Reflections with Andy - Ecclesiastes 2: 1-11 – Living Only for Yourself

Reflections with Andy - Ecclesiastes 2: 1-11 – Living Only for Yourself

May 8, 2026 · 10 min

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This episode reflects on Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, exploring Solomon's pursuit of pleasure and meaning.

In this Friday reflection on Ecclesiastes 2:1–11 — offered on Mother's Day weekend, with a pastoral acknowledgment that the day lands differently for everyone — the Teacher's second experiment in the search for meaning is examined: pleasure. Having tried wisdom and found it vexing, Solomon goes the other direction entirely, becoming history's most extravagant hedonist — houses, vineyards, gardens, silver, gold, concubines, everything his eyes desired, nothing withheld. And the verdict is the ...

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