SHARPER IRON - “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)

Former atheist “McGrath sees how much desire determines what we believe about the universe. He says, ‘The human desire for unaccountability leads to the metaphysical conclusion that there should not be a God.’” - TGC

“Without fail, we share the lives of our friends and they ours, for good and for ill. That’s why Solomon so warns his son, and by extension us, to be wise when we make friends.” - The Cripplegate

“Support for legal same-sex marriage down six points from 2022-2023 high…62% viewing gay/lesbian relations as moral is lowest since 2016…Perceived morality of changing one’s gender down eight points since 2021” - Gallup

“We often shy away from teaching new believers deep theology. But the church is called to disciple believers into theological depths.” - Lifeway

Read Part 1. The Recovery of Meaning: Beyond the Sun Mortality as the Final Test of Under‑the‑Sun Meaning Having examined wisdom, pleasure, labor, progress, and justice, Solomon’s investigation converges on the unavoidable reality that governs every under‑the‑sun endeavor: mortality. Death is not introduced as a peripheral concern or emotional interruption; it functions as the d...