Monthly Archives: January 2013

Starting the Old Testament Books

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ehurst

Having finished my commentaries on the New Testament, the obvious next step was preparing my Old Testament material for publication. Granted, I haven’t yet written commentaries for all of it, yet. I’ve done the Major Prophets and am nearing the … Continue reading →

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Mysticism Notes 2

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ehurst

One of the hardest habits to break is taking too seriously your human perceptions. That’s because the hardest truth to grasp is how this world is one big lie. Paul wrote several different places in his letters that human sorrow … Continue reading →

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Mysticism Notes 1

Posted on January 6, 2013 by ehurst

Mysticism is the assumption your mind is neither capable of handling everything, nor even the most important things, but that some other faculty in a higher realm must be the center of ultimate decision making. Law is for the flesh. … Continue reading →

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Zechariah 8

Posted on January 5, 2013 by ehurst

The theme continues: What would God do if His people adhered to His Covenant? The prophet continues making the case that throughout her history, Israel had only rarely been faithful. Yet, were there not miracles aplenty in her official archives … Continue reading →

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A Music Chasing Saga

Posted on January 5, 2013 by ehurst

If you can tolerate some background story, this might actually entertain you. People give too much credit to the power of music. It can’t do much for you if you are empty. Sure, it can fill the space of an … Continue reading →

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Fundamentals of Morality

Posted on January 4, 2013 by ehurst

When you step back and take a long look at the Bible narrative, you find there are ways you can summarize or outline things from our modern perspective without doing violence to the original meaning. It’s nothing more than translating … Continue reading →

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Published Ancient Truth: John's Revelation

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ehurst

It’s up and ready. The cover image is a rock formation on the beach of Patmos, the Greek island where John was confined when he wrote his Apocalypse. Get your free copy here.

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Addendum to Notes on the Apocalypse

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ehurst

I decided it was necessary to add a final chapter to my book on John’s Revelation. It’s a prophetic review of where Dispensationalism comes from. This is the text in it’s current form: Addendum: A Brief History of Dispensationalism We … Continue reading →

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Prayer Is Not Wasted

Posted on January 2, 2013 by ehurst

Those of us born in the West struggle to overcome the vast gulf of understanding between us the Eastern text of Scripture. Our biggest problem is reflexive unbelief. The antidote is not some mental exercise, some commanding force of will … Continue reading →

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Utterly Frivolous Post

Posted on January 1, 2013 by ehurst

The current choice of days on the calendar for marking the start of a new year makes no sense at all to me. The Winter Solstice makes more sense, but I’m not sure it matters enough to raise the issue … Continue reading →

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