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  • The Poverty of Plenty

    “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.” -Ecclesiastes 5:10 Have you ever noticed how quickly “just a little more” quietly becomes “still not enough”? Solomon certainly did. Few people have ever possessed more wealth, influence, opportunities, or accomplishments than he did.…

  • When the Things We Chase Slip Through Our Hands

    Ecclesiastes is a book in the Bible that reads almost like the journal of someone who has tried everything people usually chase in life—and discovered that none of it can carry the full weight of the human heart. The writer, traditionally understood to be Solomon, speaks with unusual honesty. He had wisdom, wealth, influence, accomplishment,…