For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
I mentioned before that a thoughtful reader sent me a copy of the most fascinating book – Sanders New Series – The New School Reader: Fourth Book from 1855. The subtitle says “Embracing a Comprehensive System of Instruction in the Principles of Elocution.”
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Last August I did a post called Have People Completely Taken Leave of Their Senses? It was about the housing bubble (which at that point most people still hadn’t even heard about).
Now you can’t turn on the TV, radio or pick up a magazine or newspaper without hearing about it.
The words content and contentment are only used about a dozen times in the Bible, yet all believers would certainly agree that it is a character quality basic to godly living. Cultivating contentment is a worthy spiritual endeavor.
One well-known passage regarding contentment is found in Philippians 4 where Paul explains his understanding of contentment:
