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The conclusion, when all has been heard — Ecclesiastes 10-12
Well, is everyone ready for a little pessimism and emptiness one more time? Except that today won’t be as dismal as the last couple of days. Although these proverbs still dwell on the “flat wisdom” I was talking about yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged conclusion, dead flies, dull axe, money, opportunities, prayer, youth
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A flat wisdom — Ecclesiastes 7-9
One of the interesting features of Ecclesiastes is the philosophic ramblings and attempts at reaching some sort of wisdom without the “God dimension” — that’s why I’m calling it a “flat wisdom”. We’ll be reading some of that today in … Continue reading
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Tagged death, eat drink and be merry, funeral, futility, Hell's Angels, under the sun
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What the eyes see — Ecclesiastes 4-6
Hopefully, you weren’t too depressed by Ecclesiastes 1-3 yesterday. Some have characterized this book as being pretty joyless, pessimistic, and sour on life — the “pessimists proverbs”, so to speak. The truth is that it is simply the strong medicine … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, appetite, bureaucracy, choices, Ecclesiastes, investments, morality, oppression, sacrifice of fools, workaholism
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Vanity, vanity, all is vanity — Ecclesiastes 1-3
So, today we bravely dive off into the book of Ecclesiastes! It’s not a book for the satisfied-with-the-status-quo. It’s challenging, starts you thinking, wondering what you’ve been doing and why. It’s philosophical in places and jolting in places. It’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes, existential angst, fool, meaning, purpose, Solomon, wisdom, works
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Tested words — Proverbs 29-31
Well, we’ve almost read our way all the way through Proverbs; today features the last three chapters of the book. Today’s chapters include some wisdom from a certain “…Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man declares to Ithiel, … Continue reading
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Tagged flattery, hardened heart, husband, middle-class, poor, wife, word of God
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Courtly Proverbs— Proverbs 25-27
Today’s reading begins in Proverbs 25, which begins what is sometimes called the courtly proverbs. They are proverbs of the inspired Solomon that were added to the original book by scribes of Hezekiah’s time: “These also are proverbs of Solomon … Continue reading
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Tagged backbiting, boasting, dog eats it vomit, enemies, good words, meddling, praise, pride, reality check, testing, tomorrow
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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? — Proverbs 22-24
Many of you who live in New England and the northeast corridor are either enduring hurricane Irene or cleaning up after her. I pray you all suffered little or no loss. Getting down to the text, however… “Train up a … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, change, evangelism, laziness, parenthood, skill, wine
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There is no counsel against the LORD — Proverbs 19-21
Those of us on the east coast are bracing for what the weather forecasters are calling a fairly substantial storm, Irene. Here’s hoping that the damage will be minimal; and that if you’re on the east coast, that you and … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, benevolence, blame, criminals, generosity, gossip, laziness, loyalty, pride, the tongue, you can't win
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Proverbs 16-18
Being an unusually busy day, I thought I’d point out a few proverbs that really grabbed my attention and offer some briefer than usual comments on each one. “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, … Continue reading
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Song of Solomon — Marriage of the King
The Song of Solomon is a very different kind of literature for the Bible. Not only is it a little racy for a religious book, but it doesn’t have a readily apparent spiritual purpose. On it’s surface, it looks to … Continue reading →