Lamentations leads the community into a rhythm of grief and healing for the fall of Jerusalem. It challenges us to enlarge our hearts to bear the burden of pain in the body of Christ.

The Jews had a tradition of reading the book of Ruth during the feast of Pentecost. We celebrated Pentecost with a reading of Ruth, the story of how an outsider became an insider in God's story. Pentecost is a call for us to bring outsiders inside the gospel.

The Jews had a tradition of reading the book of Ruth during the feast of Pentecost. We celebrated Pentecost with a reading of Ruth, the story of how an outsider became an insider in God's story. Pentecost is a call for us to bring outsiders inside the gospel.

The Song reaches its climax, declaring such intimate, holy, divine love as the very flame of God. But while fire can warm and purify, it can also burn and destroy.

The Song reaches its climax, declaring such intimate, holy, divine love as the very flame of God. But while fire can warm and purify, it can also burn and destroy.

The Song reaches its climax, declaring such intimate, holy, divine love as the very flame of God. But while fire can warm and purify, it can also burn and destroy.

We take our salvation for granted. The King knocks on our door and we find His timing inconvenient. But our repentance leads us deeper into the Garden.

We take our salvation for granted. The King knocks on our door and we find His timing inconvenient. But our repentance leads us deeper into the Garden.

We take our salvation for granted. The King knocks on our door and we find His timing inconvenient. But our repentance leads us deeper into the Garden.

The King marries the Bride. And in their consumption, she becomes by grace what He is by nature.