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“The church is full of hypocrites!” Christians often hear this from those outside the church. Instead of uncomfortable acknowledgment of the obvious, I like to respond by saying, “Yes, but if you think they’re bad now, you should have seen them before God got hold of them!”  When it comes to

This famous chapter of Ecclesiastes poses a solution for life’s bothersome dilemma. The solution hinges on how we answer a third question: Who is really in control? If people are in charge, then life is a game of chance whose rules are controlled by the most powerful among us. But if a just and

In this section of Ecclesiastes, the Teacher will look back at his own life’s work. If anyone had a great job, he did. Even so, he asks, “Does it really amount to anything significant?”

Imagine a total plunge into hedonism—following every possible avenue of self-seeking pleasure and satisfaction. Now let your imagination grow further, having the political and financial means to indulge yourself to the fullest possible extent . . . and with no guilt!  Hedonist imagination turns

The water in the glass measures exactly at the halfway point. Now comes the classic test to determine whether you are a pessimist or an optimist: Do you consider the glass of water to be half empty or half full?