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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Love Is as Fierce as Death
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Love Is as Fierce as Death
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Love Is as Fierce as Death A recent movie tells the story of Edward VIII, who reigned as king of the United Kingdom for 325 days in 1936. Before coming to the throne he had fallen for a woman called Wallis Simpson who had not only committed the sin of being an American but also h…
52 Reflections on Faith - Love your enemies: Israelis and Palestinians
52 Reflections on Faith - Love your enemies: Israelis and Palestinians
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Love your enemies: Israelis and Palestinians It’s well known that Christianity tells us to love our neighbours. The expression ‘love thy neighbour’ has a special place in the English language and there was once a British TV sitcom with exactly that title…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 28 The Hymn to Love
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 28 The Hymn to Love
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
The Hymn to Love In many churches the “love chapter” is read only at weddings. Naturally, it is fully appropriate for wedding ceremonies and is a matchless guide for Christian marriage, but Paul clearly intended this hymn to love [see fig. 4.4(1)] to be a model for all of life. I…
Wonderfully made
Wonderfully made
by Michaela Youngson
First Published in The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom Based on Psalm 139, a reflective paraphrase Wonderfully made My Lover, you know everything about me. You are concerned with each of my actions and understand my thoughts. You do not wait for me to find you, but you look for me an…
GOD's rich Pattern - A coming together