The Sum of All Fears

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Utter futility!—said Koheleth—Utter futility!  All is futile!”  Ecclesiastes 1:2  JPS Utter futility! – Tom Clancy isn’t correct.  The sum of all fears is not nuclear holocaust.  That possibility might make some sense given the enormity of human evil, the insatiable quest for power, and the technological ability to exterminate.  But when you read the novel,…

The Summation

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 NASB All – As the religious world finds ease in the holidays of faith, we might usefully take a longer look at the summation of life by the Preacher, Koheleth. Perhaps you know the Hebrew phrase, havel havalim (vanity of vanities)….