Vanity of Physical Stimulation – Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
In Part two of the experiment, the collector of sentences explores physical stimulation and it’s work and deeds. Again the preacher found physical pleasure to הָ֫בֶל – hā·ḇel – emtiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory.
Overview – Uselessness, Authority, Fleeting Life, and Cycles of Life Ecclesiastes 1 1-11
Here the speaker asks a question that many have asked, “What is of value? What have I done of value?”
Examples of Hebel in Ecclesiastes – Vanity Emptiness Vapor
Two things come into mind when one thinks of Ecclesiastes, Vanity of everything and “There is a time for everything”
Freedom and Constraint: Self and Community
“But he can’t be the kind of person who explains himself to other people. That would weaken him.”
Eternal Life: A Christian Perspective
The other day I was asked, “What is eternal life?” This question came up in relation to John 3:14 which says, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.” I will try to provide […]
Mercy is the Meat
We can rise above the turmoil as we simply consider that the meat is mercy. Matt 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”