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Ecclesiastes: The Philippians of the Old Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

What is the purpose of life? The preacher in Ecclesiastes, just like many today, is in search of life’s meaning. But as they look through their limited worldview all they find is “vanity, vanity”. Pure emptiness! They are in search for something which will have eternal value. To find it, we need to look beyond ourselves. This is what the preacher discovers; that man is powerless, yet God has a...

In our Christian faith we often focus on heaven—the sweet by and by and how what we have in Christ prepares us for that future. However, our faith also equips us for living in what someone once called ‘the nasty now and now.’ Time spent in this life involves significant experiences stemming from both the sinfulness of man and the mercy of God. Life also provides
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