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...
Big Dreams & Many Words – Eccl. 5:1-7
We love to talk about things in 2020, don't we? At work, we have endless meetings to discus the same topics over and over. Decisions are slow to be made...