The human problem is beyond human comprehension. Nothing we ever achieve, no standard of living we ever attain, no amount of technological or scientific advancement; nothing seems to come close to righting the wrongness of life. No amount of insight or learning or analysis has helped us undo the damage every subsequent generation seems destined to cause.
Read More“Vanity of vanities,” says Solomon. “All is vanity.”
Inconsequential might be the word we contemporary people would use.
Human life as we know it is fleeting, transitory, temporary, futile, and incomprehensible.
There must be something more. Solomon dedicated himself to discovering what that was. And if anyone in all of history was up to the task, it was he. Ecclesiastes is the account of that quest. I hope you continue to join me as I reflect on it.
Read MoreThere's a lot of wisdom here, especially as you ponder the biblical concepts of meekness (Matthew 5:5) and humility (I Peter 5:6).
Read MoreThe popularity of the enneagram is persistent and growing not just because it appears to reap real benefits in the lives of the people who learn from it, but also because the true nature of its creation and emergence are shrouded by those who teach it. People embrace the enneagram because they trust the ones giving it to them. But the ones giving it to them are not being completely forthright about where it comes from.
Read MoreIt would be too obvious to say that the popularity of the enneagram is growing like wildfire among modern evangelicals. It is being taught in churches. Books about it are being read and studied as fast as publishers can print and distribute them. In-the-know Christians converse with one another about their enneagram numbers with the kind of casual but complete understanding that reminds one of the interchanges that are often had by sports aficionados or annual Comic Con attendees.
In short, despite having been around for a while, it is the new thing.
So, imagine my consternation when I began to realize that not only was this thing quickly becoming all the rage within evangelical communities, but that I couldn’t find much at all in the form of evangelical critique or response.
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