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After Jewish wedding feasts, the couple disappear into the chuppah for the marriage to be at last consummated. Usually it is a time of great joy and celebration. The Queen suspects that this will not be one of those times. Her dream romance is about to crack up. Is there anything that can save her story from becoming a tragedy? Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are deep in Movement 4. Now the Queen is thrilled by the expectations of the final part of the marriage ceremony, but she is also terrified of her dark secret being discovered. There is nothing she can do. She is in too far. What will happen? Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If the Song of Songs is the greatest presentation of the gospel in the Old Testament, Movement 4 is the greatest gospel presentation in the entire songs. When I do a Kiss of God weekend, this is Saturday afternoon, the mic-drop moment, that talk that ties it altogether and changes lives. It's not just about exegeting a great piece of ancient Hebrew poetry, it is really seeing what God is doing with those of us who have been so shredded, abused, dismissed and lost in this falling groaning creatio...

Movement #5. Christian men and woman are longing for real intimacy—we are tired of fake it til you make it, or your role is this and my role is this—just do it, or there are no roles, that should work. Worthy of ongoing dialogue, but the priority is that we, both sexes need healing. On paper, I get it. In the bed and in the heart, they are not working. The SOS shows us why. “Sex can’t be intimate if you feel like you don’t matter.” The Great Sex Rescue, p. 28 Movement 5 is parallel to Movement...

Are you tired of just intercourse? Wouldn't you rather intimacy? Looking at Movement 5, the parallel to Movement 3 of the Song of Songs. The Queen’s problem is not that she is crazy, or disrespectful, or unsubmissive. She needs healing. From year 1, her midbrain has been beat up by disappointing relationships. When the King finds her, and me and you, she cannot be loved, or love in return. There is only one power fstat can begin to heal her issues. The Song shows us what that looks like. Suppor...

We are in Movement #3 of the Song of Songs. The Queen is so messed up and needy when God finds her, finds me today, that she triggers, emotionally dysregulates and runs away from his arms— to the city. It is irrational, it is self-destructive, it is counter everything that she wants and yet, her midbrain is in charge. Do we do that? Have you ever gone through an entire worship service check out? Distant. Hardly plugged in? God is there with you, loving you with all of the love in the universe. T...

What do women want? You do not become whole through legislation. You do not become whole by muscling through insecurities. Even counseling has limitations of what it can do. Women, you want the same thing that men want. Significance, security and belonging. But…nothing has hurt you more than your searching for significance, security and belonging. We are on Movement 3 of the 7 movement Song of Songs. Somethings don’t change. The Queen bride is alone again and longing for something—she is not ev...

Special Gospel Rant interview with neurofeedback expert Shari Johansson with Grey Matters Neurofeedback. VERY IMPORTANT!! She will be talking about LONG COVID. Did you know that 26 million people in the US are suffering from this by-product of Covid-19, some unaware. Symptoms? Fatigue, Headaches, Attention Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Sleep Disorder, Chronic pain, Neuropathy, Brain fog/Memory, Mood, Cognitive decline... Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener...

The pursuing lover groom finds his bride hiding behind a protective lattice work house. Her subconscious imagines that it is a character house. He sees it as a coffin. What is going on in her subconscious to build such a stultifying boundary? The winter rains. Dangerous, overwhelming, and they can pop up in a moment. She has the scars. Women, you are 2-3 times more likely to develop PTSD symptoms than men. Anxiety, sleep issues, weight gain, difficulty trusting others. The winter rains are real....

Special Gospel Rant interview with neurofeedback expert Shari Johansson with Grey Matters Neurofeedback. VERY IMPORTANT!! When we do interviews we will post them mid-week. Regular Gospel Rant continue to be posted on Sundays. This could help you or someone you love. In the second interview she will share what she has learned about Long Covid. Did you know that 26 million people in the US are suffering from this by-product of Covid-19, some unaware. Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/...

Shame sucks! It’s not all your fault. This world drains our soul dry at times, in seasons. Movement 2 is about that. When the King-Groom finds his bride, she is hiding behind a protective lattice-work house. Her subconscious imagines that it is a character house. He sees it as a coffin. What might help? You’ll see. Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may be very surprised. This is so important to understand. For mass shooters who are aged K-12 this number rises to 92%. For college students who do mass shootings, the numbers hit 100%. What is it? Is it something that can be changed by legislation? By enforcement of existing laws? Specific gun laws? Check it out. Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Song of Songs Novella is an interpretive screenplay of the Song of Songs. In this podcast, Dr. Bill will read Movement #1. Sit back, kick your shoes off and relax. Just let the words walk over you. Let us know what you think. Bill@gospel-app.com. The Song of Song’s Novella is available on Amazon. Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is one of those stunning moments in the Bible. The Groom looks at his unlikely Bride and exclaims this to her. It would have taken her breath away. It is a summary of the Gospel. If we could only hear the Spirit, he just might be whispering this to us as well. It is life changing. It is unbelievable. Want to know what it means? Check it out. Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does God, the King see when he gazes into the beat-up weary eyes of the Queen? We know that whatever he sees, it does not reduce his love for her at all. That is the gospel. The King loves beat-up, shamed, sinners, the impure, the rejected and isolated. But what does he see? We are going to use Attachment theory models to help us better understand her struggles to experience his love for her.They are also ours. Make sure that you FOLLOW the podcast wherever you listen to them. Give us a re...

Are you aware that we are tragically shaming an entire generation of young women, teenagers, in our churches and youth groups. If they have had sex (whatever we mean by that, or our girls thinks it means), they are stigmas in the eyes of God and bad. Linda Kay Klein, author of "Pure", describes it this way, "The purity message is not about sex. Rather, it is about us: who we are, who we are expected to be, and who it is said we will become if we fail to meet those expectations. This is the langu...

This podcast is an important one-and-out message that could just change your life. D. Martyn Lloyd Jones said, “Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them, but they are talking to you, they bring back the problems of yesterday, etc. Somebody is talking. Who is talking to you? Your self is talkin...

The Song of Song is the greatest gospel presentation in the Old Testament. But is has sat in a box relatively unused and unappreciated. What is the gospel message of God’s love for the unloveable for the many young traumatized girls and women who have been ‘she-shamed’ in our churches and families? You will be surprised. There is healing. Please get this podcast and the next to women you know who might benefit from good news. We are looking at the beginning of Song of Songs Movement #1. Go to go...

In this podcast, we being to look at the Song of Songs text. The first four verses represent a poetic prologue, on the one hand, but practically, they are the after-story of the Queen. Here’s is what the queen looks like after being transformed by the love of the King. There is no greater presentation of the gospel of the love of God for the unlovable than the Song of Songs. We are in desperate need of such a transforming love—not just for Heaven, but even today, tomorrow and the next day. This ...

Here are two other important reasons why I think that this “Prophetic Marriage Gospel” approach best fits with the important Old Testament book. We will look at how the Jews have traditionally used the Song. Also, we will take a look at how contemporaries have heard the Song of Songs. Have you heard of the Love Songs of Shu Sin? Well you should. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I have three reasons why I think that this “Prophetic Marriage Gospel” approach best fits with the important Old Testament book. We will look at the first one. The metaphor of God marrying an unworthy bride is one of the most common metaphors of God’s salvation and redemption in the Old and New Testaments. Why have we overlooked it in this case? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a godly eros? Now we are going to start stepping on toes. But the answer is ‘yes’. Eros, intimate love—that includes but does not require physical sex— was not created after the Fall. It was around from the beginning. You may be surprised See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are a dozen ways to interpret the Song of Songs, but they fall into two broad camps. While they share many differences, they also share a common underlying philosophy that is borrowed from the Ancient Greeks and Romans—not the Bible. Curious???? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Per the CDC, 42% of teenagers are experiencing persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. That is up 50% from 2011. Nearly 60% of women and 70% of LGBTQ+. We can blame some of that decline on Covid. But I am suggesting that most of it is due to an increasing sense of celestial loneliness. This is why the Song of Songs is so relevant and critical. We are in a crisis of isolation and sadness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.