What is your favorite book of the Bible? Have you thought about it? Have you read enough of the Bible to have a favorite? If not, why not? What are you waiting for? It only takes a few minutes a day. The first time I read Ecclesiastes, I had just spent the hardest year ofContinue reading “ECCLESIASTES IS MY FAVORITE BOOK OF THE BIBLE. Do You Have a Favorite?”
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ECCLESIASTES Part 2: THE KEY TO GODLY ADULTHOOD IS TO RECOGNIZE HARD TRUTHS, BUT CHOOSE JOY AND SERVE GOD.
After the wisest man who ever lived (1 Kings 4:31) encourages adults to face hard truths and take life seriously, he adds the unexpected, “now lighten up.” It is as though Solomon says: Work hard, do what’s right, remember one day you will face judgment—and HAVE FUN! While living wisely, choose joy! The truth is,Continue reading “ECCLESIASTES Part 2: THE KEY TO GODLY ADULTHOOD IS TO RECOGNIZE HARD TRUTHS, BUT CHOOSE JOY AND SERVE GOD.”
IF WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE, THEN WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LAWS? Galatians 3:24.
How many laws are there in America? One thousand? Ten thousand? One hundred thousand? The truth is, no one knows. In 2013, a Senior Legal Research Specialist with the Library of Congress wrote that “trying to tally the number” of federal laws “is nearly impossible.” [1] The laws governing life in ancient Israel were alsoContinue reading “IF WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE, THEN WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LAWS? Galatians 3:24.”
Hard Truths Can Become Words of Comfort. Isaiah 40, Matthew 6:20.
Sunday afternoons will often find me enjoying my new riding mower. Last week I was mowing a maze into a pasture and wishing I had small children around to appreciate it. But it was just me and acres of partially cut grass. A cold front was coming in and every time I turned the mowerContinue reading “Hard Truths Can Become Words of Comfort. Isaiah 40, Matthew 6:20.”
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