Monthly Archives: September 2011

We can so often let our appetites or our emotions control us in bad ways.  There are reasonable appetites given to us by God, we need to feel angry about injustice and we need to desire to eat food in … Continue reading →

I find myself defending my liberal stance among conservatives in North America, and I also find myself defending my conservative stance with liberals.  The truth is that I try hard not to be conservative or liberal – firstly I try to be biblical … Continue reading →

“If I could turn back time …” is a popular motif in songs that show longing or regret.  The passage of time carries us along like a boat sailing downstream.  We can not control time – we do not exist … Continue reading →

The Buddha was right in some regards.  He took a path that was similar to the one explained in Ecclesiastes.  He did not look to heaven as much as he looked to reality, and in seeing the reality of the world … Continue reading →

If you take the morning vapor and look at it as it settles in the valley, it is just a brief time and it is gone.  It is beautiful but it is fleeting.  By mid afternoon all of that moisture … Continue reading →

the writer of Ecclesiastes is popularly thought of as Solomon.  This is mostly because of his wisdom and his life experience.  However, the experiences reported in Ecclesiastes are broader than he could have had.  It is better to think of … Continue reading →

Meaningless, meaningless! This is the oft quoted phrase from Ecclesiastes.  However, if everything is meaningless doesn’t that mean that the book itself is meaningless?  The philosopher who wrote Ecclesiastes was not a nihilist.  He actually had a perspective on life … Continue reading →

Browse back through the book of John and answer the following questions: Questions Why do you think some theologians divide John into the Book of Signs and the Book of Glory? Do you think John 1 and John 21 are … Continue reading →