Why Everything Never Feels Like Enough

“Does it feel like you should be happy, you want to be happy, and you try to be happy, but somehow you can’t?” What a simple, common, yet poignant question. It’s in the preface to the new book Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes’ Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness , written by Bobby Jamieson. He is the senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge and previously served on the pastoral staff of Capitol Hill Baptist Church. This is a book about happiness that explains you’re probably looking for it in all the wrong places. Jamieson brings us into the world of Ecclesiastes and its enigmatic author, Qohelet, the world of hevel, or absurdity. His inspired words help us see our biggest problem with life is death. The epitome of pride is believing we can overcome it. We’ll never be happy until we surrender in humility to its inevitability. Jamieson guides us through three stories that guide on a life well lived: the contentment of limits, the joys of resonance, and happiness you can’t lose in this world because it comes from another. He helps us see, “Happiness is not striving for gain from life but receiving life itself as a gift.” In This Episode 00:00 – Introducing Everything Is Never Enough 05:30 – Who is the Preacher of Ecclesiastes? 07:00 – Vanity, absurdity, and the search for meaning 13:30 – Modern thinkers on money, time, and ambition 22:00 – How Ecclesiastes shaped Jamieson’s life and ministry 35:00 – Preaching Ecclesiastes and pointing to Christ Mentioned Resources Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes’ Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness Hartmut Rosa, The Uncontrollability of the World Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society Michael Sandel, What Money Can’t Buy Andy Crouch, The Life We’re Looking For C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters — — — 📫 SIGN UP for my newsletter, Unseen Things 🎁 Help The Gospel Coalition build up a renewed church for tomorrow. Let's Build Together: Donate Today 🎧 Don’t miss an episode of Gospelbound with Collin Hansen ▫ Apple Podcasts ▫ Spotify ✅

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This episode was published on Sep 23, 2025.

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