Ps Eric - The Backslider Blues | GLE

Pessimism:  An inclination to take the least favorable view (as of events) or to expect the worst.

Bible Verses:

• Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 (NKJV)

Solomon:

1. Preacher

2. Son of David

3. King of Jerusalem

Vanity:

• Used 38 times

• Emptiness, futility, vapor/wisp of vapor/soap bubbles, meaningless

Interview with Laura Bush:

• "Humbled and honored, proud of my husband's accomplishments"

Sholom Aleichem Describing Life:

• "A blister on top of a tumor, and a boil on top of that."

Timeless & Timely:

1. Saw Injustice to the Poor (4:1-3)

2. Crooked Politics (5:8)

3. Incompetent Leaders (10:6-7)

4. Guilty people allowed to commit more crime (8:11)

5. Materialism (5:10)

6. Desire "Good old days" (7:10)

Bible Verses:

• Ecclesiastes 1:3-4 (NKJV)

• 1 Kings 4:29-34 (NKJV)

• 1 Kings 10:1-9 (NKJV)

• Matthew 12:42 (NKJV)

C.S. Lewis:

• "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

Bible Verses:

• Ecclesiastes 1:5-7 (NKJV)

• Ecclesiastes 1:8-11 (NKJV)

Thomas Edison:

• "Only bringing out the secrets of nature and applying them for the happiness of mankind."

Bible Verses:

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

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september 21, 2025