Introduction In 1979, a study was done among teenagers in Sweden, who were asked to respond to the statement, “I think the following could give my life more meaning…” Of those surveyed, eighty-seven percent thought that meaning could be found in a good job, eighty-five percent thought it could be found in a marriage partner,…
This Moment This journey we call life is full of twists and turns. We are not guaranteed tomorrow but we have today. We have this moment right now that we are living in. We have all heard phrases about life that, some, explicitly tell us to get to doing or get out of the way….
The Stench of Foolishness As we move closer to the end of the book of Ecclesiastes, we start to receive practical teaching on the path of wisdom. Solomon has taught us in the last three chapters to live life in the face of tragedy, to live in an unfair world, and to live life to…
Introduction “It’s not dying I’m talking about, It’s Livin.” Says Gus McCrae. This is what Solomon is saying in this section of Scripture too. Too often we get so caught up in fear of death, fear of failing, fear of losing that we fail to live life as God intended. We worry, we stress, we…
Introduction “It’s not fair.” “I never get my way.” “Why is life so against me?” These are all things we all have said in our lives, I am sure, at one point or another. Maybe it is in the evil we see in the world. Maybe it is in a situation we find ourselves in…
Introduction The bitter news of Dawson Trotman’s drowning swept like cold wind across Schroon Lake to the shoreline. Eyewitnesses tell of the profound anxiety, the tears, the helpless disbelief in the faces of those who now looked out across the deep blue water. Everyone’s face except one — Lila Trotman, Dawson’s widow. As she suddenly…
Introduction What is your greatest need? Think about that for a minute. Now, what do you think will fix that great need? Have you thought something like, “If I had a little more money I could pay these bills and enjoy life more.” Maybe you thought, “If I just had more money I could afford…
Introduction Armand M. Nicholi, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explains that Sigmund Freud died at the age of 83, a bitter and disillusioned man. Tragically, this Viennese physician, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, had little compassion for the common person. Freud wrote in 1918, “I have found little…
Introduction There is a song that speaks to much of what this section of Scripture is telling us. This song is called “Meant to Live” by a group called Switchfoot. Dreaming about Providence And whether mice or men have second tries Maybe we’ve been livin’ with our eyes half open Maybe we’re bent and broken,…