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Keep and Guard ~ Proverbs 5

13 June 2021 By David Trounce

Keep and Guard _ Proverbs 5 - Sermo Humilis

Throughout scripture, faithfulness in marriage is presented as a shadow of faithfulness in worship. And so, the idolatry of Israel is often depicted as an adulteress woman. Those same images form the backdrop of the warning given to young men in Proverbs chapter 5. My son, be … [Read more...] about Keep and Guard ~ Proverbs 5

Filed Under: Let the Lady Speak Tagged With: Adultery, Sex, Worship

#5 Jesus and the Marriage Bed

21 February 2021 By David Trounce

#5 Jesus and the Marriage Bed - Jesus Through all of Life

In the death and resurrection of Jesus, a way is opened up for man to know God. In taking the penalty for our sin, purity and wholeness are made possible and we are able to enter into the Holy presence of God and enjoy communion with Him. The marriage bed is a shadow of this … [Read more...] about #5 Jesus and the Marriage Bed

Filed Under: Jesus Through all of Life Tagged With: Bed, Marriage, Sex

Wine on the Lees

15 May 2020 By David Trounce

Wine on the Lees and Rich Food - Sermo Humilis

Despite the caricature some carry around in their head, God is not opposed to a drink. He is opposed to our cheap wine (John 2:10). He is not opposed to good sex. He is, however, opposed to our defiling, syphilitic roll in the hay with 'what's-his-name' next door (Ezekiel … [Read more...] about Wine on the Lees

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Alcohol, Party, Sex

1 Week before Marriage – Let the Bed be Holy

23 April 2019 By David Trounce

1 Week Before Marriage - Let the Bed be Holy

Honour is not something that can be tucked away in the secret places of the heart. The man who says he honours his wife "secretly" while belittling her publicly is a fool and a liar. Honour, like dishonour, always bubbles to the surface. One of the ways we express this honour … [Read more...] about 1 Week before Marriage – Let the Bed be Holy

Filed Under: 8 Weeks Before Marriage Tagged With: Holiness, Marriage, Sex

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Thor's Oak

Around 723 AD, a missionary named Boniface entered Hesse in Germany. Upon finding a sacred tree named Thor’s Oak, he took an axe to it, cut it down and built a church. Many in the town, believing that the God of Boniface must be greater than Thor, left their paganism behind converted to Christianity.