The Grief of Wisdom (Meditations in Ecclesiastes, Part II)

April 10, 2018 by Joel Burns in Ecclesiastes, meditations

The human problem is beyond human comprehension. Nothing we ever achieve, no standard of living we ever attain, no amount of technological or scientific advancement; nothing seems to come close to righting the wrongness of life. No amount of insight or learning or analysis has helped us undo the damage every subsequent generation seems destined to cause.

All Is Vanity (Meditations in Ecclesiastes, Part I)

April 05, 2018 by Joel Burns in Ecclesiastes, meditations

“Vanity of vanities,” says Solomon. “All is vanity.”

Inconsequential might be the word we contemporary people would use.

Human life as we know it is fleeting, transitory, temporary, futile, and incomprehensible.

There must be something more. Solomon dedicated himself to discovering what that was. And if anyone in all of history was up to the task, it was he. Ecclesiastes is the account of that quest. I hope you continue to join me as I reflect on it.