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Category Archives: Ecclesiastes
Good Grief
23 Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity. 24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 2:23-24, gift, pain, toil
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I Remember What My Dad Said
There is no remembrance of earlier things; and also of the later things which will occur, there will be for them no remembrance among those who will come later still. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Solomon has a point here. When you think … Continue reading
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Tagged dad, Ecclesiastes 1:11, Father, memories, quitting
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The Truth Hurts
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted. Ecclesiastes 1:15 (NAS) Particularly sobering is the truth that what is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted. Most people don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes 1:15, Ecclesiastes 1:18, pain, truth
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Life’s Too Short
10 So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting. Ecclesiastes 10:11 We’ve heard the saying, “life’s too short,” for this or that. Any saying … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Colossians 3:2, Ecclesiastes 10:11, Ephesians 5:16, fleeting, life, prime of life, time
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Ode to the Hand Wringers
12 For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes 6:12, futility, risk adversion, worry
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Not Dead Yet
[Read at your own risk Ecclesiastes 12:1-8] Good news. All the bad things that will happen to me in the dark days of old age are still tied up in traffic, and I’m 58. I can see some of these … Continue reading
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How to Have an Awesome Day
[Read Ecclesiastes 11:7-10] If you take time to notice, sunrises are spectacular reminders of who is making this day possible. The day is brought to you by God. Another opportunity to enjoy life in spite of what ills us. As … Continue reading
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Keep Casting…
[Read Ecclesiastes 11] As if we did not know, we are reminded again, we do not know what lies before us. Perhaps it’s a tree that has fallen in our path, or that our ship has finally come in. What … Continue reading
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Living Above It
2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 (NAS) It’s a dangerous thing to embark on a study of Solomon’s best seller Ecclesiastes. You need to go in expecting your mind to be altered, … Continue reading →