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The Moment of Truth has Arrived

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 8 Ok this is it; how is this story going to end? Will “He” and “She” get together, will they get married, and will they ever even be in the same room? We are about to find … Continue reading →

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Dance of Delight

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 6:11-7:13 After the second of her dreams, “He” speaks; it would seem that he is going out to inspect a grove of trees when he is overcome by his desire for “She”. His friends chime in; he … Continue reading →

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Something Different- Your Thoughts Please…

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Don Merritt

Having completed our study of spiritual practices for now, it’s time for another topic to look at. I have been thinking of doing one on worship, more precisely, corporate worship; the worship assembly, Sunday worship… that sort of thing. Normally, … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Again

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 5:2-6:10 As we move into the second half of our adventure, we enter once again into a dream. It’s interesting to note that the last chapter was the man’s affirmation of devotion to the woman, and it … Continue reading →

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Some Final Thoughts

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Don Merritt

We’ve been going through spiritual practices for some weeks now, covering a number of Classical and Expressive practices. At this point, I think it’s time to bring our discussion to a close for now, even though there are some that … Continue reading →

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Growing Anticipation

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 4 After the troubling dreams of the night, a new scene opens; maybe it isn’t a scene at all, come to think of it, for nothing is included here to set a scene. We know that the … Continue reading →

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Troubled Dreams

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 3 Chapter 3 provides a significant contrast to chapters 1 and 2, and the contrast of the changing scene is so sudden that one almost has the sensation of stumbling through a portal that takes them from … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 2 In chapter one, we were introduced to the two lovers pining for one another. There we were on the front lawn of an old house, and now as we walk up to the porch and open … Continue reading →

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The Drama Begins

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 1 The new NIV labels the speeches contained in this poem with the words “She” “Friends” and “He” and as they admit in their footnote, these are inferred from the grammatical construction of the Hebrew original and … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs and the Old Testament

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

To finish up laying the groundwork for our adventure in Song of Songs, I thought I’d write a little bit on Old Testament perspective. It seems that Solomon wrote this in his youthful time, when He was very close in … Continue reading →

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