December 24, 2025
In Its Time
Amy Storms reflects on her daughters' performances in the Nutcracker ballet and how God brings everything about in its right time.
Articles for tag: Ecclesiastes 3
August 26, 2019
Lesson for Sept. 1, 2019: Work with Your Hands (Ecclesiastes 2:24-26; 3:12-14)
Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in issue no. 9 (weeks 32-35; August 18—September 8, 2019) of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ________ Lesson Aim: The work of our hands is designed to bring joy and meaning to our lives. ________ By Mark Scott It is providential to have this lesson this weekend. Labor Day is a holiday, officially recognized in 1894, to honor the American worker. Toward the end of the 1800s, at
August 12, 2019
Lesson for August 18, 2019: Fear the Lord (Ecclesiastes 3:14; 8:10-13; 12:13, 14)
Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in issue no. 9 (weeks 32-35; August 18—September 8, 2019) of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ________ Lesson Aim: Know that the fear of the Lord brings significance to life. ________ By Mark Scott In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve did not have to wonder about their significance. They had been created by God in his image (Genesis 1:26, 27). Their identity was not an issue.
September 21, 2008
The Assassin of the Headless Sprinting Chicken
By Jud Wilhite My friend, we”ll call him Matt, sits today in the coffee shop looking like he”s slept on the street for a few days. Maybe he has. No one around us has a clue that six months ago, Matt appeared to be a very with-it leader. Six months ago, he was a recognized for his accomplishments with magazine and cable news interviews. That was then; this is now. Today, he has bags under his brown eyes. His hair is ruffled by more than the wind from a weekend cruise. His clothes look like they”re circa 1990 Seattle warehouse
October 9, 2005
How to Finish a Ministry Well
Floyd Strater offers practical guidance for ministers weighing a move or a stay—why not to decide on Monday, how to evaluate the whole church context, and how to leave with peace and integrity.
