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November 12-14, 2013Christmas Letters
If joy depended on our circumstances, we’d have had an awful year. But we haven’t.
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Enjoying Life Now, Not Later
Enjoying life is inseparably linked to the life and plan of our Creator.
A Simplified—Not Skipped—Christmas
Christmas should be simple but there’s such a hype about it I’m exhausted before December hits. This year I want to avoid being stuck in a loop of stress and a bad attitude. I want to skip Christmas.
Be Bullish!
Perhaps the best way to paraphrase Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 would be the five-word command, “Stop existing and start living!”
A Fool’s Portrait
In Ecclesiastes 10:12-20 Solomon goes further into detail, supplying additional information about the characteristics of a fool.
Three Ways to Fill Your Museum of Memories
Some of the most important memories we’re making with our children and grandchildren stem directly from our attitudes and actions toward them.
Do I Have to be Thankful for the Trials in my Life?
The Bible says, “give thanks in all circumstances…” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV). But being thankful for trials doesn’t seem right and we wonder if that is what God really wants of us.
Be Sensible!
In Ecclesiastes 9:11-18, each verse is a maxim, loosely connected to the next, comprising a whole chapter of contrasts: wisdom versus folly.
An Objective View of the Rat Race
Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 is a section of Scripture that invites you to pull out of the rat race and take an honest, studied look at life.
Discovering Joy in Life's Tests
True to James 1:2-4, my troubles tested my faith. They brought hardship and hidden tears, but, also true to Scripture, they became opportunities for great joy. Here are several insights I gleaned through my experience.
