June 2015

On the Ordination of Women to the Public Ministry

In reply to Peter Schumacher’s comments of June 19. All Scripture is breathed by the Holy Spirit and God does not change His mind, what is written is relevant to all times and places and cultures. The fact that the Lord Jesus did not chose a few women amongst the twelve is in itself indicative that men only are meant for the Pastoral Ministry.… Read more...

Bone of contention

I am new to OWL Here is how I see it. There is a bone of contention. On the one side is a dog growling, grunting and determined wanting to grab the bone, run away and bury it, never to find it again!… Read more...

Black and white and vice versa

I support the ordination of women because I firmly believe that when it comes to interpreting scripture what some see as white others see as black and vice versa. In any case I believe that scripture was written based on mores and customs relevant at the time, in other words to the then existing audience.… Read more...

Blessed to be a blessing

We have taken God’s love and turned it into lust… we have taken God’s hand of forgiveness and turned it into a wedge and burden… we have taken God’s creation and used it for selfish purposes… we have taken God’s compassion and turned it into a work to score points before others… is it any wonder that we have taken God’s Word and used it to our own advantage… is it any wonder that we have taken God given authority and headship and turned it into a weapon of power and abuse?… Read more...

To search the heart of the matter

A fellow member recently asked me a series of questions, on the OWL site – posed as if God were searching my heart. Humility? Yes, I often feel very humble in having been accepted into God’s Church, by the congregation. Concern?… Read more...

Are we following Jesus or are we following the World?

The more the church looks like the world, the less a part of it I want to be. Are we following Jesus or are we following the world? Jesus did the will of his Father. He did not worry about the popular ideas of the time.… Read more...