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The book of Genesis is a divinely inspired collection of ancient writings that provide a remarkable narrative of primeval history. It is not a scientific dissertation in which one academic speaks only to another academic about his research. Instead it reflects the...
ECCLESIASTES 6 – MONEY
“Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them. I have seen a...
WHO AM I?
One of the biggest questions of life has to do with human identity: Who am I? Are we merely animals or do we have a unique nature and destiny? What is our value and significance? John Cottingham in his philosophical essay, IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL, reviews all that has...
ECCLESIASTES 5 – OPPRESSION, ENVY AND LONELINESS
“Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place: I saw all the tears of the oppressed – and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors. And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. Again I...
THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
“Evil is one of the deepest and most central problems of human existence.” Peter Vardy and Julie Arliss in The Thinker’s Guide to Evil, analyze various sources of evil. They focus on three areas of concern. The freedom of human beings to choose to be selfish,...
SURVIVING HURRICANES
On the evening of September 5, 2004, my wife and I were watching the progress of Hurricane Frances on the television in our home when the power failed. Left in the darkness we listened to the wind roaring over us, the trees thudding against the roof, and the crack of...
ECCLESIASTES 4 – TIME
In 1977 I attended a two day Managing Your Time conference led by Ted Engstrom and Ed Dayton of World Vision. It was one of the most effective seminars I have ever participated in teaching me how to set objectives, goals and to measure my time and life. Ephesians 5:16...
ECCLESIASTES 3 – WORK
Work? You either love it or you hate it. For Ecclesiastes there is an ambivalence (read 2:17 and 24). You can either dread it or find satisfaction in it. I grew up in a family whose life was their work. We lived in the business and we worked from the time we got up in...
ECCLESIASTES 2 – PLEASURE
Hedonism is the belief that pleasure is the chief good in life. Hedone is the Greek word for pleasure. Hedonist imagination turns to reality in Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:16. This passage describes the different ways people try to experience pleasure. The writer is seeking...
ECCLESIASTES 1 – THE MEANING OF LIFE
As I enter into a new year I plan to do a study of the book of Ecclesiastes. Along with the book of Job, Ecclesiastes reminds us that God is bigger, and our life in this world more unpredictable, than we might think. The book invites us to take a realistic tour of...
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