Ecclesiastes 4:1

“Till death do us part”-words I vowed before God, family, and friends. I believed marriage meant enduring every storm, no matter how painful. I promised to stand by my husband through better and worse, but when the “worse” came, it was beyond what I imagined. My marriage became unhealthy, yet I felt trapped by my vow. I needed God’s Word to teach me what it truly means to be loved, safe, and protected-not just to silently endure pain. This journey is about moving from hurt to healing and freedom, with God guiding me through the storm.

Success often times breeds trouble. Rick Boxx identifies and discusses five possible snares of success and recommendations to overcome these snares.

As apprentices of Jesus, we are called to live with purpose, seeking to make the advancement of the Kingdom of Heaven our highest priority. Living with purpose and intentionality opens the door for generosity to come in and take up residency in our hearts. In this reading plan, we will consider five practices from the Way of Jesus that can help us cultivate a heart of generosity.

Ecclesiastes begins with a declaration of "Everything is meaningless!" When the Teacher of Israel begins his writing in this book with a definitive declaration of the utterly futile nature of "everything," it’s not exactly a warm invitation to keep reading. But the Teacher’s exclamation calls men not to despair and dejection, simply sitting and awaiting our own bitter and futile end. Rather, Teacher asks us to examine our lives and times. We still must live and do—but what, where, why, how, and with whom are what we are invited to examine. Written by J.R. Hudberg