Covenant Marriage

The Oar of Forgiveness

Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here.  Yesterday, we … Read more

The Oar of Repentance

Song of Songs 6:3 (NIV) – I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click … Read more

Hardness of heart

2 Corinthians 10:5 – …take every thought captive to obey Christ… Exodus 9:12 – But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses. This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the … Read more

Taking Thoughts Captive

2 Corinthians 10:5 – …take every thought captive to obey Christ… This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here.  At this point in the Song of Songs story, … Read more

I’m Not Your Enemy

Song of Songs 6:3 (NIV) – I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies.  This contains excerpts from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click … Read more

My Lover…My Friend

Song of Songs 5:16 (NLT) – …my lover, my friend. This is an excerpt from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click here.  In this scene, Abbi gives one of our … Read more

Serving is Sexy 

Song of Songs 5:6 – I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer.  This is an excerpt from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song … Read more

The Marriage Mirror

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT) – Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives … Read more

Remembering the Important Days

Song of Songs 3:11 – …on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced. This devo includes portions of an excerpt from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click … Read more

From Walking with God to Walking with Demons

1 Kings 11:4 – For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. Song of Songs is some of the “greatest hits” of Solomon and Abbi’s love poetry towards one another in a healthy, … Read more

Make the Last Day as Good as the First Day

Song of Songs 3:11 – …on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced. This devo includes portions of an excerpt from the new book “Real Romance: Sex in the Song of Songs”. To purchase the book, click here, and to access the sermon series that accompanies these devos and this book, click … Read more