Life is a puzzle - a process of making disjointed pieces fit together into a big picture. When we know what to do, we lack power. And when we feel empowered, sometimes we don’t know what to do. Wisdom is the skill of living - the ability to know...

Many people today are searching for meaning in life, but in all the wrong places. Trying to find eternal meaning in a temporal world is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. God made us for eternity, and only His eternal presence in our...

In our world it is easy to think vocation, success, education, or advancement will bring ultimate fulfillment. Solomon counters that idea by reminding us that this world is based on God’s designs. While achievement is not inherently wrong, it can...

You’ve heard “there are no atheists in foxholes.” Meaning, when the battle heats up, we’re eager to do a deal with God. If that doesn’t work, we’re quick to blame Him - or the government. Or wish we could buy our way out of trouble. All of these are...

If we do something really destructive, it’s usually because we’ve tolerated smaller instances of foolish behavior. Asking God for wisdom daily can keep little “foolishnesses” from becoming big ones - whether in personal behavior, leadership, the...

Being self-centered creatures, there is little in life we would not change to suit ourselves if we could. But there are more things in life we can’t change than those we can. And in that truth is a recipe for wisdom through humility. Humility means...

Bookstore shelves are filled with volumes about “life” and how to find meaning in it. Very few of them can boil down their observations as succinctly as Solomon. He concluded His survey of how to find meaning in life with two simple prescriptions:...

No one would choose a difficult time over an easy time, but everyone has some of both in this life. The challenge in life is not to eliminate the hard times, but to develop a deep confidence that there is a time and purpose for everything, that...