A Call to Find Meaning When Life Feels Meaningless

We live in a world that promises satisfaction but rarely delivers. Pleasure fades. Work exhausts. Success disappoints. Even the best things can dissolve the moment we try to taste them—like cotton candy. Ecclesiastes calls it hebel: life “under the sun” can feel fleeting, frustrating, and painfully unfair.

Chad Ragsdale, a seasoned preacher and Bible college professor, walks readers through Ecclesiastes in Cotton Candy World, showing why this “gloomy” Bible book is actually a gift. Instead of rushing past hard questions with easy answers, Ragsdale helps you face the Teacher’s honesty, recognize the empty hopes our culture sells, and discover how Ecclesiastes steadies us with wisdom, reverence, and surprising joy.

Each of the ten chapters includes discussion questions to help individuals or groups wrestle with Ecclesiastes’ biggest themes and apply God’s truth to everyday life—so you can live wisely, worship deeply, and enjoy God’s gifts without being fooled by what won’t last.

The Everyday Exposition series by OCC Press offers books that guide readers through the Bible book by book and are great for personal or small group study. While not traditional commentaries, these concise books are faithful to the text of the Bible, highly readable, and applicable to every believer.