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Back to SearchPhilippians 1:1-11: The Epistle of Joy
Even though St. Paul writes from prison, his letter to the church in Philippi is full of joy. Philippi had been his first place of work in Macedonia …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
NEW SERIES: Letters from Prison
“Letters from Prison” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that studies Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Even when Paul was imprisoned for the sake…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Rite of Holy Matrimony: What God Joins Together
The Rite of Holy Matrimony in Lutheran Service Book begins with a pastoral address that lays out the goodness and purposes of God’s gift of marriage.…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Ephesians 5:22-33: A Profound Mystery
St. Paul lays out the way husbands and wives ought to live together in holy matrimony. A wife is to submit to her husband as the Church submits to Ch…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Song of Solomon 8:5-14: Love Is Strong as Death
As the Song concludes, Solomon brings us to the theological point. His love for his bride sets her as a seal, meaning that she is his. As Solomon not…
11 months ago
Song of Solomon 6:11-8:4: Holy Marital Love
The bride seeks her husband in the garden, and there he praises her beauty. His delight in his wife’s beauty is a blessed gift of God within the cont…
11 months ago
Song of Solomon 5:2-6:10: The Bridegroom's Forgiveness
The bride’s sloth in answering her husband’s knock provides a picture of the Church when she ignores the Lord’s Word. Our heavenly Bridegroom uses Hi…
11 months ago
Song of Solomon 4:8-5:1: The Garden Marriage
The bridegroom continues to extol the beauty of his bride, calling her to his home and longing for her kinship. His words are borne out of thankfulne…
11 months ago
Song of Solomon 3:1-4:7: The Bridegroom Comes, Awake!
The bride is longingly looking for her bridegroom in the night and suddenly finds him to her great delight, in a scene very reminiscent of Mary Magda…
11 months ago
Song of Solomon 2:1-17: His Banner Over Me Is Love
Although the bride sees herself as one flower among many, Solomon views his beloved as the only one for him. He protects her from the dangers that th…
11 months, 1 week ago