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On the edge of the University of Oregon campus lies a sizable historical cemetery. For many students the cemetery represents an unfortunate obstacle as they crisscross the campus from one class to the next. But I doubt the Teacher would share this objection. What better reminder for young

Does your foot automatically come off the accelerator pedal when you buzz by a police car on the side of the road? Do your eyes then anxiously glance up to the rearview mirror? Sure we respect authority— when we have to. But can living under authority enrich our lives?

Sometimes inadequate information hinders us from making good decisions. But often we simply lack the necessary wisdom to make the right choice at the right time. In this section the Teacher will address where such wisdom comes from and how we can capitalize on it for future decisions.

The same lifestyle of discontent that infects our culture also held sway for many of the Teacher’s contemporaries. In this section he challenges his readers to stop seeking satisfaction from accumulating things. Instead he offers an alternative, one that leads to a lifestyle of contentment.

“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