Her House Sinks Down to Death
2024-04-21
WE RETURN to our regularly scheduled reading this week with proverbs that are paternal calls for wisdom–and a warning against communing with spirits of the dead.Continue Reading
I Set Jerusalem as a Doorway to be Shaken
2024-04-14
IRAN ATTACKED ISRAEL late last night, the first time the Islamic Republic has struck at Israel directly. The sight of missiles over the Temple Mount evokes images of the end times.Continue Reading
Together in the Garden of Love
2024-03-10
IT’S APPARENT why the Song of Solomon is not often preached in church.Continue Reading
As a Lily Among Brambles
2024-03-03
THE SONG OF SOLOMON has layers of meaning. On the surface, it’s a beautiful depiction of the intimate relationship between a husband and wife. At a deeper level, it’s a picture of the mutual love between Christ and his church.Continue Reading
The Prayer of Solomon
2024-02-25
SOLOMON’S PRAYER for wisdom pleased God, who honored Solomon’s wish and granted him more besides.Continue Reading
The Wisdom of Solomon
2024-02-18
SOLOMON BEGAN his reign with a prayer for wisdom, a prayer that was answered by God in a dream.Continue Reading
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
2024-02-11
WE OFTEN WISH that God would show us the road we’ll travel for the rest of our lives. That’s not the sense of His promise in Psalm 119:105.Continue Reading
Blessed Are Those Whose Way is Blameless
2024-02-04
PSALM 119 is sometimes called the Mount Everest of psalms.Continue Reading
Rise Up, O Judge of the Earth
2024-01-28
It’s tempting, when looking at the state of the world, to conclude that God has abandoned us to the wolves.Continue Reading
The Death of David
2024-01-21
The succession of Solomon to the throne of David wasn’t secure even through the final days of the old king’s life.Continue Reading