Andrew Barry

S = Sorrow upon sorrow of parents who lose a child

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 by Andrew Barry

Tomorrow* marks two years since we said goodbye to our teenage son, Nathan, who went to be with Jesus. We were on holidays and we knew that the cancer would take him soon, but it’s hard to drive home with one less kid in your car. When he died, I was…

Doctrine

Quick wrath, quick atonement; stored up wrath, planned atonement

June 4, 2019June 3, 2019 by Andrew Barry

Let’s step into dangerous territory and speak directly about the anger of God. Our own worldly hearts testify with the liberalism entrenched in Western churches: speaking on this topic is both dangerous and unpalatable. Preachers, including…

Christian Living Doctrine

Outwit, outplay and outlast! Hebrew women are survivors

January 20, 2019January 13, 2019 by Andrew Barry

Watch a woman give birth, a mother stand-up for her child, a widow quietly undergo hardship, and you will see a strength, dignity and endurance of a different type to men. Not better, just different. On average, men can bench-press more, fight…

Christian Living Doctrine

Destroy and kill: the command for Israel and for us

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 by Andrew Barry

“When the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction… You shall break down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and chop down their Asherim and burn their carved images…

Ministry

Heroes at drinking wine (aka intoxicated masculinity)

July 23, 2018August 5, 2018 by Andrew Barry

“Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!” (Isa 5:22-23) The battle-lines have been dug in the conflict about Christians…