Kingdom Ethos

October 23, 2020

Writing for Life & Ministry: A Practical Guide to the Writing Process for Teachers & Preachers [Book Review]

In Writing for Life & Ministry: A Practical Guide to the Writing Process, for Teachers & Preachers, author Brandon J. O’Brien offers a unique opportunity for aspiring writers to personalize and systematize the writing process. Ever aware of the tendency of writers to get discouraged, to procrastinate, or to give in to self-doubt, O’Brien provides…

October 20, 2020

The Divine Pursuit: Seeking Love and Holiness in the Song of Songs

Part 3: Love is Lovely (Song 1:1-17) View part 2 here. Structure The first section of the Song of Songs establishes a “He-She-Chorus” structure which frames the narrative of the story from three different points of view: those of a woman, a man, and a chorus of observers. The man and the woman express their…

September 28, 2020

A Prayer for Israel on Yom Kippur

Sunday evening (September 27) marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year which concludes at sundown this evening. Yom Kippur is a transliteration of the Hebrew words yom (day) and kippur (atonement), and so this holiday is often referred to in English as “Day of Atonement.” The word atonement comes…

September 17, 2020

The Divine Pursuit: Seeking Love and Holiness in the Song of Songs

Part 2: Title, Authorship, and Historical Interpretation Read Part 1 of this series Title The Song of Songs is a literal English translation of the book’s Hebrew title, Shir Hashirim (lit. “Song of Songs”). The book has also traditionally been referred to as The Song of Solomon. In fact, the full English title of the…

July 31, 2020

7 Feasts: Finding Christ in the Sacred Celebrations of the Old Testament [BOOK REVIEW]

In her 8-week devotional series, 7 Feasts: Finding Christ in the Sacred Celebrations of the Old Testament (Moody Publishers, 2020), author Erin Davis provides an in-depth study of the 7 feasts of Israel described in Leviticus 23. Davis effectively guides her reader through a series of carefully crafted, engaging, and thoughtfully laid-out Scripture studies using…

July 10, 2020

The Divine Pursuit: Seeking Love and Holiness in the Song of Songs

Part 1: Introduction Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) may be a bit perplexing upon reading it for the first time. It is an enigmatic collection of Hebrew love poetry nestled between the books of Ecclesiastes and Isaiah in the Old Testament. It’s not very difficult to follow; the fictional poetic tale of two…

July 2, 2020

Social Justice, the Gospel and the Role of the Church: Two Views

For Christ followers, the desire for social justice is rooted in the inherent worth of all human beings as bearers of the Image of God and a desire to rid the world of the many injustices caused by human sin.