Sip #1 – Read Chapter 7 of Ecclesiastes in the NIV translation
Sip #2 – Read my big takeaway from the day
Sip #3 – Add comments/thoughts/questions in the Comments Box (bottom of page). NOT REQUIRED
Sip #4 – Re-read any parts of Chapter 7 that impacted you
Sip #5 – Come back tomorrow for Ecclesiastes, Chapter 8 in the NIV translation.

Last night I got to experience a thrilling live college basketball game between my Bradley Braves and the Murray State Racers. I am only able to go to a game or two per year, and that was my very first in-person overtime game, and the Braves won it 85-83 on a made shot as time expired. The ESPNU Missouri Valley Conference game of the week did not disappoint as the crowd absolutely exploded when the basketball hung on the rim as the buzzer sounded, and then fell through the net. My hearing may never be the same… hahaha. If there is anything better than college basketball, I don’t know what it is. Go Braves!

It’s already time for Ecclesiastes, Chapter 7…  look at verse 10… 

“Do not say, ‘Why were the old days better than these? For it is not wise to ask such questions.”

I’m not sure if this group has ever heard me talk about it, but I happen to love The Andy Griffith Show… specifically, the black and white episodes. Five seasons, 159 episodes… TREMENDOUS entertainment. I am also a big fan of other classic TV shows, like MASH, Gilligan’s Island, Matlock, Sanford & Son, and other shows from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I also think …