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...