The Search Continues
Lee Atwater, known as a brutal, consummate political strategist and hardball Republican Nation Committe chair, became a Christ-follower before he died of brain cancer in 1991. Before he died, he said, "I acquired more wealth, power and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want, and still feel empty. It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambition and moral decay, can learn on my dime."
Spend some time reading the first 11 versus of Ecclesiastes 2. How do the words of Atwater reflect the thoughts of the Teacher? What can we learn from these two men about our search for satisfaction in earthy possessions?
Is it all Meaningless?
Our study of Ecclesiastes began last Friday with the Teacher asserting that life, at times, seems like a meaningless excercise in futility. Spend some time this week re-reading Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 and consider the following:
1. What life experiences has the Teacher endured to cause him to see life from this perspective? (Hint: spend some quiet time in the book of 1st Kings to see if you can find some hints)
2. In what ways do you sense that people around you live with a sense of despair? Try and share concret examples from you life experiences.
3. What is one area in your life that has recently seemed futile or meaningless? (Try and be as transparent as possible)
Have fun digging in the Word!
Welcome Oxygenarians!
Welcome to the next level of connection for Oxygen designed to aid in the transformational aspect of our journey. You can expect new postings quasi-weekly to facilitate a continuing conversation for our Journey Team.
Let me challenge you to commit to checking out this site at least once during each week for a question to ponder and as a place to challenge one another to living our faith out loud. If you are new to the blogging community, the process is simple. Log on to the site and under each posting you will find a comment tab. If you click on that tab you will find yourself on a page that will allow you to comment on the post either anonymously or with a name you create. We can then respond to one another's posts!
Happy blogging and let's live loud!
