living in light of eternity
Chapter 7 of Ecclesiastes--another fascinating bit of ancient wisdom! While it did contain a sprinkling of sound relationship advice (especially what to avoid), it wasn't a perfect match for our chapter of Thirty Thousand Days, "Love Deeply." The closest fit for that idea would have come from Ecclesiastes chapter 9, where the Preacher exuberantly says,... Continue Reading →
Miss Erika brought it again this week as she shared with us her thoughts on holding loosely. It led to an interesting discussion of idolatry -- what is an idol? how would you know if you had one? how would you go about getting rid of it -- or would you want to? Hope you... Continue Reading →
Have y'all met Michele Morin, or her blog, Living Our Days? Of course, with a name like that you know I'm going to love it, right? She posts beautiful thoughts and a wide variety of reviews, and I am honored that she reviewed my book today. It's funny how 100 readers of a book notice... Continue Reading →
We're halfway there! So far we have talked about the meaning of life (meaningless, meaningless-- or is it?), seeing eternally, wholeheartedness, walking with purpose, compassion, and generosity. Next on the docket, Hold Loosely. (Feel free to sing the 38 Special version if you grew up rollerskating to it.) Last night we peered into chapter 5... Continue Reading →
This week we tackled suffering. How do we care passionately in a broken world? What does it mean to have "an abundant life" in the midst of the oppression and injustice around us? How do we get our minds around that? Here are Erika's thoughts -- so encouraging! If you know someone whose life is... Continue Reading →
"A faith without some doubts is like a human body with no antobodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask the hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic.... Continue Reading →
For everything there is a season... This week we made it to Ecclesiastes chapter 3. I feel like we should all be singing the Byrds right now: "For everything, turn, turn, turn." Groovy! Sadly not everything in Ecclesiastes is peace, love, and rainbows, but we had a great night digging in anyway. If you are... Continue Reading →
This week we talked about Ecclesiastes chapter 2 and all of the ways we seek satisfaction under the sun. The Preacher, as one commentator remarked, tries hard to set up his own little Garden of Eden without any of the forbidden fruits, and oh how his experiment fails! Here's my friend Erika leading us. Enjoy!... Continue Reading →
If wishes were horses, beggars could go to Denver Seminary. Alas, my horsiest wishes have not given me a wallet of fat cash to go back to school at the moment, but if I could, I would love to take classes on Christ and culture, philosophy, apologetics, and theology. I'd take classes on Christianity and... Continue Reading →
"Vanity of vanities!" "Meaningless, meaningless!" "Mist and vapor!" What can it mean? Here we go -- chapter one of the difficult/intriguing/rich/rewarding book of Ecclesiastes.
Catherine's Letters 