Download Audio Chapter Four WORK IS MEANINGLESS WALTER WHITE AND OZYMANDIAS Andre was flipping out. “You’re the one writing a book about meaninglessness, so you probably know what I feel like.” “No, Andre, researching and writing about a feeling isn’t the same as having one. You gotta explain it to me.” We were sitting […]
Download Audio Chapter Five HUMAN LIFE IS MEANINGLESS THE QUESTION It was a drawing of a man shooting himself in the head. I wasn’t prepared for the amount of pain, suffering, and despair I was going to help people through as a pastor. I had great seminary training; they worked hard to get us […]
Download Audio Chapter Six EVERYTHING IS MEANINGFUL THE HUMAN NEED FOR STORY Michael Chandler and his associates at the University of British Columbia . . . canvassed Native communities through much of western Canada. What struck them almost immediately was the astounding suicide rate among teenagers—500 to 800 times the national average—infecting many of […]
Download Audio ADDENDUM FOR PASTORS: AS YOUR OWN POETS HAVE SAID In Acts chapter 17, Luke leaves for us a model of Paul’s preaching to a Gentile audience. Interestingly, Paul doesn’t quote the Bible (at least not in the bit recorded by Luke). Instead, Paul appeals to the natural knowledge of God and so […]