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""I want my work to have significance"" is an often-expressed declaration. But that desire faces a shocking challenge from possibly the wisest man who ever lived, Qohelet, through his writings in Ecclesiastes. Repeatedly, he pens the word ""meaningless/absurd"" to encapsulate his conclusions about work and life. We cannot simply dismiss his viewpoint as that of a madman because his words are canonized in Scripture. However, a second writer, the frame narrator, emerges at the end of Ecclesiastes to complement Qohelet without totally agreeing and with a greater urgency for our duty to God as our vocation. Both writers see the complexities and incongruities that typify our labor and life. Yet, through these challenges we can still find significance when we honor our God.

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From the unique trifocal lenses of a businessman, pastor, and professor, Soo Hoo skillfully integrates the sacred Scriptures with the twenty-first-century marketplace. . . . This fresh approach will prove to be an indispensable companion as godly wisdom becomes incarnational in both the believer and the workplace. --Rodney Woo, Senior Pastor, International Baptist Church of Singapore Soo Hoo has been strictly scriptural, practical, and down to earth in his approach. This book . . . reminds that work and vocation, though challenging at times, can be fulfilling if done with kingdom perspectives. I strongly recommend this book to equip Christians in their mission of gospel proclamation in the marketplace. --Watson Rajaratnam, Regional Director, SIM East Asia Soo Hoo's work is a valuable read for all marketplace believers seeking ancient wisdom fused with fresh twenty-first-century perspectives to cast new light on many contemporary issues of work and vocation. . . . He adds real-world experience, well-thought-out academia, and age maturity to boot. Read it. Loved it. Living it. --Alvin Tan, Senior Pastor, Boscombe Life Church, Singapore This volume is a warm pastoral broth effusing the aroma of careful exegesis and wise application. Prepared with ingredients from the garden of the book of Ecclesiastes and the kitchen of Dr. Soo Hoo, this savory bouillon has one important goal: to feed all who want to live out the Christian life at the workplace . . . --a chef d'oeuvre! Hungry now? --Peter C. W. Ho, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Singapore Bible College In this book, we will find the wisdom from the ancient book of Ecclesiastes come alive with new clarity and insights that enable us to deal with work and life issues in godly and practical ways. Pick up this book and you will never see your work and life the same as before! --Clement Mook-Soo Chia, Principal, Singapore Bible College

"""From the unique trifocal lenses of a businessman, pastor, and professor, Soo Hoo skillfully integrates the sacred Scriptures with the twenty-first-century marketplace. . . . This fresh approach will prove to be an indispensable companion as godly wisdom becomes incarnational in both the believer and the workplace."" --Rodney Woo, Senior Pastor, International Baptist Church of Singapore ""Soo Hoo has been strictly scriptural, practical, and down to earth in his approach. This book . . . reminds that work and vocation, though challenging at times, can be fulfilling if done with kingdom perspectives. I strongly recommend this book to equip Christians in their mission of gospel proclamation in the marketplace."" --Watson Rajaratnam, Regional Director, SIM East Asia ""Soo Hoo's work is a valuable read for all marketplace believers seeking ancient wisdom fused with fresh twenty-first-century perspectives to cast new light on many contemporary issues of work and vocation. . . . He adds real-world experience, well-thought-out academia, and age maturity to boot. Read it. Loved it. Living it."" --Alvin Tan, Senior Pastor, Boscombe Life Church, Singapore ""This volume is a warm pastoral broth effusing the aroma of careful exegesis and wise application. Prepared with ingredients from the garden of the book of Ecclesiastes and the kitchen of Dr. Soo Hoo, this savory bouillon has one important goal: to feed all who want to live out the Christian life at the workplace . . . --a chef d'oeuvre! Hungry now?"" --Peter C. W. Ho, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Singapore Bible College ""In this book, we will find the wisdom from the ancient book of Ecclesiastes come alive with new clarity and insights that enable us to deal with work and life issues in godly and practical ways. Pick up this book and you will never see your work and life the same as before!"" --Clement Mook-Soo Chia, Principal, Singapore Bible College"

"""""From the unique trifocal lenses of a businessman, pastor, and professor, Soo Hoo skillfully integrates the sacred Scriptures with the twenty-first-century marketplace. . . . This fresh approach will prove to be an indispensable companion as godly wisdom becomes incarnational in both the believer and the workplace."""" --Rodney Woo, Senior Pastor, International Baptist Church of Singapore """"Soo Hoo has been strictly scriptural, practical, and down to earth in his approach. This book . . . reminds that work and vocation, though challenging at times, can be fulfilling if done with kingdom perspectives. I strongly recommend this book to equip Christians in their mission of gospel proclamation in the marketplace."""" --Watson Rajaratnam, Regional Director, SIM East Asia """"Soo Hoo's work is a valuable read for all marketplace believers seeking ancient wisdom fused with fresh twenty-first-century perspectives to cast new light on many contemporary issues of work and vocation. . . . He adds real-world experience, well-thought-out academia, and age maturity to boot. Read it. Loved it. Living it."""" --Alvin Tan, Senior Pastor, Boscombe Life Church, Singapore """"This volume is a warm pastoral broth effusing the aroma of careful exegesis and wise application. Prepared with ingredients from the garden of the book of Ecclesiastes and the kitchen of Dr. Soo Hoo, this savory bouillon has one important goal: to feed all who want to live out the Christian life at the workplace . . . --a chef d'oeuvre! Hungry now?"""" --Peter C. W. Ho, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Singapore Bible College """"In this book, we will find the wisdom from the ancient book of Ecclesiastes come alive with new clarity and insights that enable us to deal with work and life issues in godly and practical ways. Pick up this book and you will never see your work and life the same as before!"""" --Clement Mook-Soo Chia, Principal, Singapore Bible College"

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Gilbert Soo Hoo is adjunct professor of New Testament at Singapore Bible College and Baptist Theological Seminary. He is author of a commentary on 1, 2, 3 John (2016).

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