The Advent season reminds us that waiting is an integral part of the life of faith—waiting for the One who will come and, now, the One who will come again.
For a choice-driven society perhaps there is no greater frustration than those occasions when the circumstances of life seemingly offer no options. Paul's reminder is that you can always choose.
In our day of bail-outs and stimulus packages, we should not be surprised that the Scriptures provide a clear word for God’s people and the attitudes we should hold in regard to His economy.
In a world where all the trusted institutions and systems seem to be floundering, what do we cling to? As a people of faith, though we may not have full understanding, we go with what we know?
Until the ability to think biblically and theologically instead of culturally and humanistically is developed one is destined miss out on the fuller purposes of life.
Solomon concludes Ecclesiastes 6 with the question, “Who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime?” In chapter seven he offers his suggestions.
The greatest fear associated with the death isn’t the thought of being no more but the thought of one’s life having been insignificant—dying and not having left a mark.
Worthwhile endeavors don’t just happen. They are accomplished through the intentional efforts of those who would see them accomplished. In that same way, the life of faith is not realized in the life of the believer apart from the intentional desire to see it accomplished.
Life can easily become a laboratory—experimenting with pleasure, possessions, wisdom, and even foolishness—in the search for what brings satisfaction and meaning to life.
Life under the sun is meaningless and without purpose. From a horizontal perspective all is vanity. Hope and optimism, however, can be found when one reaches heavenward; to the other side of the sun.