Comments on: wandering in Ecclesiastes on a slippery Tuesday…

By: scoeyd

scoeyd — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:00:03 +0000

I have at times avoided certain books in THE BOOK – usually because I didn’t understand them very well, & felt challenged in ways I couldn’t explain. Jonah is like that – because Ch. 4 ends so… abruptly? And Jonah not only hasn’t ‘gotten’ it, but this prophet of God is royally ticked because God is sparing the Ninevites, & Jonah, in all his prejudice, wishes they were dead.

And I don’t know what to do with that.

Ecclesiastes feels a little like that to me too. But, I was missing theMoses, (it is his favorite book, after all,) so I spent some time there. And came away glad that I had done so.

Love you 6.

By: Noel

Noel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:12:17 +0000

Not my favorite book in THE BOOK. Mo’s favorite. I avoid it. Don’t know why, kinda like I avoid Revelations. Good reminders though it just seems like not a very optimistic book maybe that’s why it’s not a favorite.
Still I really like the idea of “wrapping both hands around contentedness” because in all things we can find the good or we can find the bad. I choose to find good and be content with it.

By: scoeyd

scoeyd — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:52:23 +0000

John – thanks for the encouragement :)

Tim – …so hoffen wir alle.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:33:05 +0000

sic narro nos totus

By: John Walker

John Walker — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:29:39 +0000

“Godliness with contentment is great gain” my dear Brother. Thanks for sharing the above thoughts, I got a lot from them. Also thanks for being my wife’s and I Pastor. You and Joni along with the family at Hillside are a blessings to us.