Friday, September 6, 2024
What if I told you one of the chief invitations of Christianity is desire? You see, sadly, often what takes center stage in many Christian circles is duty, obligation, busyness, pressure, guilt, etc. These become the hallmarks of what it means to follow Jesus. What gets lost is the deep, core, human longing of desire. Read more
Thursday, September 5, 2024
In this book, the author is in poetic praise of his bride and her features that he is exclaiming in detail. He notices the details of the beauty God created in this woman. I know that for a moment in time we all stop and do this. A new parent is in awe of every detail they… Read more
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
The third chapter of the Song of Songs presents a vivid image of a deep, relentless search for love. When reading this book of Scripture, the question arises as to whether this is an allegory of our relationship with God or a celebration of marital love. The answer is yes. The young woman, who represents… Read more
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am weak with love. His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. Song of Songs 2:5-6,16 My grandparents met and got married in three months. Not one set, but both,… Read more