Monthly Archives: July 2013

Ecclesiastes 10

Posted on July 13, 2013 by ehurst

This chapter begins with Solomon restating the end of the previous chapter. We could as easily say one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. A lot of work and investment can be blown away by one idiot who slipped through … Continue reading →

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A Prophet’s Angst

Posted on July 13, 2013 by ehurst

I don’t call myself a prophet so I can bludgeon people into listening and buying into my religion. I frequently say that I don’t take myself that seriously. I use the label as a way of warning readers I spend … Continue reading →

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Friday Randomness

Posted on July 12, 2013 by ehurst

Responded to a computer ministry service call today. The Win7 box was suffering from three types of advertising malware, one of which hijacked some function in the Google Toolbar and caused intermittent Net access problems. Do you know you can … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Spoiler

Posted on July 11, 2013 by ehurst

I’ve decided to follow right behind the introduction with a spoiler, a sort of summary of where the whole thing is going. ******** Spoiler Maybe you don’t want to read all the stuff listed in this syllabus. Maybe you agree … Continue reading →

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Thinking Outside the Universe

Posted on July 10, 2013 by ehurst

I tend to think of our plane of existence as a bubble, but I’m sure you get the reference to “thinking outside the box.” Again, this exercise assumes you are alert both intellectually and spiritually. Otherwise, it will not make … Continue reading →

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We Got Issues

Posted on July 9, 2013 by ehurst

Issues-based politics, and its whore, issues-based religion, manifest one of the greatest sins of Western Civilization. The Bible takes an organic approach. Issues are already settled because they don’t arise except as anomalies. Folks, the fundamental nature of government is … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Forms of Logic

Posted on July 8, 2013 by ehurst

This is an exercise in drafting an explanation for the project. People who have taken courses in philosophy are familiar with at least the Aristotelian expressions of logic and so forth. They may be familiar with latter Western attempts to … Continue reading →

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Relationship in Line with God

Posted on July 7, 2013 by ehurst

The title comes up in several searches that show up as hits on this blog. Quite a few hits, at that. A few even include my name, which is frankly surprising. So in order to offer my best without writing … Continue reading →

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Old Testament and Afterlife

Posted on July 7, 2013 by ehurst

There are a vast number of differing viewpoints; mine is just one more. Please note, a huge portion of scholarship is hostile. That is, the scholar goes into the question assuming the worst and isn’t surprised to find evidence supporting … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes 9

Posted on July 6, 2013 by ehurst

Most translations get this first verse wrong because the translators come at it with Western assumptions. Thus, you’ll find a lot of “implied” verbiage added that misses the point: The most important possession any man could ever have on this … Continue reading →

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