How to Get Close to God

Read: Psalms 63:1-5 No one thinks, “You know what? My life has been so full of passion and joy lately. I really need to find a way to distance myself from this ‘God’ character.” But all of us find ourselves neglecting time with Him, hanging around people who bring us...

How to Be Happy

Read: Luke 12:16-21 Pretend you have kids (maybe you do), but suddenly you have no way of communicating with them verbally or otherwise. If they only have your life as an example, what would they deduce it takes to be happy? The right career, house, weekend...

Chasing Comfort

Read: Isaiah 53:1-12 Whether we’re stressed, hurt, tired, lonely, or just bored, we all find ourselves at times chasing comfort. Who hasn’t overspent, overeaten, overslept, overdrunk, and overestimated the ability of stuff to actually deliver lasting comfort? The word...

Chasing Achievement

Read: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 When it comes to biblical kings, no one achieved quite as much as Solomon. Israel flourished under his reign. He oversaw the construction of God’s temple. He built himself a royal palace. Rulers would travel long distances to see his wealth,...

Chasing Carrots

Read: Ecclesiastes 1:14, Matthew 6:19-34 The idea of chasing carrots comes from the carrot and stick metaphor first written about in the mid-1800s. Imagine a cartoon drawing of a donkey with a carrot dangling just out of reach. The rider holds the carrot on a long...