Who doesn’t want to be taken up into the third heaven to tour your eternal mansion? Who doesn’t want to ride in a chariot of fire? Who wouldn’t willingly climb a mountain to see the finger of God write on a stone tablet? Without a doubt, these life-changing encounters mark you but those surprises happen […]
Song of Solomon
Lessons in Contentment
Paul said, “I have learned to be content…” (Phil 4:11) This was at the end of his life. What kind of schooling did he go through to get that place of contentment? How hard were the exams? Did he fail a few or perhaps have to take the whole class again? Contentment is not settling. […]
Tell Me How to Love You
“I am my beloveds, and my beloved is mine…” Song of Songs 6:3 I know how much you love me. Every morning I see you paint your love […]
Tell my Beloved One
She is not broken. That is not her identity. I bore her shame on Calvary so that she would not have to. She is wounded. But I am coming in […]
Shoes of the Beloved
When you watch someone walk through the place of the unthinkable, your heart aches for their pain. It is only natural in identifying with their pain, to consider yourself in their situation. How would I walk if those were my shoes? I am walking beside a dear friend who just received the doctor’s report […]
Looking Through the Lattice
“…Behold, He stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, gazing through the lattice.: Song of Songs 2:9b I so love the Song of Songs. I love to ponder the mysteries of God’s love hidden in each metaphor, each allegory, each symbol. Well acquainted with Jesus, the Judge, gratefully aware of […]