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The way that Ecclesiastes is laid out gives us these recalibrations every few chapters; this is the first one. The intent is to shock us into disillusionment and then give us a well ordered solution to the problem of life. Here, the author steps back from declaring everything meaningless, to providing an order that makes […]

In the U.S., 85.8 percent of males and 66.5 percent of females work more than 40 hours per week. Americans work 137 more hours per year than Japanese workers, 260 more hours per year than British workers, and 499 more hours per year than French workers. This is not because we have to; the real […]

I read a quote the other day from Jack Black that said: I’m fairly certain YOLO is just Carpe Diem for stupid people. If you did not know, YOLO is short for ‘you only live once,’ which is the motto of those under 30 (even those who now reject the phrase as ‘so yesterday’). Carpe […]

One place people look for to find meaning in this life is knowledge; the more you know, the better off you will be. In modern society, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips at all times and we assume this makes us better off, but Solomon speaks from a place of authority as […]

In the first verse we are introduced to the author: The preacher, who channels the life experience of Solomon, son of David. Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived, after being given the gift of wisdom by God (1 Kings 3). With this wisdom came wealth and power. Solomon had at his fingertips the […]