Joe | February 1, 2010
A good name is better than a good ointment, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. –Ecclesiastes 7:1.
You can’t separate the first half of Ecclesiastes 7:1 from the second half. They form a complete thought. If you only quote the first half, the full meaning is lost. If [...]
Category: Christian Living, Ecclesiastes | 2 Comments »
Tags: death, good name, influence
Joe | September 21, 2009
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and [...]
Category: Ecclesiastes, Parenting | 10 Comments »
Tags: children, stepson, teenagers, wisdom
Joe | September 14, 2009
Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few. –Ecclesiastes 5:2.
I think we, as Christians, can sometimes be a little flippant with our prayers to God.
There needs to [...]
Category: Ecclesiastes, Hebrews, Matthew, Prayer | 6 Comments »
Tags: honor, love, Prayer, respect
Joe | August 24, 2009
We ended last week with Job crying out that he had never been born. From the depths of his despair and pain, he wishes that he had been stillborn or died at birth.
Yet, in spite of all his frustration, never once did he renounce God.
Today, we’ll look at the first response by his friend, Eliphaz, the [...]
Category: Christian Living, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Hebrews, Job, John, Matthew, Proverbs | No Comments »
Tags: Abraham, angels, Job, obedience, Persecution, suffering, trials
Joe | August 12, 2009
I’ve read at least a half dozen books on finding your perfect career or even what you were born to do. In fact, just this past Friday I attended a class at a local community college called “What were you born to do?” I enjoyed the class and I’m eager to dig into the workbook.
On [...]
Category: 1 Kings, Christian Living, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, John, Psalms, Titus | 6 Comments »
Tags: contentment, hope, joy, love, obedience, priorities, wisdom, work