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    Ecclesiastes Dispels Illusions
    Ecclesiastes Dispels Illusions
    Ecclesiastes Dispels Illusions
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    Ecclesiastes Dispels Illusions

    By Stan Baldwin

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    Ecclesiastes is a John-the-Baptist kind of book. It functions less as a meal; more as a bath. It is less nourishment; more cleansing. It is repentance. It is purging. We read Ecclesiastes to get scrubbed clean from illusion and sentiment, from ideas that are idolatrous and feelings that satiate. Qohelet writes an exposé and rejection of arrogant and ignorant expectation that we can live our lives by ourselves on our own terms.

    Ecclesiastes challenges the naïve optimism that sets a goal that appeals to us and then goes after it with gusto, expecting the result to be a good life. The Teacher’s cool skepticism clears the air. It is a refreshing negation to the lush and seductive marketing swirling around us, promising everything but delivering nothing. And once the air is cleared, we are ready for reality -- for God.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStan Baldwin
    Release dateFeb 25, 2013
    ISBN9781301721542
    Ecclesiastes Dispels Illusions
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    Stan Baldwin

    Stan Baldwin is from Texas. He is married to Lorrie. They have three children and eight grandchildren. He graduated from Yale University Divinity School, Austin Graduate School of Theology and Oklahoma University. Stan has served in the U.S. Air Force and has been in full time ministry for 30 years. He serves as a Chaplain at a maximum security prison; writes and edits for Mercy Street Ministries.

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