NavPress has done it again. They’ve published a great book dealing with intimacy within a marriage. It’s called Intimacy Ignited: Conversations Couple To Couple, and it is an extraordinary resource for newly married couples, as well as couples that have been married for a while.
Intimacy Ignited is a journey through the Song of Solomon, allowing this book of Scripture to teach us about marriage. And it offers plenty of wise, biblical advice and practical suggestions to become a “Servant Lover.”
Written by two couples, Joseph and Linda Dillow, and Peter and Lorraine Pintus, this book is a conversation between the authors and the couple who read it. And they do a great job of communicating truths from Scripture to their readers.
Each of the sixteen chapters covers a specific section of the Song. Within each chapter, the first few pages are very similar to a Bible commentary, explaining the passage and what it communicates. After that, the authors dig into the practical applications of the passage, first to the couple, then to wives and husbands specifically.
It has opened my eyes to the Song of Solomon like never before. The thought that Solomon put into this as he wrote is extraordinary, definitely God-inspired.
In fact, the authors put it this way:
Solomon, write a real-life drama that captures the passion, adventure, and mystery of marriage, but do not ignore the problems of daily life. Be frank and precise when speaking of sexual intimacy, but write in such a way that if a child reads the words, his or her innocence remains intact. Regarding sexual activity, be specific enough to be helpful, but sensitive enough not to offend. Be spiritual, yet practical; wholesome, yet sensuous. And do it all in one hundred twenty verses or less.
I’m pretty sure Solomon achieved these goals. And Intimacy Ignited does a great job of exploring and explaining the poetic imagery of this ancient Song to readers in the twenty-first century.
This is an exceptional book, and can be a tremendous resource for any married couple.
If you are interested in reading Intimacy Ignited, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.
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