Peter Sammons reflects on recent reports of closer ‘Russian’ involvement KING OF THE NORTH? It is by no means a foregone conclusion or a ‘slam dunk’ that ‘Russia’ must be involved in the End Time scenario. There has, however, been an eschatalogical school of thought...

This report downloaded from Word Israel News. Dated 18 November 2024. With thanks. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News. Images, headers, by Christian Comment. After calling Israel’s wars against Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups ‘immoral,’ the Vatican pontiff is now...

Peter Sammons reviews a compact study, freely available as downloadable PDF. DIRECTNESS AND BREVITY Published by Hesed Association, 2024. What I like about this 38pp booklet (linked at the foot of this Review) is its timeliness, direct relevance and linking of...

Britain’s Prime Minister is ‘famous’ for his catch-phrase “Smash the Gangs”. Why are the West’s farming communities under attack? Does this tell us anything about the times in which we live? Roger Dunsdon investigates. TENSIONS In the UK right now, farmers are in the...

We introduced ADI in previous editions of Christian Comment. It is good to have positive stories emerging from Israel when so much of the World’s media focuses on negative stereotypes. This third article focuses on some more areas of ADI’s very specialized and...

Peter Sammons considers. NO AGREEMENT There is no overall agreement as to when precisely our Lord Jesus was born. Historians generally concur that Herod the Great died in 4BC, so plainly Jesus was born before this date. And since the Wise Men sought a child (Herod...

In this article we present a time-sequenced assessment of the birth narratives as revealed across Matthew, Luke and John. Each witness gives us differing aspects – it is helpful to “stitch them together”. The material here is taken from the New International Version...

The “industry” for kind killers has taken off in recent years. Why? How does this speak to us in terms of God’s purposes? Roger Dunsdon investigates ….. Kind Killer as a philosophy There are three types of “kind killer”. People who want to ‘kindly kill’ babies before...

Caribbean nations seek reparations for the evils of transatlantic slavery. What might be the specifically Christian understanding? Roger Dunsdon considers. Past evils, present implications There can be little doubt that the transatlantic slave trade and its aftermath...

We introduced ADI in the previous edition of Christian Comment. It is good to have positive stories emerging from Israel when so much of the World’s media creates and focuses on negative stereotypes. This second article focuses on a few more areas of ADI’s very...

A significant question – rarely considered. Some thoughts from our Editor. Should we use the term ‘church’ at all? Is it in fact misleading, and does the term undermine Jesus’ lazer-like Kingdom- focus, as He expresses the true good news? Careless talk costs ….. Is...

Chris Stirling’s midweek address at Haverhill’s West End Congregational Church, October 2024 HOLY SPIRIT AND THE WORD COLLABORATE John Piper, founder and teacher of the website: desiring God.org , poses and answers these questions: “I have a Bible question for you...

Richard Mont considers. There are some 200 names and titles of Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) found in the Bible. Following are some of the more prominent ones, organized in three sections relating to names that reflect the nature of Messiah, His position in the tri-unity of...

Peter Sammons considers what Social-ism is. THE GREAT “I AM”? It’s only recently I’ve troubled to think about the word (and the concept of) “Socialism” from a specifically Christian perspective. Of course there’s a perspective - amongst some - that Christians must...

The Military Logic of Beijing’s Growing Partnerships, By Oriana Skylar Mastro This article appeared in the free section of US publication Foreign Affairs, November/December 2024. Section headers devised by Christian Comment. BRICS leaders pose  - thirty seconds...