David Gibson | Living Life Backward | Steve Brown, Etc. | Key Life

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What if it's death that teaches us how to truly live? This week, Steve and the gang chat with minister and author David Gibson about some surprising and practical insights from the book of Ecclesiastes. David's latest book is called "Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End" (https://amzn.to/32MWkw9). While you're here, please help Key Life by clicking the 'Subscribe' button, then click on the BELL (on mobile devices, also click 'ALL'). Then you'll be the first to know when the newest episode of 'Steve Brown, Etc.' goes live! As always, you can find more from Steve at https://www.KeyLife.org​. Check out https://www.KeyLife.org/AmazonSmile​ to learn how your online shopping can help Key Life at no cost to you. And get the best of Key Life in your inbox with Key Life Connection, our free weekly email: https://www.KeyLife.org/subscribe​ GUEST BIO David Gibson is minister of Trinity Church in Aberdeen, Scotland. David serves as the co-editor of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her and he’s the author of Reading the Decree: Exegesis, Election and Christology in Calvin and Barth. David’s newest book is called "Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End" (https://amzn.to/32MWkw9). 00:00 - Open 02:43 - Meet David Gibson 07:57 - Misconceptions about Ecclesiastes 09:55 - The gift of studying Ecclesiastes 13:38 - Getting "A time for every matter under heaven..." 19:32 - What does "Living Life Backward" mean? 22:34 - Why Ecclesiastes does NOT just mean "Eat, drink, and be merry." 29:49 - The challenge of the translation of the Hebrew word 'hebel' to "vanity" 34:50 - Why few things connect with people the way Ecclesiastes and other wisdom literature do 37:54 - Steve's closing thoughts 40:17 - Next week's guest is... Follow us on Social: ▶ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/KeyLifeNetwork ▶ FACEBOOK - https://facebook.com/KeyLifeNetwork ▶ INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/keylifenetwork Key Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Some links may be affiliate links. We may get a small referral fee if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these.