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Mar 22 2020

The Coronavirus ~ and a Clash of Two Crowns

  • 03/22/2020

A picture of a crown and shield

Believe it or not — the coronavirus is in the Song of Songs! We’ll have to jump to Chapter 3, to a part that always puzzled me until now.

But first, it will help to know how this virus was named. Corona means “crown,” and it was named for its spike-like appendages and encircling shape when viewed under a microscope.  

But there’s more to a crown than meets the eye! A crown is worn by someone, specifically a king and/or queen, and so a crown also represents a kingdom and its authority. Basically, if you serve a crown, you serve whoever wears it.

Think about this: There is a spiritual reason why a virus named after a crown has recently been…

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Mar 15 2020

A Guided Mission (1:8)

  • 03/15/2020

A shepherd leading his sheep along a path to light

Finally! King Solomon sends back an answer to the Shulamite about a “noontime rendezvous.” :-) In his note, he gives her instructions for the path ahead. Now the only question is, “Will she venture out?”

I want to share a few things I see in his interesting response:

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Mar 10 2020

Pausing – For Another Look at Mary Magdalene

  • 03/10/2020

A picture of my friend's mailbox

Good news! The love note is in the “mailbox,” and about to be picked up. It won’t be long now before Solomon gets it.  :-)

In the next post I intend to expound on his interesting response to the Shulamite. It’s so rich, and frankly I’m still absorbing how to personally apply it.

Meanwhile, I …

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Feb 25 2020

A Scandalous Mission

  • 02/25/2020

Painting Veiled Tamar by J.Tissot

Sometimes there’s no perfect time to do it. Love is bursting for expression, and what others think about your timing, or your method, is irrelevant. Your face is set like flint to “do the thing,” because it is love that motivates you and that is all that matters!

This kind of love doesn’t overthink, or analyze the situation. It might know that it’s a “crazy” idea, but it can’t be talked out of it.

This is where our story with the Shulamite continues….

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