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...
This is part 3 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. In the imperfect-but-good world Solomon inherited from his father, righteousness was still expected to rule the day. With wisdom in this context, Solomon discerned a 1-to-1 correlation between...
This is post 9 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah. Data is a tricky thing. When people say, “the data doesn’t lie,” I often wonder how hard they’ve looked. True, the bare facts of the data technically don’t lie, but it’s actually fairly easy to make a large...
This is post 8 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah. The LORD essentially tells them that they are wasting their time destroying houses to make a defense for the city; He has already given Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans (33:4-5). BUT… Behold, I shall...
This is post 6 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah. Exiles In Jeremiah 29:1, the Bible says that Nebuchadnezzar took God’s people into exile. Just 3 verses later, God takes credit for sending His people into exile (29:4). Just in case it wasn’t clear enough,...
This is part 4 of 9 in a series about Jeremiah. “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place (7:4).” “For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the...
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