Exploring My Strange Bible
Tim Mackie
Categories: Religion & Spirituality
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Ecclesiastes E1 — In the book of Ecclesiastes, the teacher shows how most of our daily time and energy is spent on meaningless things. The core metaphor he uses to make this point is smoke or vapor, which in Hebrew is the word hevel. So why is such a bleak book in the Bible? Tim unpacks Ecclesiastes’ introduction, its authorship, and how the book as a whole seeks to motivate humility, integrity, and enjoyment of the simple things in life. Tim gave this message at Door of Hope Church in Portland, Ore., on January 6, 2013.
Previous episodes
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131 - Hevel (Remastered)Fri, 6 Mar 2026
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130 - A History of New Testament Manuscripts and English Translations (Remastered)Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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129 - Old Testament Manuscripts & the Making of the New Testament (Remastered)Fri, 20 Feb 2026
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128 - The Making of the Old Testament Books (Remastered)Fri, 13 Feb 2026
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127 - Torah Crash Course: Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy (Remastered)Fri, 6 Feb 2026
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126 - Torah Crash Course: Exodus (Remastered)Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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125 - Torah Crash Course: Genesis (Remastered)Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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124 - The Surprising, Actual Story of Genesis 1-2Fri, 16 Jan 2026
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123 - Science and Faith (Remastered)Fri, 9 Jan 2026
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122 - When God Loves Your Enemy (Remastered)Fri, 2 Jan 2026
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121 - Thrones and Ashes (Remastered)Fri, 26 Dec 2025
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120 - A Severe Mercy (Remastered)Fri, 19 Dec 2025
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119 - Asleep at the Wheel (Remastered)Fri, 12 Dec 2025
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118 - Running From Your Life (Remastered)Fri, 5 Dec 2025
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117 - What Is the Kingdom of Heaven?Tue, 2 Dec 2025
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116 - The Meaning of Hope (Remastered)Tue, 2 Dec 2025
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115 - (Re)introducing Exploring My Strange BibleTue, 2 Dec 2025
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114 - An Update From TimMon, 8 Apr 2019
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113 - The Crocus Flower and the Empty Tomb - Gospel of Matthew Part 35Mon, 11 Feb 2019
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112 - The Blood Cries Out - Gospel of Matthew Part 34Mon, 28 Jan 2019
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111 - Panic Attack - Gospel of Matthew Part 33Sun, 13 Jan 2019
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110 - The Passover Meal - Gospel of Matthew Part 32Mon, 31 Dec 2018
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109 - Gold, Darkness, and Dwarves - Gospel of Matthew Part 31Mon, 17 Dec 2018
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108 - Signs of the Times - Gospel of Matthew Part 30Mon, 3 Dec 2018
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107 - Love and the Rebirth of the Universe - Gospel of Matthew Part 29Mon, 26 Nov 2018
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106 - Love Poems, Vineyards, and Rocks - Gospel of Matthew Part 28Mon, 19 Nov 2018
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105 - Jesus, Prophet and Provocateur - Gospel of Matthew Part 27Mon, 12 Nov 2018
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104 - Forgiveness - Gospel of Matthew Part 26Sun, 28 Oct 2018
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103 - Of Millstones and Guardian Angels - Gospel of Matthew Part 25Mon, 22 Oct 2018
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102 - Death and Taxes - Gospel of Matthew Part 24Mon, 15 Oct 2018
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101 - The Other Side of the Lake - Gospel of Matthew Part 23Mon, 8 Oct 2018
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100 - Severed Heads & Hungry Crowds - Gospel of Matthew Part 22Mon, 1 Oct 2018
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99 - Weeds and Wheat - Gospel of Matthew Part 21Mon, 24 Sep 2018
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98 - Jesus Gives Us a Sign - The Gospel of Matthew Part 20Mon, 17 Sep 2018
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97 - One Way Road to the Grave - Gospel of Matthew Part 19Mon, 10 Sep 2018
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96 - The Hammer that Heals - Gospel of Matthew Part 18Mon, 3 Sep 2018
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95 - An Open-Minded Faith - Gospel of Matthew Part 17Mon, 20 Aug 2018
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94 - Who Can Forgive Sins? - Gospel of Matthew Part 16Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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93 - A Jesus-Centered Community - Gospel of Matthew Part 15Mon, 6 Aug 2018
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92 - Storms and Swine - Gospel of Matthew Part 14Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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91 - Make Me Clean - Gospel of Matthew Part 13Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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90 - Ask and You Will Receive - Gospel of Matthew Part 12Mon, 16 Jul 2018
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89 - To Judge, or Not to Judge - Gospel of Matthew Part 11Mon, 9 Jul 2018
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88 - The Lord’s Prayer - Gospel of Matthew Part 10Mon, 2 Jul 2018
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87 - Love Your Enemies - Gospel of Matthew Part 9Mon, 25 Jun 2018
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86 - Jesus, Truth & Spin - Gospel of Matthew Part 8Mon, 18 Jun 2018
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85 - Jesus and Sexual Desire - Gospel of Matthew Part 7Mon, 11 Jun 2018
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84 - Jesus and the Torah - Gospel of Matthew Part 6Mon, 4 Jun 2018
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83 - A Kingdom of Blessing - Gospel of Matthew Part 5Mon, 28 May 2018
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82 - Jesus and the Kingdom of God - Gospel of Matthew Part 4Mon, 21 May 2018
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