ECCLESIASTES 1: HYPOTHESIS

ECCLESIASTES 1: HYPOTHESIS

This is part 2 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Qoheleth (the Collector or Assembler – Solomon) begins chapter 1 with a hypothesis: everything in this life is ultimately hebel (the Hebrew word that is often translated vanity, meaningless,...
ECCLESIASTES: INTRODUCTION

ECCLESIASTES: INTRODUCTION

This is part 1 in a many-part series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is widely believed to be the most difficult to interpret of all of the Bible, even more so than Revelation. Perhaps the central reason for this difficulty is that the main message of the...
AN ISSUE OF DEPENDENCY

AN ISSUE OF DEPENDENCY

The leaders of OPEN have been discussing building a culture of prayer throughout the network. So, what is a “Culture of Prayer”? I would define culture as a community that embraces the same values and practices. What does that look like? Some see a...