How do I Finish Well?
How can we live in a way that people will say good things about us when we’re gone?
Asking For a Friend
The longer I’m in ministry, the more I’m convinced: we all have the same questions and insecurities. And, we assume no one else would understand the thoughts and fears inside our head. It leaves us unnecessarily isolated. Alone in our own heads.
Solomon, another human, had the same questions. He feared the same things. He wrote a book about them: Ecclesiastes.
It’s honest. Uncomfortable. Liberating.
Ecclesiastes addresses issues like boredom, death, lack of purpose and meaning, depression, social injustice, work-life balance, and loneliness. Too often, the “guidance” we receive on these matters is: Just have faith. Be thankful. Don’t think about it. Or, What’s wrong with you?
Needless to say, this falls short. Thanks to Solomon, we can do better than that. This is a sermon series on his book Ecclesiastes.
Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Sometimes, you can do all the right things and still get hurt. Or sick. Or fired. Or divorced. What’s up with that?
What do I do When I Don’t Know What to Do?
Often, the choice isn’t as easy as right vs wrong. Life is more complicated than that. What do you do when both options seem right?
Why is Money Such a Mystery?
Money isn’t the root of all evil, and poverty isn’t a fast track to salvation.
Can I Get God to Do What I Want?
How do we pray or listen to God when it feels like he stopped taking our phone calls?
How do I Stay Alive When I Feel Alone?
Loneliness is not the same as being alone–it’s much worse than that. Here’s some suggestions on combating loneliness.
Why Does Life Feel so Hard?
The key to not making life any harder than it already has to be lies in asking a powerful question: What season of life am I in right now?
Should I Feel Bad for Feeling Good?
Most of us settle for much less meaning and joy than God intends. After all, God’s the One who invited pleasure in the first place.
