Monthly Archives: May 2014

This, Not That

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ehurst

Why do I blather about this thing, but don’t promote that great cause? I can only engage what I know, what God has called to my attention. So I pick on Western Christian churches in general terms because I am … Continue reading →

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Job 38

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ehurst

The storm arrives. Whether literal or not, it surely must have felt all too real for Job. We can’t pretend to know how God speaks to others, so one reader’s imagination is as good as the next. Job got a … Continue reading →

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Moral OPSEC

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ehurst

Human conflict is a given. It requires a special kind of truculent stupidity to imagine we could ever remove it from human existence. It’s why we have the military. Experience in the military tends to affect the way one thinks … Continue reading →

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The Stink of Hell Nearby

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ehurst

What we know of the Spirit Realm cannot be stated in literal terms. Jesus taught in parables because all truly spiritual teaching is of necessity parabolic. The logic and the language is symbolic, not analytical and descriptive. I have no … Continue reading →

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