Is Christian Patriotism Scripturally Justifiable?
NOTE: This piece was originally written some 13 years ago during the Obama administration. At the time, I was pastoring a small church in upstate NY. This particular topic was...
The Moral of the Story – Eccl. Chpt. 12
Every good story has lessons to teach. Even stories written purely for entertainment still offer lessons – sometimes obvious, other times hidden. Yet they are there to be learned. That's...
Paralyzed By Possibilities – Eccl. Chpt. 11
We have reached a point in Ecclesiastes where Solomon is trying to make sense of what he has learned, for the benefit of the reader. He is trying to summarize...
Fools Ruin Everything – Eccl. Chpt. 10
Scripture says that, "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him." ( Prov. 22:15). I suspect that...
Just Passing Through – Eccl. Chpt. 9
There is an old hymn that says, "This world is not my home, I’m just a-passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue." Its main thrust is...
Life in an Evil World – Eccl. 8
The world can seem like a pretty depraved place at times. In fact, some days it seems like there is no end to the evil. But how do we...
I Am No Better – Eccl. 7:15-29
Imagine the U.S. wasn't a representative republic. Instead, imagine our government was set up as a monarchy. Imagine you were made king. You had all the power, all the wealth,...
Utopia Is for Fools – Eccl. 7:1-14
My line of work involves creating online content. I’ve noticed in recent years that a lot of my clients want their content to be strictly positive. Some of them will...
More Than a Portion – Eccl. Chpt. 6
Last week we talked a lot about the fact that God gives every man and woman the portion that he sees fit. We'll discuss that more today. But let's begin...
Big Money Illusions – Eccl. 5:8-20
Last week's study was about big dreams and many words. We talked about how bug dreams often lead to meaningless results when they are pursued apart from serving God. As...