Monthly Archives: December 2014

Another Year Already?

Posted on December 31, 2014 by ehurst

No resolutions, no predictions — it’s not my style and certainly not my calling. But there are changes, little things. I packed up my desktop and gave it to my brother. I’m using my laptop. I put it on the … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Soul

Posted on December 30, 2014 by ehurst

Your mind, with all it’s knowledge, assumptions and beliefs, is just a tool of the soul. I dearly love the work of our dear Sister Wildcucumber. I find her sweet voice worthy of harmonizing with my baritone. The dominant thread … Continue reading →

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Published: Redemption and Sexual Identity

Posted on December 29, 2014 by ehurst

The book is published. You can get your free copy here.

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Obligatory 2014 Review by WordPress

Posted on December 29, 2014 by ehurst

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 34,000 times in 2014. If it were a … Continue reading →

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The Pastoral Burden

Posted on December 29, 2014 by ehurst

I’m a beast of burden, made and called by God to carry the load. Over the weekend, our subscriber roll swelled by over a dozen. I’m cynical enough to bet that WordPress simply isn’t telling me when people drop their … Continue reading →

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No Flash and Flourish

Posted on December 28, 2014 by ehurst

The greatest miracle of all is a change in your heart, followed by a change in your mind to obey your heart. If exposing our false notions of what to fear is one edge of the sword of truth, then … Continue reading →

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Book Update

Posted on December 28, 2014 by ehurst

FYI: The plain text formated version of my new book has been updated with a few corrections. There is also a self-contained HTML version. That means if you download or save the file at that second link, it should contain … Continue reading →

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Psalm 30

Posted on December 27, 2014 by ehurst

The text offers a dedication line that is to us rather mysterious, mentioning the dedication only of some “house.” However, given the dreadful context of the rest of the Psalm, associating it with 1 Chronicles 21 seems a good bet. … Continue reading →

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New Book: Redemption and Sexual Identity

Posted on December 27, 2014 by ehurst

For now, you can get the plain text version here (site is gone). Technical note: Even plain text files have a format. I write my books on a Linux computer most of the time. The plain text formatting I use … Continue reading →

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Heart Without Fear

Posted on December 26, 2014 by ehurst

It’s not enough to suggest that we fear too much or the wrong things. Our Western heritage includes a depth and kind of fear that is completely foreign to Scripture. Our programmed reactions to things includes a dark and sinister … Continue reading →

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