All is Vanity: Ecclesiastes 10
“Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.” How’s that for an opening line in this chapter of the Preacher’s sermon! It reminds me of Jesus’s warning regarding the leaven…
All is Vanity: Ecclesiastes 6
There is a grievous evil (6:2) witnessed by the Preacher, and it lies heavy on mankind (6:1). Heavy, like a weight. Like a burden. And the evil? The Hebrew root word actually transliterates to be a sickness, a disease. The…
All is Vanity: Ecclesiastes 2
The Preacher said in his heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure: enjoy yourself.” He searched with his heart how to cheer his body and how to lay hold of folly till he might see what was good…
Unhinged from Worldly Rest: On Finding God’s Rest According to His Word
Why does rest seem elusive? Why are the “green lights” always hued (except for when driving, legitimately in a hurry)? This world has a problem. Well, scratch that, because it has countless problems all rooted in sin and therefore death……
Striving to Rest: Unpacking Another Paradox of Faith
Ah, rest…feet up, lounging beside still waters… The Good Shepherd promises rest for His Beloved, and what a blessing that refreshment is! Ceasing from self, from striving—there is victorious redemption when we surrender, kneeling before the Cross where our Savior…
