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The Recovery of Meaning: Beyond the Sun

Mortality as the Final Test of Under‑the‑Sun Meaning

Having examined wisdom, pleasure, labor, progress, and justice, Solomon’s investigation converges on the unavoidable reality that governs every under‑the‑sun endeavor: mortality. Death is not introduced as a peripheral concern or emotional interruption; it functions as the decisive criterion by which every claim to…

This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist perspective. Follow along with a timeline here.

As John watches, the lamb cracks open the first seal binding the scroll together (Rev 6:1). There are 19 judgments contained within the seven seals, which expand outward like a telescoping hiking pole (see …

Life Beyond the Algorithm: Timeless Meaning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

The Crisis of Meaning and the Logic of Under the Sun

The Appearance of Novelty and the Reality of Recurrence

The contemporary cultural moment is often described in apocalyptic terms. Artificial intelligence, particularly in its rapidly advancing generative and decision‑making forms, is said to confront humanity with questions so unprecedented that inherited philosophical and theological frameworks can no longer address them adequately. Human beings are told that they now face a rupture…