Like Proverbs, the Book of Ecclesiastes belongs to the category of wisdom literature, a description of which was given by the present writer in CHRISTIANITY TODAY (Oct. 26, 1959). The interested ...

A reader sent me a friendly note this week, chiding me for not writing more about the Bible and this article is the reply to that request. If asked what their favorite book of the Bible is, perhaps a ...

Is it still possible today to be a happy person? By happiness I mean still searching for fulfillment in our lives? If not, then why? Is it because of the normal challenges of aging let alone surviving ...

In my first semester of college as a classics major, I translated from Latin the opening passage of the ancient book of Ecclesiastes. This wasn’t ever a book I came across in parochial school or ...

As a biblical scholar, whenever I’ve been asked in recent days what scripture has to say in our present time of crisis, I have tended to refer people to the treasure trove of the Psalms, those prayers ...

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Catholics today are living in an “age of fake news, collective superstitions, and pseudo-scientific truths.” Reflecting on the Book of Ecclesiastes at his general ...

When the world calls everything unprecedented, God’s provision remains unchanging. At a recent parenting forum on children and technology at my church, I offered a discreetly told example of failure ...