by Steve Thomason | Jul 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 4:4-12 According to v. 4, what is the motivation behind people’s striving for achievement and advancement in the workplace or in life? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? In what ways have you seen this at play in your own realm of experience?...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Eccelsiastes 3:1-14 Verse 11 is one of the glimmering jewels of hope in the middle of this dark and brooding book. The key phrase is “He has also set eternity in the hearts of men.” There is one simple reason why the vast majority of people in the world chase after...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 The “Teacher” searched for happiness through the four “P’s”: Pleasure, Projects, Profit, and Power. Depending upon our personality type, each of us will pursue one or more of these P’s in life. Pleasure seekers view life as a frothy cup of wine,...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Read the following Proverbs and summarize what our attitude should be toward wealth. Proverbs 30:8-9 Proverbs 15:17 Proverbs 16:8 Proverbs 23:4-5 The real thrust and inspiration for today’s devotional comes from Proverbs 30:8-9. In these verses, what request is the...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
As Americans we can tend to forget that on a global scale we are all filthy rich. While we sit here worried about how we are going to pay the mortgage on our multiple bedroom home and afraid that we might have to dump the cable, the majority of the earth’s population...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
The entire book of Proverbs is about parenting. The opening chapters remind us that these little wisdom sayings are coming from a father to his son. For those of us who are parents, we need to remember that our primary responsibility is to write the moral code...
