WEEKEND EDITION

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #5

Intimacy in marriage is God's means of protecting the relationship—it's defensive warfare and it will keep you together. ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #4

The distance and loss of real intimacy in marriage seems very difficult to solve. Ultimately the loss of ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #3

You cannot interpret this passage without tackling King Solomon. He's sort of a hero figure here, but isn't ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #2

Beware of the toothpaste-tube fallacy—going from a small thing (what's the right way to roll up the tube) ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #1

Song of Songs is about human love and marriage. It's a love song at a human level. But ...

For Attaining Wisdom The Surprising End of Wisdom

Fear is not a positive virtue, especially when we think of fearing God. So what does the Bible ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Friendship

Social networking through the internet—Facebook, Twitter—the question is raised whether all this interaction is actually improving our relationships. ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Sexual Fidelity, Part 2

There's only one thing harder than living alone—learning to live with another person! Marriage is like juggling—it looks ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Sexual Fidelity, Part 1

We can be creative but not be the Creator; we can invent but not truly create. The "gender ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Principles, Part 2

We will never achieve much nor make life work until we master our fears. The only way to ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Principles, Part 1

Proverbs 1:1-7: There is no ancient literature like the book of Proverbs more likely to enable us to ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Realization

Genesis 50:15-26: These famous words are from the story of Joseph: "You meant it for evil, but God ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Family

Genesis 42-45: The story of the Bible as a whole, and particularly the story of Joseph, is God's ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New King

Genesis 41: It could be that the very things that you find most traumatic and difficult are the ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Temptation, Part 2

Genesis 39: We are a people who are constantly under pressure from sexual temptation—men and women both. The ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Temptation, Part 1

Genesis 39: God blesses us so that we might be a blessing. Those today who preach a message ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Journey

Genesis 37:12-36: The first question people ask when they're really in crisis isn't why, but how. How will ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Dream, Part 2

Genesis 37: We live in a culture which is entranced with the idea of the American dream. We ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Dream, Part 1

Genesis 37: The cast of characters in Genesis 37 shows us the nuances of personality types and the ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Fight

Genesis 32: When we meet Jacob, we can ask him what it was like to wrestle with God. ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Encounter

Genesis 28:10-22: It's easy for us to think that only special religious places can be zones of access ...