Finding Wisdom in an Unlikely PlaceEcclesiastes 7:1-5“It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting.”Solomon again confronts us with what seems absurd, for he praises the...  Read More

The Source of ContentmentEcclesiastes 5:18-20“Furthermore, as for every man to whom God. has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice i...  Read More

The Folly of Wealth and the Value of Contentment.Ecclesiastes 5:8-17.“As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came.  He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that ...  Read More

The Balanced Life:  Finding Balance in Our Relationship with God.Ecclesiastes 5:1-7“Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools.”...  Read More

Maintaining Balance in Life. Pt 1:  WorkEcclesiastes 4:4-8“One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after the wind.”One of the gifts that God gave humanity was the gif...  Read More

The Cry for JusticeEcclesiastes 3:16-22“I said to myself, “’God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,’ for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.”People cry for justice t...  Read More

The Doctrine of Right Time Part 2: Finding Joy in God’s Plan.“I know that there is nothing better for them to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime.”Ecclesiastes 3:12-15What does God desire for us ...  Read More

The Doctrine of the Right Time Part 1Ecclesiastes 3:1-11“He has made everything beautiful in its time.”When we think of doctrine, we often think of the character and nature of God and His work in hist...  Read More

Finding Enjoyment in life.Ecclesiastes 2:24-26“A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This, too, I see, is from the hand of God.”How do we find joy in a d...  Read More

Evaluating our Career“For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?”Ecclesiastes 2:18-23In creation, God assigned the responsibility to care for the ...  Read More

The Limits of WisdomEcclesiastes 2:1-17“And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.”If following God does not protect us from the hardships of life, then what is the point?  Sometimes...  Read More

The Futility of Pleasure“I said to myself, ‘Come now, I will test you with pleasure.  So enjoy yourself.’ And behold, it too was futility.”  In his pursuit of meaning and purpose in life, Solomon emba...  Read More