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Recent Song of Songs Posts Below

Surprised on a Walk With Jesus

I often use the weather as an excuse for not starting my mornings with a walk. Too cold, too wet; you get the picture. Today I didn’t. I toted my umbrella above my head for the 12 minute walk to the park. The cloud cover was thick. I didn’t see a car or pass another …

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The Woman At The Well – She’s Not Who You Think She Is

The woman at the well in John 4. Who is she? A harlot who goes through men like water? A victim of cruel men who either die or get bored of her?   The underlying reasons for those questions are important. But what if we are simply coming to the story with 21st century concerns …

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Made Perfect in Love

Today I’d like to share a post by guest writer Teague McKamey. The last time I wrote something on the blog, A Tour of a Secret Garden, I illustrated how nature teaches us something about ‘perfection’ — and that it’s attainable in this life.

Jesus also taught this.

“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father …

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THE SONG – By Guest Author Cheryl McGrath

The Song

Listen, be still! Can you hear it? A song carried by the Wind. Such a yearning, longing, indescribable sound. Rising Heavenward. Now soft and barely discernible, now louder, clearer, lifting and falling like waves on the sea. There never was such a sound heard through all the ages this earth has known. You won’t hear …

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