If you feel like you are walking on eggshells... ....you may be suffering from domestic abuse, which is persistent or recurrent behaviour by an intimate partner that causes physical, sexual or psychological damage, or causes the victim to live in fear. It is not just marital conflict over particular issues (which can be conflict between… Continue reading Are you walking on eggshells?
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Is the husband’s role parallel to that of God the Father, and the wife’s role parallel to that of God the Son?
(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Professor Wayne Grudem interprets 1 Corinthians 11:3 as follows: just as the Father has authority over the Son in the Trinity, so the… Continue reading Is the husband’s role parallel to that of God the Father, and the wife’s role parallel to that of God the Son?
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
There we sat down and wept — Psalm 137
When they could snatch a bit of time at the riverbank, out of eye or earshot of their masters, the captive Israelites didn't have to sing happy songs on demand. There they could sit and weep. By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, / when we remembered thee, O Sion. As for… Continue reading There we sat down and wept — Psalm 137
Hope for isolated Christians. God will bring in the New Heavens and New Earth
Thou Lord, in the beginning, hast laid the foundation of the earth / and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure / they shall all wax old as a garment; And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed / but thou art… Continue reading Hope for isolated Christians. God will bring in the New Heavens and New Earth
What happens when sheep are led by hirelings and wolves?
Society and especially the churches are in perilous times. It is imperative to understand what can happen when evildoers are controlling the masses. A brief review of Part 1 and Part 2 of this series: There are three kinds of people: Sheep, Shepherds and Wolves. Shepherds are focused on caring for the sheep. Shepherds are… Continue reading What happens when sheep are led by hirelings and wolves?
Salvation is not a ‘spiritual bargain’ you can make with God
Salvation is much mis-taught and misunderstood in Christendom. ABUSERS who claim to be Christians could be roughly divided into two groups: the ones who genuinely think they are Christians, and the ones who intentionally lie in their claim to be Christians. The abusers who genuinely think they are Christians may be thinking they are saved… Continue reading Salvation is not a ‘spiritual bargain’ you can make with God
A Cry For Justice 