Monthly Archives: June 2014

The Risk of Two Realms

Posted on June 30, 2014 by ehurst

Yesterday’s post on depression hit a nerve with several folks. In my own mind, it’s summed up in my response to a comment: “Much of what we dislike in this world is the back edge of something we simply don’t … Continue reading →

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Depression and the Spirit

Posted on June 29, 2014 by ehurst

This is something that’s been rumbling around in my head for a while. Recently someone asked a question about it and it seems a good time to post on it. God’s revelation is a two-edged sword, we are told in … Continue reading →

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Psalm 4

Posted on June 28, 2014 by ehurst

This is considered by scholars as a song of the evening. It’s another of those psalms that sound far better in Hebrew than in any translation. What comes across as simple and simplistic truism is actually quite majestic in tone. … Continue reading →

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Wide Open Info

Posted on June 27, 2014 by ehurst

I’ve often said the only activism even vaguely appealing to me is open information standards. That’s not to say no one has any business with privacy and encryption, but I don’t need those things for my work. Sure, I need … Continue reading →

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Redemption and Restoration

Posted on June 26, 2014 by ehurst

Sister Wildcucumber raises a very good point: We’re told by many a guru that we must meditate ourselves away and out of this physical realm, daily, if we seek enlightenment. This world is illusion — you know the drill. But … Continue reading →

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Rasps

Posted on June 25, 2014 by ehurst

I wish I could say it made me smoother, but it seems more like rubbing me raw. We solved our washer problem, settling for a smaller and older used model that is far better designed than the one that died … Continue reading →

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Tired of Living?

Posted on June 24, 2014 by ehurst

Turn on your Bible memory. If I drag in every Scripture reference that supports and explains this, we’ll be here all day. You are accountable to God for familiarity with His revelation. As recorded in the Gospels, during those moments … Continue reading →

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Vanquishing the Self

Posted on June 23, 2014 by ehurst

This is something with which I struggle even today. There is a time and place for the prickly response. Those are the moments when, as best you can discern, nothing else will do in pursuing your mission. There are contexts … Continue reading →

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Seeking Substance

Posted on June 22, 2014 by ehurst

Pray with me. No, I don’t feel oppressed and harassed. I’m frustrated by a few things in my life, but I don’t see it as the hand of Satan or any of that silliness. The hand of Satan is more … Continue reading →

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Psalm 3

Posted on June 21, 2014 by ehurst

The context is inserted by tradition, not a part of the original words, referencing events in 2 Samuel 15. It is by no means implausible. This psalm reveals how David was hardly arrogant, rather quite confident in the power of … Continue reading →

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