ECCLESIASTES: HEBEL

ECCLESIASTES: HEBEL

This is part 3 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. In the imperfect-but-good world Solomon inherited from his father, righteousness was still expected to rule the day. With wisdom in this context, Solomon discerned a 1-to-1 correlation between...
ECCLESIASTES 1: HYPOTHESIS

ECCLESIASTES 1: HYPOTHESIS

This is part 2 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Qoheleth (the Collector or Assembler – Solomon) begins chapter 1 with a hypothesis: everything in this life is ultimately hebel (the Hebrew word that is often translated vanity, meaningless,...
LOLLIPOP MOMENTS

LOLLIPOP MOMENTS

The following is a guest post, contributed by one of the OPEN Services team members in USA. I watched a Ted talk the other day, about how simple interactions can be more far-reaching than you know. The speaker told a story about how handing out a lollipop on Freshman...
WHO IS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION?

WHO IS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION?

Imagine going to a wedding. Upon entering the venue, you are awestruck by the beautiful décor. Much time and attention has been devoted to make this day special for the wedding couple. Your excitement for them grows as you walk into the room and take your seat – it’s...
JEREMIAH 44: THE LORD WORKS THROUGH B4T

JEREMIAH 44: THE LORD WORKS THROUGH B4T

This is post 9 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah. Data is a tricky thing. When people say, “the data doesn’t lie,” I often wonder how hard they’ve looked. True, the bare facts of the data technically don’t lie, but it’s actually fairly easy to make a large...

JEREMIAH 33: THE LORD REDEEMS TRANSFORMATION

This is post 8 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah. The LORD essentially tells them that they are wasting their time destroying houses to make a defense for the city; He has already given Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans (33:4-5). BUT… Behold, I shall...