Biblical Haiku

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:  Ecclesiastes 3:1  KJV A time – How do you read the Bible?  Perhaps that question is far too broad.  What I want to ask is this: What lens do you use when you’re reading the Bible?  Do you read…

The Cycle

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:  Ecclesiastes 3:1  NIV Season – Actually, the Hebrew doesn’t use the word for “season.”  It uses ʿēt, meaning “time”—a time for every activity.  Where the NIV translates “There is a time,” the Hebrew text uses zĕmān, an “appointed time.”  But we…

Timekeeper

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—  Ecclesiastes 3:1  NASB Time – Recognize this? This is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, perhaps better known as “The Duomo” in Florence, Italy.  As you travel all over Europe, you will find many…

The Divine Day-planner

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven— Ecclesiastes 3:1 NASB Time – Do you remember how Moses Luzzatto defined mercy? Mercy is God giving us more time. Mercy is delay of judgment. Mercy is God waking us up the next morning and saying, “OK, now…

Turn, Turn, Turn

There is an appointed time for everything.  And there is a time for every event under heaven –   Ecclesiastes 3:1 Appointed Time – Do you believe that God has an appointed plan for your life?  Do you think that everything is already mapped out for you and you are just waiting for it to happen? …