Sojourning Under the Sun: Sabbath Silence (1 Thessalonians 4:11)

The Apostle Paul exhorts us to live a life to the Lord without stirring up controversy.  Why would Paul say such things and what does Paul by living a peaceful and quiet life?

Sojourning Under the Sun: Sabbath Pilgrim (1 Peter 1:1,2)

Peter and James greet the church in the dispersion.  What is the dispersion?  Why would they greet the church with such strange language?  What can such language communicate about our Christian Sojourn?

Established in Heaven (James 5:7-11)

James greets the church as sojourners through this world as James greets us as saints in the dispersion.  We are a people who are to see ourselves as a guaranteed a land, but we are not in that land.  There is no doubt that living life under the sun is challenging, and we can be tempted to give up on the sojourn.  We, like Israel, might wonder if the Lord is coming to fulfill his promises.  How do we know that the Lord is fulfilling His promises?  How do we know that the Lord will bring us into the promised land?  How does this impact our lives today?

The Irony of Wealth (Ecclesiastes 6:1-12)

Having more wealth and assets would improve one’s standing in this age.  If one is wealthy then one would have more joy because there are more things and distractions to keep someone from experiencing the pain of living life under the sun.  So, is this true?  Is it safe to affirm that we can find more joy and contentment just by acquiring and having more?