The adult Bible study group at church came to the end of the book of Mark several weeks ago. The pastor asked them what they wanted to study next, and somehow they decided on Ecclesiastics. I was excited because it is one of my favorite books in the Bible. It goes deep. However...
It does not make for an easy Bible study to lead. The book is full of contradictory and confusing things. I don't mind these things myself. In fact, they are the very reason I like the book so much; on the surface it is meaningless, but deep down there is truth.
But when you try to study it verse by verse in a group, things can get difficult for a leader. There are many hard questions...
Well I have to lead this group for some of the weeks and so I went to the library to study up on Ecclesiastes so that I could be and extra smart intern and answer all those difficult questions. I found, however, that the books on Ecclesiastes don't have the answers. In fact many of them are quite boring. Ecclesiastes is just one of those things that is great to read, but dreadful to read about.
Pedal for a Purpose Day 1
10 years ago
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