Tag Archives: marriage

Questions of fornication

Posted on February 22, 2024 by fluff35

what is porneia, and what do studies of ancient sexuality say to modern claims about its meaning? Continue reading →

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Too many adjectives?

Posted on June 22, 2023 by fluff35

One of my husband’s pet hates when we eat out is when a menu has too many adjectives, to the point that you almost lose sight of what it is you’re eating: ‘smoky deep-fried maple-cured lightly chopped British bacon’, that … Continue reading →

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Living in Love and Faith: the final documents?

Posted on September 2, 2022 by fluff35

Yesterday, without much of a fanfare, some more documents were published to add to the ‘LLF book’, and the course, and the videos, and the podcasts, and the papers only accessible through registering with the ‘Hub’. We’d been expecting two … Continue reading →

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Christian dating: just try it!

Posted on August 11, 2022 by fluff35

in which I meet a man whose idea of gardening is to mow the flower beds – and marry him Continue reading →

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Bake a cake for Living in Love and Faith: how to make your response count

Posted on January 15, 2022 by fluff35

15 January 2022 (minor updates subsequently) The story so far: this blog began as a reflection on participating in the Shared Conversations, and then – because I was asked to join Living in Love and Faith’s History thematic group – … Continue reading →

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Handing on the baton? Part 2

Posted on October 30, 2021 by fluff35

As we pass on the baton of LLF, it seems pretty clear who the losers are Continue reading →

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Handing on the baton? Part 1

Posted on July 10, 2021 by fluff35

Radical new Christian inclusion; but who are ‘we’? Continue reading →

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Stopping: and starting?

Posted on April 30, 2020 by fluff35

After several years in which it has played a major part in my life, as of 29 April the ‘Living in Love and Faith process’ (LLF) has now officially been put on hold. Those of us on the various working … Continue reading →

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Pandora: the Greek Eve?

Posted on May 4, 2018 by fluff35

(John William Waterhouse, Pandora, 1896) I think this is the first time I’ve posted the same piece on two of my blogs, but the topic seems relevant to both, so here we go; this, like many of the pieces on … Continue reading →

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So, what was the point of all that?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by fluff35

Last week the House of Bishops published GS2055 Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations. I immediately read it through twice, once to see what they were proposing to change – answer, nothing – and again to see … Continue reading →

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