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Tag Archive: "Ecclesiastes"

The End of a Matter

  POSTED: June 12, 2022
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): history • Theology
 TAG(S): beginning • Ecclesiastes • end • Jesus Christ

There is a passage in the book of Ecclesiastes that has always fascinated me. It is Ecclesiastes 7:8, which says, “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” Specifically, the first clause … Continued

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Resign to the Grind

  POSTED: July 5, 2021
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Cultural Observations
 TAG(S): Ecclesiastes • Grind • job • repetition • tedium • work

This week begins my fourth week as head of school at Lighthouse Christian Academy—a K-12 school in Bloomington, Indiana. There are lots of wonderful, dedicated people there whom I’ve enjoyed getting to know. I’m excited to see what the coming … Continued

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Reflections on Ecclesiastes 1:18

  POSTED: April 6, 2012
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Theology
 TAG(S): Ecclesiastes • grief • knowledge • sorrow • wisdom

In the book of Ecclesiastes we are told that “with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge the more grief” (1:18).  This is one of those passages that might seem counter-intuitive, especially to the young.  But if ever there … Continued

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