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Greg M, Patrick Lai, and guest bloggers write about the joys, challenges, and rewards that come with taking the Gospel to the least reached through real business.
ECCLESIASTES 12: AGING
This is part 14 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.When I was in my late 20’s, my mentor told me not to strive to accomplish everything under the sun right now, and that I would likely become my most productive in my 60’s. The 20’s and 30’s are...
ECCLESIASTES 11: REJOICING
This is part 13 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.Life is unpredictable. You can do everything Proverbs suggests and lose your life to a wicked king, a car accident, or a natural disaster. Conversely, you can be wicked and prosper—for now (but not...
ECCLESIASTES 10: PREPARATION
This is part 12 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.Solomon is back to his old (good) ways again. In Ecclesiastes 10, he uses proverbs to teach nuggets of wisdom. This means that though hebel effects everything, it doesn’t negate everything. So many...
ECCLESIASTES 9: ENDURANCE
This is part 11 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.Death: the Great Equalizer. Ultimate things are completely and utterly outside of our control. Nothing makes us feel the weight of our finiteness more than death. “It is the same for all, since the...
ECCLESIASTES 8: JOYFULNESS
This is part 10 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.There is a faith that is rare but beautiful, where one continues to trust the LORD when their experiences seem to contradict His promises. When their prayers for healing remain unanswered for...
ECCLESIASTES 7: ETERNITY
This is part 9 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.Today it is universal to create a tagline for your book cover. If Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes today, the tagline of the book could be, “Learning to live by preparing to die.” We will see why in...
ECCLESIASTES 6: DOMINION
This is part 8 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Recall that the concept of hebel—though unnamed then—was introduced in Genesis 3 at the fall of man. Ecclesiastes 6 puts on display another facet of hebel that combats the good order God created in...
ECCLESIASTES 5: SATISFACTION
This is part 7 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. We have a trail of bread crumbs. There isn’t much gain under the sun, but Solomon keeps dropping hints that there are things that are better than others. Wisdom is better than foolishness....
ECCLESIASTES 4: COMPETITION
This is part 6 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.Hebel even affects relationships. Oppression of poor people who have no one to protect them is a grievous evil under the sun (4:1-3). Their lives are marked by hebel. What meaning can be felt or...
ECCLESIASTES 3: TIME
This is part 5 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes.Remember the “hamster wheel” feeling that Solomon introduced in 1:3-7? Solomon brings it up again and in even greater detail. Take a look at his math in 3:1-8: There is a time and season for...
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