Did you know there is a book in the Bible that’s filled with love poems? It’s called the Song of Solomon. Some interpreters say that the book is to be seen as an illustration of Christ’s love for his bride, the church. The more common interpretation however, is to see this book as a celebration of human love and sexuality between a man and woman in a marriage relationship. Marriage was God’s idea, this would also include the physical union of a husband and wife.
The idea of getting married has fallen on hard times. Just bring it up in a conversation around the water cooler today at work. For many marriage means you’ve given up. You’ve decided to settle down and get old. You’re ready to buckle down and get serious. To help you stay on course, you get a ball and chain.
That’s not what God says marriage is. It can be a relationship that brings incredible pleasure and joy. This series will help strengthen your marriage. If you’re not married it will help you as you prepare yourself for that special person and for your life together.
Special thanks to Kelly Stauffer for creating our set for this series!
I remember seeing the movie The Titanic. The scene that still haunts me is the one after the great ship has gone down, and hundreds of people are afloat, stranded in the freezing water, screaming for help. Seeing this on the big screen made it all the more realistic, like you were sitting there on a nearby iceberg. That scene still scares me a little when I think about it.
In October of this year I’ll be going with three other pastors to Sierra Leone to participate in the Global Leadership Institute. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world. It is 60% Muslim. It was devastated by a ten-year civil war. Many of the best and brightest fled the country during that time. Those who stayed behind saw their world crumble. Many were slaughtered, others had limbs hacked off. The infrastructure of the nation was destroyed.
