Song of Solomon conference…

From time to time I get asked to participate in conferences outside of Mars Hill.  As I evaluate what to take part in with my limited time I look at the focus and goals of the conference as well as it’s ability to build the church and deepen our understanding of God’s word.  A couple of months ago I was contacted by Doug Hudson of “Song of Solomon Bible Conferences” and asked to lead worship at an upcoming Seattle stop of their “Everlasting Love Tour”.  As I spoke with Doug and looked into the conference I immediately decided it was something my band and I should do. The “Everlasting Love Tour” is a crash course in the book of Song of Solomon tackling the major themes of the book over two days.  Tragically many people skip over this old testament gem or allegorize it away as a description of the love of Jesus for his people.   When you dig into the Song of Songs you find it deals, in enough detail to make you blush, with themes of attraction and dating, sex, conflict and romance.  The Everlasting Love conference intends to get into all these themes and more.  Most people these days enter into marriage with vast mis-understanding in these subjects and deep engagement with the Song of Solomon is absolutely essential for every couple even considering marriage.   The featured speaker leading us through this great study will be Voddie Baucham.  I first heard of Voddie when Pastor Mark Driscoll met him last year as they were both speaking at John Piper’s Desiring God Conference.  Mark spoke very highly of him and you can hear his message from that conference here.   Please consider joining me Friday, February 1st and Saturday, February 2nd at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA.  My band and I will be playing twice on Friday night and Jesse Butterworth, worship leader at Overlake’s “Illuminate Service”, will be leading worship through song on Saturday.  For more information on the conference and to register go here. Hope to see you there…Pastor Tim