He Is Altogether Lovely

He Is Altogether Lovely
By Roger Ellsworth
Evangelical Press. £7.95

If the title does not whet your appetite, then surely the subtitle will: 'Discovering Christ in the Song of Solomon'.
Believing that all the Scriptures testify of Christ, and that the Song of Solomon is vividly portraying the love between Christ and his church, Roger Ellsworth will delight readers who are hungry for a fresh encounter with their Lord.
This is not a commentary on the Song of Solomon, and does not even try to work systematically through the book. Instead, it takes different aspects of the character of Christ and his relationship with his people as prompted by verses and phrases in the Song. On occasions, some readers may feel the links are slightly stretched, but in the majority of cases, I felt secure in the author's clear and warm handling of the text.
My only slight frustration was the length of some of the 'excursions' from the Song of Solomon into the New Testament. For example in the chapter 'Christ proclaiming his excellence', six pages were taken over a tour through the 'I ams' of Christ.
Give yourself a treat; take a break from books dealing with issues and enjoy Christ as you explore his love in the Song of Solomon.

Phil Crowter

© Evangelicals Now - August 1998
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• The Spirit fell upon us
  A historical account of the Evangelical Movement of Wales in its 50th anniversary year (1948 - 1998)
• In defence of pluralism
  Society should be tolerant of all faiths and this is no threat to real Christianity
• Post-modernism (POMO) in Chicago
  An account of a conference in May 1998 aiming to assist pastors in a post-modern age
• The story of a T-shirt
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• From an M-16 to John 3.16
  How a Nicaraguan revolutionary became a Christian and an aid worker (reprinted from World Magazine)
• Turkish delight?
  A holiday in Turkey
• Sun, sea and salvation?
  How Denise found Christ through United Beach Missions
• High explosive Sunday schools
  An interview with Trevor and Thalia Blundell about TnT Ministries
• Anti-missionary law will ban Christian witness in Israel
• The Alpha collywobbles
  A pastor outlines his dilemma in connection with the Alpha course
• Consumerism and the slow apocalypse
  The connection between consumerism and the failing society
• Driving me crazy (Bulldog for August)
  Commuting long distances to church
• When asylum is madness
  Foreign Islamic extremists in Britain

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• The Anointing
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• Rumours of Heaven - Essays in celebration of C S Lewis
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• An Urbanising World - The United Nations Report on Human Settlements 1996
• Fire In Our Hearts
• Briefings: The Arab World - A series from OM
• Briefings: Children in Crisis - A series from OM
• The Authentic Church
• For All God's Worth
• Explore - Bible notes
• Baptism - Meaning, Mode and Subjects
• He Is Altogether Lovely