Making Meaning: Like A Bird on a Wire, Part 1

Episode 4 of the Ronnie McBrayer podcast, hosted by Ronnie McBrayer, titled "Making Meaning: Like A Bird on a Wire, Part 1" was published on January 24, 2024 and runs 23 minutes.

January 24, 2024 ·23m · Ronnie McBrayer

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Summary

Viktor Frankl said: “If you have a WHY to live, you can endure almost any WHAT, that life gives you.” How does that statement stand up against inexplicable suffering; in an unjust world; in a society that seems to be growing more insane by the day? How does it compare with the words from the writer of Ecclesiastes? In this adventurous new sermon series Ronnie takes on the subject of ”making meaning” in life. He is quick to point out that ”meaning does not necessarily mean sense, as some things will never make sense in life. It’s not the search for answers: Some questions have no answers. Some situations have no solutions. It’s not a quest for explanation, resolution, fulfillment, or closure. It is the search for true purpose” (Ecclesiastes 1).

Episode Description

Viktor Frankl said: “If you have a WHY to live, you can endure almost any WHAT, that life gives you.” How does that statement stand up against inexplicable suffering; in an unjust world; in a society that seems to be growing more insane by the day? How does it compare with the words from the writer of Ecclesiastes? In this adventurous new sermon series Ronnie takes on the subject of "making meaning" in life. He is quick to point out that "meaning does not necessarily mean sense, as some things will never make sense in life. It’s not the search for answers: Some questions have no answers. Some situations have no solutions. It’s not a quest for explanation, resolution, fulfillment, or closure. It is the search for true purpose" (Ecclesiastes 1).