In a conversation with some of my family recently, one of my granddaughters (19 years old) was talking about the … More
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# 496 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – 2:12-16. Death the great leveller.
In the 17th Century James Shirley wrote what could appear to be a rather depressing poem called “Death the Leveller.” … More
# 495 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – 2:1-11 Pleasures are meaningless.
Have you ever been disappointed? If not, you are a very unique person. I think that one does not have … More
# 494 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – 1:12-18 Chasing after the wind!
No matter what else we think about Qoheleth, we have no doubt he was very diligent in his pursuit of … More
# 492 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – 1:3-8 Living under the sun.
As we continue in Ecclesiastes, we discover yet another fascinating phrase used at least 27 times in the book. It … More
# 491 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – 1:1-2 meaningless/empty/a vapour?
So, the question is, have there been times in your life when you could identify with the feelings of Qoheleth? … More
# 489 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – “meaningless” or not? – Introduction (2)
Sometimes famous authors are not who they appear to be. For example, did you know that the author Silence Dogood … More
# 488 Ecclesiastes – In search of meaning in life – “meaningless” or not? – Introduction (1)
Welcome to a very unique Wisdom book in the Bible, Ecclesiastes! Possibly a book you have not read or studied … More
# 487 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 31:10-31. The Wife of Noble Character (2)
As we check out the activities of this noble woman it is important to recognize that all she does is … More
# 474 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 26 (1). Being ‘habitually out of touch with reality.’ (# 51)
In my Introduction to Proverbs (see Posts # 399-401) we considered two key words used in Proverbs describing people. They … More
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