Monthly Archives: December 2012

Ancient Truth: General Letters Published

Posted on December 31, 2012 by ehurst

The cover art depicts an ancient street in Ephesus with one of the hills in the background. I decided to go ahead and get started over the Christmas holidays and finished just in time for New Years Eve. As always, … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by ehurst

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 64,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading →

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Functional Madness

Posted on December 30, 2012 by ehurst

This world is one big lie, says the Bible. Seen any good family dramas lately? Watched some serious dysfunctional behavior artfully portrayed on the screen? Was there a heartwarming resolution or did they simply wallow in it for laughs? Lying … Continue reading →

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Peter's Mysticism

Posted on December 29, 2012 by ehurst

Peter was executed in Rome roughly 67 AD. His letter to the Jewish Christians in modern Turkey was at least a couple of years before that, so far as we can tell. Peter was in Rome working with John Mark; … Continue reading →

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Zechariah 7

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ehurst

Based on the Old Testament calendar, this message is dated December 518 BC. There came a delegation of folks from Bethel, 10 miles (16km) to the north and bit east. We recall a significant number of people escaped the Babylonian … Continue reading →

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Jesus' Brother against Materialism

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ehurst

I’m running through all my studies in the Jewish Christian Letters first for content before sending them through the grammar grinders. Yesterday I finished Hebrews and today I ran through James. I recall not so long ago a gentle dispute … Continue reading →

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The Game Never Made

Posted on December 27, 2012 by ehurst

I don’t play computer video games. Simple card games or stuff with mahjongg tiles are okay; they serve the useful purpose of occupying the conscious intellect while other parts of my soul need it out of the way. The more … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day and Doctrine

Posted on December 26, 2012 by ehurst

Most Americans have no idea what “Boxing Day” means unless they spent time in Europe. At any rate, I’m working away on the next volume of my series, Ancient Truth: General Letters, covering Hebrews through Jude. In terms of doctrine … Continue reading →

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Ancient Truth: Pastoral Letters Published

Posted on December 25, 2012 by ehurst

Merry Christmas! Here is my gift to you, dear readers. The next volume in the Ancient Truth series is now published — Ancient Truth: Pastoral Letters. You can get your free copy here. The cover art is a shot of … Continue reading →

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Catching Up on Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2012 by ehurst

Admin: I received my copy of Corel Word Perfect Office X5 today and it works just fine. The key was legitimate and I’m very happy with the whole thing. Corel allows me to run a copy on my laptop, as … Continue reading →

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