“Run away with me, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.” Song of Solomon 8:14, CSB Well, this is the final post in our study of the Song of Solomon. We’ve traveled together through many thoughts and ideas. I hope you’ve discovered a real sense thatContinue reading “The Conclusion: The Spice Mountains, #66”
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Quenching Love, #61
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.” Song of Solomon 8:7, ESV You can’t buy love. You might try to “buy” love from someone, but even a million dollars (although very nice) couldn’t do it. Love is something that youContinue reading “Quenching Love, #61”
Leaning Hard, #58
“Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?” Song of Solomon 8:5, ESV What is your personal wilderness? (Mine has been really incredible–lots of brush and prickly things.) But I’m convinced that you’ve got one too, and it’s not easy, is it? The journey is hard sometimes, and yet there’s a realContinue reading “Leaning Hard, #58”
My Garden, His Garden, 4:16, #36
“Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind!Blow upon my garden, let its spices flow. She “Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits.” The garden thought continues. When the wind comes, the scents spread. Perhaps that’s what trials accomplish. They were never meant to destroy us, but properly understood and accepted, they widen the scentContinue reading “My Garden, His Garden, 4:16, #36”
The Song of Solomon 