The Search for the Lilith!
Martin Johnson explores the Lilith – and invites some help Mythical or real? The Lilith is a creature found only in Isaiah 34:14. Biblical translators have long made choices that it is either a mythical demonic creature, or alternatively an owl, and if so, usually...
Love – in the Bible
Peter Sammons reflects on the love of God. Part 1 of 2. Unconditional love? Can we really speak about “the unconditional love of God”? Is this idea supported in Scripture, or in the words of Jesus? For some this article (in two parts) will make for uncomfortable...
Love – in the Bible
Peter Sammons reflects on the love of God. Part 2 of 2. Love in the fellowship: a truly New Testament perspective In the first article we noted that the English word love is slippery, with disparate meanings. We explored at some length the reality of agape (love) that...
Mainstream or Progressive?
The morphing of words. Roger Bolton considers. Mainstream? Last month Christian Comment looked at Financial (banking) industry cancellation of accounts held by customers that banks’ staff do not like. In the UK this has become something of a political scandal. We...
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