Jul 31, 2014
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14. Who can forget the Life Alert commercials; "I've fallen and I can't get up." Don't laugh. We are all likely headed there! In this final chapter, the wise Teacher walks us metaphorically through the stages of advancing age. But, the time to consider such things is actually while you are still...
Jul 31, 2014
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10. What if you could banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body? Imagine that. Most of us would say that is simply not possible in this life. Yet, here Solomon offers practical advice on how one might do just that. It has to do with getting outside yourself, walking by...
Jul 19, 2014
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20. Wisdom alters us. It changes the way we view God and the way we view ourselves. It alters how we view the world and it alters the way we view and deal with others. Perhaps there is no greater measure of wisdom--or the lack of it--than how we use our words in communicating with others around...
Jul 19, 2014
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12. Wisdom has a starting point. Sinclair Ferguson once wrote that "in our sinfulness we remain plagued by a sense of homesickness and nothing in this world can ever relieve us of that pain." All share a common destiny--death. And finding meaning and fulfillment in this life is only possible once we...
Jul 19, 2014
Ecclesiastes 8:2-17. Oftentimes, when we consider all that is transpiring in the world, it is difficult to know how to process it. We all live under governments which have been established by God. In this passage, we learn that since God alone knows the explanation of things, then we must live in humble submission to...