Carry That Weight

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes 1:18 NIV Grief – It’s the weight that hurts.  The deep sense of sadness.  Not just about the world’s mad dash toward destruction.  Not just the unspeakable evil perpetrated upon the voiceless masses.  Not just the moral inequity of economic and…

The Feelings Wheel

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes 1:18 NIV Sorrow – Yesterday we asked, “How can wisdom, a good thing, generate sorrow, a bad thing?”  Maybe we should have questioned the translation before we questioned the ethics.  In Hebrew, the word translated “sorrow” (NIV) is kaʿas.  Other English…