What If I Don’t Feel Thankful? with Hannah Anderson

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Hannah Anderson to have a conversation about the book of Ecclesiastes.
Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the context of the book of Ecclesiastes?
• In the first verse, the word “preacher” is a complex word in Hebrew, can you help us understand that?
• What can we gather from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8?
• What would you say to the person whose life feels kind of meaningless?
• How does the book of Ecclesiastes show us how to demonstrate the full range of human feelings and how God engages with us?
• Why is the phrase, “all is vanity” repeated so many times?
• How can someone who is struggling with depression find comfort in the book of Ecclesiastes?

Guest Bio:
Hannah Anderson lives with her family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where her husband, Nathan, pastors Brookhill Baptist Church. Hannah is the author of several books, including Humble Roots, All That’s Good, Life Under the Sun. You can find more of her writing at sometimesalight.com or follow her on Twitter.
Resources Mentioned:

• Ecclesiastes
• “Life Under the Sun” by Hannah Anderson
• “Turn, Turn, Turn” by Pete Seeger

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