Monthly Archives: June 2015

Gentle Heart

Posted on June 8, 2015 by ehurst

It’s a simple idea: Gentle is the opposite of brutal. Whenever I have encountered folks with a brutal streak, it boils down to a handful of things, sometimes in combination — self-righteousness, genuine hatred (rejoicing in someone else’s suffering), other … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Young

Posted on June 7, 2015 by ehurst

If you follow what I teach here, you realize quickly how powerful it is. At the same time, you realize how few people will taken interest. It’s a paradox that those of us who understand Creation and God’s revelation best … Continue reading →

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Psalm 53

Posted on June 6, 2015 by ehurst

This is quite similar to Psalm 14. While we can only guess, perhaps it’s appearance here in Book 2 simply means it was used in a different context, which would give it a different emphasis. We see it has a … Continue reading →

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Photo Log 3: Watkins Lake Loop

Posted on June 6, 2015 by ehurst

“It’s good training!” That’s what we tell ourselves when something unexpected mars your training exercise. Today’s journey takes us straight east and into Pottawatomie County. The route is mostly a matter of SE 44th one way and SE 59th the … Continue reading →

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Another Freak Show

Posted on June 5, 2015 by ehurst

Two whole books on human sexuality aren’t enough (one and two) merely to introduce how utterly freakish Westerners, particularly mainstream Western Christians, are about human sexuality. The just don’t have a clue. Discussing what the Bible considers normal in this … Continue reading →

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Photo Log 2: Biking East OK County

Posted on June 4, 2015 by ehurst

Today’s journey takes us to Harrah (pronounced hair’-uh), but also the spot in Choctaw where the river has already eaten a house and is now threatening a major thoroughfare. The original story of the house, with pictures, is here from … Continue reading →

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Cycling My Way

Posted on June 4, 2015 by ehurst

I felt I should explain the cycling itself that I do. As near as I can recall, I found this just over seven years ago, on sale at Walmart. Using my tax refund that year, I paid a little less … Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Digital Camera

Posted on June 3, 2015 by ehurst

Folks, I’m not a camera gadget guy. I like taking pictures, cropping and adjusting things (I love GIMP), and I like using the images to talk about things. So I have zero interest in researching which camera I should seek; … Continue reading →

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Photo Log 1: Biking SE OK County

Posted on June 2, 2015 by ehurst

Background: Oklahoma was surveyed in a square-mile grid. From what I understand, the surveyors simply cut a straight line path between corners, and locals kept using that path they cut, which eventually saw improvements in some places. So most of … Continue reading →

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Open Source Software Hijacking

Posted on June 1, 2015 by ehurst

It’s one thing when the folks running an Open Source software project admit to crossing over to “the dark side” and wrapping their installer with advertising software — which most people call malware. Such a project would be FileZilla, the … Continue reading →

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