“Dust in the Wind” and Ecclesiastes
The other day, Pandora was playing “Dust in the Wind,” the biggest hit by the rock band Kansas in 1977. Since I’m preaching from several passages from Ecclesiastes, it struck me that its haunting, melancholy tune and lyrics could have been taken from the Teacher’s words. Ecclesiastes concludes that life is meaningless without God, “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccl 12:13). And the words of this song reflect this meaningless life, wisdom,…
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