Fall 2025 Unscripted Magazine - Flipbook - Page 26
WHAT WE’RE
READING
“ L I V I N G L I F E B A C K WA R D S :
Gibson helps us to understand what the
HOW ECCLE SIASTE S TEACHE S
writer of Ecclesiastes is trying to tell us
US TO LIVE IN LIGHT OF
and how we can apply God’s word from
T H E E N D ” B Y D AV I D G I B S O N
Ecclesiastes to our own lives.
Recommended by: Steve Zeola,
This understanding has given me a new
Messiah Village Resident
perspective on how I should live my life
Who might be interested in this book:
in the here and now.
Those who are curious about the meaning
of Ecclesiastes and those who ponder
the purpose of life.
“I am going to die.” That is how David
Gibson starts the preface to his book
“Living Life Backwards.” Using the book
of Ecclesiastes as a backdrop, Gibson
attempts to show that we can only make
“DAUGHTERS OF NANTUCKET ”
B Y J U L I E G E R S T E N B L AT T
Recommended by: Susanna Caroselli,
Messiah Village Resident and Pathways
Institute Instructor
sense of this messy, sin-filled life, if we
Who might be interested in this book:
acknowledge the fact that we will die.
Fans of historical fiction, strong female
Each of the 10 chapters in this book
starts with a section of Ecclesiastes and
leads, and richly layered stories
of resilience.
ends with several questions for personal
reflection and/or discussion. In between,
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