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Podcasts
In 2016 I recorded a series of Podcasts to help people understand the book of Ecclesiastes.
At the bottom are a series of bonus podcasts.
#1 – Jan. 1, 2016 – Futile, completely futile, Everything we do is futile
#2 – Jan. 2, 2016 – I Kohelet ruled over Israel in Jerusalem.
#3 – Jan. 3, 2016 – I was determined to do something worthwhile . . .
#4 – Jan. 4, 2016 – So I returned to a reasoned and thorough study of wisdom.
#5 – Jan. 5, 2016 – So what do we gain from all the toil and anxious striving . . .
#6 – Jan. 6, 2016 – Everything has its season . . .
#7 – Jan. 7, 2016 – The seasons of life keep us constantly working . . .
#8 – Jan. 8 2016 – A time to judge every deed.
#9 – Jan. 9, 2016 – All the injustice under the sun . . .
#10 – Jan. 10, 2016 – I saw a man, all alone . . .
#11 – Jan. 11, 2016 – A wise youth makes a better leader . . .
#12 – Jan. 12, 2016 – When you go to the house of God.
#13 – Jan. 13, 2016 – If you see the poor oppressed . . .
#14 – Jan. 14, 2016 – God will keep us occupied with joyful hearts . . .
#15 – Jan. 15, 2016 – Enjoy what we have instead of chase what we lack . . .
#16 – Jan. 16, 2016 – A good reputation is better than a lavish funeral . . .
#17 – Jan. 17, 2016 – Excessive praise can turn the wise into fools.
#18 – Jan. 18, 2016 – When good times come, enjoy them.
#19 – Jan. 19, 2016 – Wisdom eluded me. . .
#20 – Jan. 20, 2016 – To find what my soul longed for . . .
#21 – Jan. 21, 2016 – Brightens their faces and gives them confidence.
#22 – Jan. 22, 2016 – Trusting in justice is an exercise in futility
#23 – Jan. 23, 2016 – No one can know the mind of God.
#24 – Jan. 24, 2016 – A live dog is better off than a dead lion.
#25 – Jan. 25, 2016 – Eat your food with gladness . . .
#26 – Jan. 26, 2016 – Wisdom is more powerful than weapons of war.
#27 – Jan. 27, 2016 – If you dig a well, you may fall into it.
#28 – Jan. 28, 2016 – Give your bread freely to others.
#29 – Jan. 29, 2016 – It is a pleasure to see the light of day.
#30 – Jan. 30, 2016 – The spirit will return to God who gave it.
#31 – Jan. 31, 2016 – The words of the wise guide our lives . . .
#1 – Feb. 1, 2016 – Nothing new under the sun.
#2 – Feb. 2, 2016 – By the sweat of your brow.
#3 – Feb. 3, 2016 – The joy my heart found while I was working.
#4 – Feb. 4, 2016 – The fool stumbles along in the dark.
#5 – Feb. 5, 2016 – The fool stores up wealth only to pass it on. . .
#6 – Feb. 6, 2016 – “Everything happens for a reason?”
#7 – Feb. 7, 2016 – God’s intent for us is consistent.
#8 – Feb. 8, 2016 – The same fate as the animals.
#9 – Feb. 9, 2016 – The tears of the oppressed.
#10 – Feb. 10, 2016 – Too late in life.
#11 – Feb. 11, 2016 – “Popularity. Who cares?”
#12 – Feb. 12, 2016 – Why give God cause to be angry at your words?
#13 – Feb. 13, 2016 – The sleep of the labourer is sweet . . .
#14 – Feb. 14, 2016 – “Love and work”
#15 – Feb. 15, 2016 – We all work so hard to satisfy our desires.
#16 – Feb. 16, 2016 – The day of death is better than the day of one’s birth.
#17 – Feb. 17, 2016 – “Money is the answer to everything.”
#18 – Feb. 18 , 2016 – Do not be self righteous . . . It will ruin your life.
#19 – Feb. 19, 2016 – “It is better to be thought a fool . . . ”
#20 – Feb. 20, 2016 – “Not one woman among them all?”
#21 – Feb. 21, 2016 – No one can hold back the day of their death.
#22 – Feb. 22, 2016 – “If you can’t enjoy the simple things of today, you simply will never find joy.”
#23 – Feb. 23, 2016 – “How to read your tea leaves.”
#24 – Feb. 24, 2016 – “Life after death?”
#25 – Feb. 25, 2016 – Always wear white!
#26 – Feb. 26, 2016 – The quiet words of the wise
#27 – Feb. 27, 2016 – The fool is consumed by his own lips.
#28 – Feb. 28, 2016 – “Money is the answer to everything.”
#29 – Feb. 29, 2016 – Follow the desires of your heart.
#30 & #1 – Mar. 1, 2016 – “The song that never ends”
#2 – Mar. 2, 2016 – Who was Kohelet?
#3 – Mar. 3, 2016 – “A man’s home is his hassle”
#4 – Mar. 4, 2016 – My estate will be left to someone who may destroy it!
#5 – Mar. 5, 2016 – Accepting the gift
#6 – Mar. 6, 2016 – “A time for art.”
#7 – Mar. 7, 2016 – “Beautiful in its time?”
#8 – Mar. 8, 2016 – “The true conclusion to the time poem”
#9 – Mar. 9, 2016 – Competition vs. dropping out
#10 – Mar. 10, 2016 – The joy of working together
#11 – Mar. 11, 2016 – “The futility of this particular podcast.”
#12 – Mar. 12, 2016 – “When religion talks too much.”
#13 – Mar. 13, 2016 – Sleeping with the bears.
#14 – Mar. 14, 2016 – “On the other hand.”
#15 – Mar. 15, 2016 – The true measure of success.
#16 – Mar. 16, 2016 – The wise embrace sorrow.
#17 – Mar. 17, 2016 – Better to speak up and be thought a fool?
#18 – Mar. 18, 2016 – Finding the right fortune teller
#19 – Mar. 19, 2016 – TBA
#20 – Mar. 20, 2016 – Wisdom and addictions
#21 – Mar. 21, 2016 – A appointed time to die?
#22 – Mar. 22, 2016 – The limitations of faith.
#23- Mar. 23, 2016 – Burn the candle at both ends.
#24 – Mar. 24, 2016 – A live mortal is better than a pretend superhero.
#25 – Mar. 25, 2016 – Stop and smell the roses.
#26 – Mar. 26, 2016 – Wisdom is never popular.
#27 – Mar. 27, 2016 – Fools in positions of authority
#28 – Mar. 28, 2016 – Food and money
ITS NOT MEANINGLESS – A 4 minute talk on how the use of the word “meaningless” in some translations has detracted from Kohelet’s wisdom.
SECRET CODE – UNDER THE SUN – 3 minutes about how the people who teach that Kohelet was writing about a life without God are simply wrong and how it ruins the book.
POEM “WE WORK” – A friend of mine wrote this poem inspired by the teachings of Kohelet.
YERTLE THE TURTLE – When I was a boy I memorized this Dr. Suess story so I recorded it to go along with section 11 of the podcasts.
JABBERWOCKY – I use this Lewis Carol poem for vocal warmups in the morning. It has some great sounds.
Habbit and the Rare – Not sure where this is from but it came to mind today during vocal warmups.
Rozelfover – Vocal warmup on the Z sounds. A rather silly exercise in futility.