Ecclesiastes: Turn, Turn, Turn

Let’s talk about the Book of Ecclesiastes. Many of us from an earlier, more hip generation, may have become familiar with Ecclesiastes when the song,  “Turn, Turn, Turn” (written by Pete Seeger in 1959) was released by the Byrds in 1965.  The word “Ecclesiastes” is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word koheleth, which means “one who convenes …

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Sin, Sinners & Christ’s Forgiveness

Who follows Scripture perfectly? Answer: Nobody. Who never sins? Answer: Only liars. “Everyone sins“, St. Paul said (Romans 3:23), and he called himself the worst sinner who ever lived (1 Timothy 1:15). Why? Because he persecuted Christians and conspired to have them killed. If the Greatest Apostle could also be the “worst sinner”, I think …

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