Life Is a Question Mark—And Then You Die: Some Straightforward Instruction, Part 2
September 21, 2021
It used to be that in the secular West, we were unreasonably optimistic. Science was going to solve all our problems, economies were always going to boom, politicians were always honorable. But now, people do not trust the generals, the politicians, or the scientists. We can contrast this loss of optimism with the never-changing truth about God. He is the one we can trust.
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!
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Strategic planning from smart people can invigorate an economy or defend a city, but there's still no telling when the next Wall Street crash or 911 will occur. We need wisdom for practical living in a God centered way from Ecclesiastes.
September 20, 2021
Society seems to be growing out of the idea of life after death. But can we really attend a funeral and not give a thought to whether this is all life is about? When you're around death, you're close to eternity, and the veil parts a little bit and life seems very translucent.
September 19, 2021
There are so many people who are turned off by religion because it's too political or commercial or cheesy or manipulative. If you actually talk to them, they actually believe in God in some sense. And then the church attempts to squeeze itself into the mold of what it thinks are the expectations of the secular society, thereby becoming what people are not looking for.
September 17, 2021
Awesome worship is the craving of many a church shopper these days. There's a tendency for us to think in a secular, this-world, materialistic way rather than a transcendent way, even in the midst of corporate worship. Real worship is an authentic, spiritual engagement with God himself.
September 16, 2021
In God's moral order, there may be a time to plant and laugh and mourn, but surely there cannot be (in God's ideal of life) a time to kill. This passage is really about the inevitability of time moving on and what we do about it.
September 15, 2021
The author of Ecclesiastes is the most successful man imaginable. He has everything we could ever want and then some. He is living the dream. And yet without God, he says, it's all a nightmare!
September 14, 2021
Ecclesiasties digs deeper to look at life from a personal experience point of view. Is life under the sun really meaningful, or is chocolate all there is to it? Only in Christ is there meaning.
September 13, 2021
There is a high motivation for us to deny ourselves for Jesus, because when we choose what Jesus says in His Word, we can bear the fruit of a true Christian. While denying ourselves does not come naturally, we need to lean into this counterintuitive and paradoxical way to find real life.
September 12, 2021
A pastor once said, "The one hope for the world is a revived church." Ephesians talks about unity, and it can be tempting to think that this is something only for the church. But the world needs a revived, unified church.
September 10, 2021
Jesus uses the picture of vines being pruned to illustrate our being disciplined. Jesus is saying he's the fulfillment of all God wanted from his people in the Old Testament, and if we abide in Him, we'll bear much fruit.
September 9, 2021
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Free Resource | Does the Bible Promote Tolerance or Intolerance?
One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!