Posts tagged How to Be Human
The End of the Matter

As we come to the end of this book, Qohelet encourages us to ponder deeply the meaning of life, despite all the meaningless we face everyday. Given the shortness of life, make sure you are living for what really matters!

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Invest Your Life

We are nearing the end of this rich book. Qohelet begins offering more guidance about how to live well. This week in chapter 11:1-6, he offers some guidance about how to live a purposeful life in the face of such an uncertain world.

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How to Suffer Wisely

This Sunday we'll be looking at the subject of suffering and how to deal wisely with our seasons of pain. As we process the atrocities of the terrorist attacks in Israel, and the many innocent children, women and men who have been killed in Israel and Gaza, it is overwhelming to know what to do, what to think, or how to pray. Qohelet offers us wisdom to think about not just our own suffering, but also the suffering we witness in the world.

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The Tyranny of Time

This Sunday we will turn to Ecclesiastes 3 and a mysterious element of being human: the enigma of time. How do we deal with the limiting and frustrating quality of time, and how do we find purpose within it?

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