Articles categorized as Peace

Something New Under the Sun: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living – 36. THE RARE JEWEL OF CONTENTMENT

And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. The fool folds his hands and ruins himself. Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4-6   Over three hundred years […]

Something New Under the Sun: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living – 11. MONEY, SEX AND POWER

11. Money, Sex and Power   I amassed silver and gold for myself and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired men and women singers, and a harem as well-the delights of the heart of man.   Ecclesiastes 2:8   Solomon had a harem, all right-seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. Historians tell […]

Something New Under the Sun: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living – 14. SO WHAT?

14. So What?   Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:11   You would think Solomon would be happy. After all, he had it all-money, fame, power, a vast […]

Something New Under the Sun: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living – 24. TIMES AND SEASONS

24. Times and Seasons   A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build. Ecclesiastes 3:2-3   The meaning of the above verses is transparent: In […]

Something New Under the Sun: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living – 26. A TIME FOR WAR

26. A Time for War   A time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a […]

Something New Under the Sun: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living – 5. FADED PHOTOGRAPHS

5. Faded Photographs   There is no remembrance of men of old, and even those who are yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow. Ecclesiastes 1:11   There is good news and bad news in Ecclesiastes 1:11. The good news is for those people who worry about what others think about […]

The ABC’s of Wisdom: Building Character with Solomon – Sovereignty

SOVEREIGNTY   God Has the Last Word   To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue. Proverbs 16:1   We might paraphrase this verse as follows: “A man can have his own ideas, but the Lord inspires the words he utters.” This is a powerful […]

The ABC’s of Wisdom: Building Character with Solomon – Overindulgence

OVERINDULGENCE   Too Much of a Good Thing   If you find honey, eat just enough-too much of it, and you will vomit. Proverbs 25:16   Perhaps this doesn’t seem like a life-changing issue, and it might not be-until you begin to vomit. You don’t realize the problem until it has overwhelmed you. As Derek […]

The ABC’s of Wisdom: Building Character with Solomon – Peacemaking

PEACEMAKING   The Mark of the Children of God   There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote peace. Proverbs 12:20   A few years ago pollster George Gallup surveyed Amer­icans on the top five questions they would most like to ask God. The list included […]

The ABC’s of Wisdom: Building Character with Solomon – Righteousness

RIGHTEOUSNESS   If You Want It, You Can Have It   He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Proverbs 21:21   Whatever you seek in life, you tend to find. It may be sexual pleasure or financial gain or personal happi­ness. Or it may be something higher and better. In this […]