The Sweet Fragrance of Brokenness

A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed. Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits, henna with nard, nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices—a garden fountain, a well of...

Strong Behind the Veil of our Thought Life

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the Fire On Your Head podcast between Dave Edwards and myself on this subject, I highly recommend doing so.  It’s not necessary before proceeding, but this post is basically a write-up or follow up to some of the stuff I got spontaneously discussing with...

Why The Song of Solomon Fascinates Me

Recently I got up to preach at Centro de Fuego/The Fire Center (our church here in Lima, Peru), and people snickered and made jokes when I told them to turn in their Bibles to the Song of Solomon. Remarks like “of course” were heard across the room, and jokes about how people were...

What Is Renewed Thinking?

What is prophetic, or repentant thinking? Join us in the second part of this discussion, as David Edwards and Steve Bremner continue their series on repentance and Holy Spirit mind renewal. We share some thoughts on bringing heaven to earth and understanding our place in Christ, and learning where we are...

Upheld By His Right Hand

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me! (Song of Solomon 2:6, 8:3 ESV) My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:8) As frequent readers may already have noticed, I have a very strong interest–if not a passion–for the Song of Solomon. It is likely my...

Catch The Foxes — How to Deal With The Root of Many Problems in Your Life

“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.“ Song of Solomon 2:14-15...

Love: The More Excellent Way, part 2

“How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!” Song of Solomon 4:10b “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:2 We began in our previous article with this verse from the...

Love: The More Excellent Way, part 1

“How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!” (Song of Solomon 4:10b) “And I will show you a still more excellent way.” (1 Corinthians 12:31b) In the opening of the Song of Solomon—my favorite book in the Old Testament—the...

Behold, I Stand at The Door and Knock

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20) When I was younger and worked at a day camp, we were given Scripture verses we had to memorize in order to know how to share the Gospel...

What is Your Beloved More Than Another Beloved?

“What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women?, Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?” (Song of Solomon 5:9, 6:1) Many individuals’ souls cry out for the living God, but they...