Monthly Archives: December 2017

A Christmas Gift

Posted on December 25, 2017 by ehurst

We’ll suspend the book for one day while I offer this Christmas present. I wish I had to the words for it. This is a vision; not the kind that appear before you, but the kind that grows organically from … Continue reading →

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Covenant Book: 05 The Covenant

Posted on December 24, 2017 by ehurst

So much for preliminary matters; here we present the written form of the Radix Fidem Covenant. 1. Consciously and emphatically non-Western. This means we exclude the fundamental materialism and rationalism that makes man the measure of all things. We go … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Mount 12

Posted on December 23, 2017 by ehurst

Fasting 6:16-18 Again: Jesus is telling His audience how to restore and renew the Covenant and prepare for the coming of the Messiah. What does it take to live in His blessed dominion? Fasting is actually a rather complex issue … Continue reading →

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Covenant Book: 04 Not By Human Power

Posted on December 23, 2017 by ehurst

This is not an agenda to change the world. As a term, “the world” signifies the fallen existence of humanity. It’s not merely this place we all live or the collected humans in it, but in particular it is the … Continue reading →

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Laptop Arrived

Posted on December 22, 2017 by ehurst

Thank the Lord and all of you who prayed and contributed — the laptop arrived today. It wasn’t picture-worthy, just a simple box with the simplest packing. The main thing about the machine itself is that it is relatively small … Continue reading →

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Covenant Book: 03 Cascading Dependencies

Posted on December 22, 2017 by ehurst

What we propose here is a radical transformation of how we do religion. In philosophical terms, religion is a human response to some higher spiritual drive. It’s not that we suggest the various religions of the world are all a … Continue reading →

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The Supernatural

Posted on December 21, 2017 by ehurst

Just a quick note… In many ways, the word “supernatural” is mostly used in place of “inexplicable” in the sense that it signals something from another realm of existence. Granted, in movies and other forms of fiction, it is almost … Continue reading →

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Covenant Book: 02 Two Realms

Posted on December 21, 2017 by ehurst

Spiritual birth is a separate matter from a heart-led existence. Non-Christians can be heart-led. What makes one a Christian is the presence of His Holy Spirit in your soul. Only your heart knows for sure; your mind will simply have … Continue reading →

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Covenant Book: 01 A Matter for the Heart

Posted on December 20, 2017 by ehurst

The Bible offers an entirely different anthropology than is common in the West. The previous chapter sets the stage for adopting a different mind set. But of course, that’s just mowing down the old crop previously cultivated on the roots … Continue reading →

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Covenant Book: Introduction

Posted on December 19, 2017 by ehurst

The name Radix Fidem is Latin for “root of faith.” We aren’t trying to be pretentious here; this is just an effort to distinguish ourselves from other brands of Christian religion. There’s nothing wrong with using the English translation, but … Continue reading →

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