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Ecclesiastes: Questioned by Life

January 27, 2026

Ecclesiastes: Questioned by Life

Ecclesiastes is the book we should have been assigned when young - but we would not have had the life experience to understand it.

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November 16, 2022

The Task of the Age

What we fail to understand is the rarity of what Lincoln accomplished.

November 9, 2022

The Game Has Changed

Dinosaurs were never bigger than right before they became extinct.

November 2, 2022

Adrift

The challenge for the church is reaching people who are accustomed to being alone for much of their lives.

October 26, 2022

The Overexamined Life

I fret about the vague dissatisfaction older people have with the lives they have led or the unrealistic expectations the young have for what is ahead.

October 19, 2022

Against the Flood

“No good act is neutral. It is one more sandbag stacked against the flood.”

October 11, 2022

The Return of Risk

“It’s always the right time to look to the future – and keep hope alive.”

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