Monthly Archives: December 2018

Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 05

Posted on December 31, 2018 by ehurst

If you filled your memory with the knowledge about God, you would still not know Him. If you explored the entire universe and could analyze every detail, and all cause and effect, you would still not know reality. If you … Continue reading →

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Hear Here

Posted on December 30, 2018 by ehurst

I need to stop kidding myself. My hearing has declined enough that I have trouble picking up things like the notifications and voices over a smart phone. I’ve noticed this is an issue with both Android and iPhone. I know … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 04

Posted on December 30, 2018 by ehurst

Moral truth was firmly established before Creation. The fatal flaw in choosing the Forbidden Fruit is that the human intellect is utterly incapable of being objective. Reason leading to objective truth is just a myth. Inevitably the traffic feeding into … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Luke 14:25-35

Posted on December 29, 2018 by ehurst

It’s so easy to lose track of the original mission of Israel, the purpose of the Covenant. Israel was to absorb and live by the revelation of God, and in turn draw other nations to Him by their visible blessings … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 03

Posted on December 29, 2018 by ehurst

Making a deity of any part of yourself is a poor substitute for reaching out to eternity. Some of you may have heard of B.F. Skinner and his theory that human personality is nothing more than the net result of … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 02

Posted on December 28, 2018 by ehurst

The issue is building out the ego without building it up. This image is another of those parables, because the human ego has no physical dimensions. However, we are aware of people whose ego has become monumentally large. To some … Continue reading →

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Too Easy?

Posted on December 27, 2018 by ehurst

I know from experience that if I made this religion harder, I’d have far more participation and big donations. We would have facilities and equipment, vehicles and advertising, etc. Keep in mind that I’ve done conventional religious work and I … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 01

Posted on December 27, 2018 by ehurst

Radix Fidem is the name of our covenant and our religion. As long as I’m alive, this will never be formalized into a government approved tax-free denomination. You are a member if you think you are and you try to … Continue reading →

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Admin: Graphic Artist Needed

Posted on December 26, 2018 by ehurst

This is a ministry; if you need money for it, I’ll try to do some fund-raising. But I’ve been asked to develop some graphics to go with my teaching. In particular, I think it would help if someone could diagram … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day 2018

Posted on December 26, 2018 by ehurst

I will admit that in times past I prayed that God would call me as prophet and grant me the gift of prophetic insight. Some part of me regrets that deeply, because it has become a big pain in the … Continue reading →

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