Ecclesiastes 8 Pastor David Groendyk “Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing?” You might be quick to answer that by saying, “No one!” But…

Ecclesiastes 7 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Clearly, this chapter reads more like the Proverbs of Solomon than the seemingly bleak perspective of the Preacher in Ecclesiastes, yet many of the…

Ecclesiastes 6 Pastor Mark Hudson One of the vexing problems Qoheleth covers multiple times is the fact that so many people do not enjoy life. In chapter 6, the inability…

Ecclesiastes 5 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Because evil stems from the heart, even worship in the house of God is not immune to emptiness and vanity. Thus, in one’s pursuit…

Ecclesiastes 4 Pastor Mark Hudson One could easily look at this chapter and divide it up with numbers. Jeffrey Meyers suggests this outline 0 is better than 1 4:1-3; 1…

Ecclesiastes 3 By Pastor David Groendyk “He has made everything beautiful in its time” (v. 11). That might be Solomon’s way of saying what the hymn-writer wrote a couple thousand…

Ecclesiastes 2 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence In his desire to seek out all that is done under heaven, King Solomon recounts his pursuit of pleasure, accomplishments and wisdom in order…

Ecclesiastes 1 Pastor Mark Hudson  Ecclesiastes can certainly be a challenge to understand. Wisdom literature is a distinct genre that differs from the law and the prophets. In order to…

Ruth 4 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence In Proverbs 10:7 Solomon says, “The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” The book of…

  Ruth 3 Pastor Mark Hudson Scene three of the book of Ruth is at the threshing floor of Boaz.  This is a fascinating turn of events.  Naomi has been…