Enjoy The Ever-Changing Sameness
We took a chance that night. My husband wanted to go to the coast, about 20 minutes away, to capture the sunset with his newly revived photography interest. The weather app said…
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Enjoying The Surrender
Part One of our look at Ecclesiastes Two A friend of mine recently surrendered a bitter, past hurt over to the Lord. She started with obedience, albeit reluctantly she admits. The pain…
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Enjoy the Surrender Part Two
A continued look at Ecclesiastes Two My pastor recently asked us if we are committing our lives to God or surrendering them. What’s the difference you might ask? “Committing” implies a bargain…
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Enjoying the Cycle of Life & Death
I had a dream the other day that I had died. I didn’t die in the dream; I was already dead. In the dream, I was aware of my death and now…
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Enjoying The Cycle Part Two
Did you miss part one? Go to Enjoy Life: From Meaningless to Meaningful When my own, beautiful and kind mother-in-law was on her final journey to death our family was blessed…
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Enjoying Being Set Apart
Part One If you had accidentally walked in on the meeting, the unfolding scene you’d have seen featured a young woman, early 20s, sitting face-to-face with an older man, probably…
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Enjoy Being Set Apart Part Two
Missed part one? Go to emboldened.net/2024/03/25/enjoying-being-set-apart/ I recently was listening to a teaching on the Good Samaritan. It’s such a popular and well-known parable that it’s become an axiom. In…
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Enjoying A Gifted Life
Ecclesiastes Five Part One About four years ago a few friends and I gathered together to start a new Bible study group. We selected the book, Becoming the Woman God Wants…
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Enjoying The Gifted Life Part Two
Did you miss part one? Go to Enjoy Life: From Meaningless to Meaningful I heard a pastor recently talking about our wants and needs related to our prayer life. How we try…
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Enjoying The “Enough” Life
In 2014, researcher and founder of the Contentment Foundation Daniel Cordaro, took a team of researchers to the remote area of the Himalayas in Eastern Bhutan. Their research subjects were a…
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Enjoying the “Enough” Life Part Two
Did you miss part one of Enjoying the Enough Life? Click here! Enjoyment without God is merely entertainment. Warren Wiersbe No one on this great blue planet is without sin. Without…
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Enjoying A Wisdom-Filled Life
A teenager asked his father if he could go to an unsupervised party where there would surely be drinking. He denied his request. “Aw Dad, why not?” he complained. “I’m in high school…
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Enjoying A Wisdom-Filled Life Part Two
Did you miss part one? Click here! I knew the mistake as soon as I made it. But it was too late. I gave my consent and the ball began to roll. I…
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Enjoying Life With Gladness
At this point in your life, you’ve probably been asked one or both of these questions: They are two different scenarios. The first sees life moving forward for the rest of…
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Enjoying the Right Side of Life
I’ve mentioned in past series that I wasn’t raised in a Christian home. My father is, to this day, an atheist and my mom is well, just sort of lost. In my…
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Enjoy The Right Side of Life Part Two
Did you miss part one? Click here! We need to put the best people on the horses and don’t apologize for it.” Warren Wiersbe I have to ask you –…
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Enjoying Life’s Possibilities
It’s been a great adventure studying Ecclesiastes with you! I hope you have enjoyed it — please share the series with your friends or catch up on what you missed.…
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