Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” We only have one life, don’t we? A life filled with fruitful seasons, barren seasons, happy, sad, exciting, mundane. The writer of Ecclesiastes assures us a purpose exists for the myriad of conflicting experiences Continue Reading…
Genesis 47:29-30 “When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him…’Do not bury me in Egypt, but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.’” “I love you the most.” My mom finished Continue Reading…
John 6:13 “So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.” Five fish and two loaves of bread feed 5000 people with food left over (John 6). An impoverished widow saves her sons from being sold Continue Reading…
Acts 20:24 “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” Your speeches are not about you. That’s one of the first Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 1:27 “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” Love has a way of breaking down barriers… Take Rick. A teenager from Michigan. Forced by his parents to attend church, he Continue Reading…
1 Peter 4:10 “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” “The miracle wasn’t that a shepherd boy [David] was able to kill the giant. The miracle was that the shepherd boy who already had Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly Meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Meaningless! Quite the assessment on life coming from a man who had it all. Solomon lacked for nothing. Wealth, position, wives (lots of them), legacy. The mention of his name was synonymous with wisdom. But in the end, none Continue Reading…
Philippians 4:12 “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Fruitless. Insignificant. Just a “medium” Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 11:1 “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” A colleague recently gave me a copy of a letter C.S. Lewis wrote in response to someone admiring his work. “It is always cheering to know one’s bottle with a message in it has Continue Reading…
Job 42:12 “The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part…” How do you plan to spend the rest of your life? That was a question posed at a conference we recently attended. I had to push the pause button and think about it. It was Continue Reading…