Jesus opens up the topics of sex, power and money, topics that were as difficult to speak about when he addressed them as they are for us today. His solution is not to proclaim our rights in these areas but … Read more
Tag: Contentment
Matthew 6.19-34. Wealth and worry
We may be successful or moderately successful or fail in the pursuit of wealth but the cost of making this our core value is anxiety and stunting the character traits that make our lives worth living. The love of wealth … Read more
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20. Contentment
Contentment is a gift of God. Seven times in the book of Ecclesiastes we are told here is the one thing the writer has found to be good in life. The question for us is can our quest for meaning … Read more
Ecclesiastes 1 & 2. Satisfaction
When a book opens by telling us that any quest for meaning or satisfaction will face many frustrations the skeptics amongst us think… “yep, that is about right”. Some Christians wonder why this film-noir book is in the Bible but … Read more