An introduction to “Don’t you dare love me!” “It’s too intense to be published for readers on the public market” Intended, I guess as constructive criticism, these words took root. I know they weren’t meant to be offensive and I trust this one more than most, but to say it is too intense, is to […]
Maybe I have subconsciously placed you alongside the gods of Mythology… The story of Hosea* has taken me by surprise. It has opened my eyes – actually my very soul – to Your heartache God, and in doing so, You have revealed a side of You that I had not before given much attention to, or attributed […]
God, You ask Hosea to take to himself (Hosea 1:2 NKJV), Gomer. You ask him to unite with her, take her to himself in closeness, in vulnerability, and in genuine care for her – to join, to marry, to make her his own precious wife – for life. You are not just asking Hosea to […]
I’m into James Arthur at the moment. Just loving his lyrics and sound. He has written a song, “Let me love the lonely” – it is perhaps unknowingly to him, a deeply spiritual song, whose lyrics speak of the desire to have someone who will love us intimately. I have listened to it often, lately. If the […]
God, You are angry. Anger, the emotion of betrayal. Anger from injustice. Anger from deep hurt. Anger aroused from what has become of the very best of Your creation. It feels like the rest of Hosea 1, is Your expression of anger through the deep hurt and injustice You feel. I have often wondered after reading […]
I love theatre. It’s rooted in the love of a good story. I love that feeling of excited anticipation – the cacophony of the orchestral instruments as they do their final tuning, the crowd noise quietens, the house lights dim, the stage lights brighten, the opening music plays, and the curtains part – all together […]
Go, love your wife again though she is…“intimate with chocolate cake”. What?! “The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin […]
… is another man’s treasure. Israel’s is a story of a people whose once former glory is lost. They, now worn and worthless, are tossed out from the surrounding nations – yet they are treasure in the heart of their God (Deuteronomy 14:2, NIV). In their story is a parallel scenario, of a woman, Gomer – Having […]
To do anything but tell this story as it is, would be to downplay the extent of offense You, God, feel from Israel’s rejection of You. Much of what You say here, is for an R-rated audience. You don’t hold back from the degradation of it all. You say it as it is. I feel […]
def –An intervening space that comes between two parts. A short dramatic piece, especially of a light or farcical character, formerly introduced between the parts or acts of a play. Not too long ago I found myself upset, frustrated, and out of sorts. I’m not much of one for excessive verbal expression of myself, […]