Tag: Ecclesiastes

The Kingdom of God is Here

Happy New Year At the beginning of a new year, it is natural to evaluate what happened over the last year. Have we accomplished what we had hoped? My Pastor asked, “What did you learn in 2019?” which naturally leads…

Catch The Little Foxes

Throughout the Song of Solomon, the language between the two lovers is elaborate, maybe overstated, maybe even exaggerated, yet they are each using positive, affirming and encouraging words. They are expressing their love for each other and there is no…

Remember Your Creator

Life in this world is serious business and we are well served by seeking and applying all of the wisdom we can find. It says in Ecclesiastes 10:1 “a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor” so what we say and…

I Said “I Will Be Wise!”

We are born as creative and inquisitive beings, in the image of God. Yet, this very nature, separated from God, can lead to destruction. The simplest misfortune is one that is so taken by wealth or possessions or honor that…

This Also Is A Gift of God

Though there is much for us to learn about the world around us and there is much we can learn from the past, in Ecclesiastes 3:11 “yet no one can grasp what God does from the beginning to the end”.…

There Is Nothing Better

Solomon was the wisest man of his time in 1 Kings 4:29–30 “God gave wisdom to Solomon and very great discernment, as well as breadth of understanding … greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east and…