex-husband sent me a list of scripture verses on why I could never remarry. This was a joke coming from him,… Continue reading Angela Ruth Strong’s interview of Barbara Roberts
Still here — emerging from a slough of despond
Last year I promised to revise my book Not Under Bondage and publish the revised version in paperback, e-book and audio-book formats. I have made substantial progress but am still some way from publishing the revised version. I apologise for the delay. I got sidetracked and slowed down by Covid (didn't we all?) and I… Continue reading Still here — emerging from a slough of despond
Translations of Malachi 2:16 – Appendix 7 in the first edition of “Not Under Bondage”
I am publishing this material here because I decided to remove it from the revised edition of my book Not Under Bondage in order to make room for other things. I did not want the revised edition to have more pages than the first edition. To increase the page length would have required an expensive… Continue reading Translations of Malachi 2:16 – Appendix 7 in the first edition of “Not Under Bondage”
Revised Edition of “Not Under Bondage” is in the pipeline
[Update added August 13, 2022. Barb won't be writing a revised edition of Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery and Desertion. For more information, please read her post Barbara Roberts is giving up writing for the public. Editors.] Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery and Desertion will be coming out in… Continue reading Revised Edition of “Not Under Bondage” is in the pipeline
Mysteries of Iniquity, Marriage / ABUSE / Divorce and the Bible
Interview of Barbara Roberts, by Out Of The Gate. If you want to only watch the part where I talk about my work on domestic abuse — i.e. my book Not Under Bondage and the A Cry For Justice blog — go to 24:37 in the video. [This video is no longer available as the… Continue reading Mysteries of Iniquity, Marriage / ABUSE / Divorce and the Bible
New website for my book Not Under Bondage
The new site for my book is notunderbondage.com It gives several purchase options for the book—you can pay in USD, GBP or AUD. The website also has reviews of the book by theologians, pastors, counselors, survivors of abuse and their supporters. Most of the reviews are not on Amazon: they were published in theological journals… Continue reading New website for my book Not Under Bondage
A Cry For Justice 