This is the tenth post in a series through Pauls first letter to Timothy and today I’m going to try and answer the question: do you think the bible allows women deacons? This is no easy task as there are good bible believing Christians on both sides of the debate. Bible teachers who I respect greatly...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Earlier this year we let you know about the need to create some space in our storage area and that we were going to re-distribute the book library. After a good sort out we reminded you (in June) that any books that were still wanted should be reclaimed. We think that this has all now...
I’m spending a lot of time in my garden at the moment – the weather has been fine and our new seating addition to the back of the house is a beautiful place to spend the morning. It’s here that I’ve spent time reading through “The Bruised Reed” by Richard Sibbes (you can read my...
In this article, as I’m blogging my way through 1 Timothy, I’m going to be looking at the role of Deacon. We;ve come to the section of the letter that explains who should lead the church and in Chapter 3 Paul identifies two primary leadership roles in the church: Elders – Definition: Servant leaders Deacons – Definition:...
