Monthly Archives: March 2019

Teachings of Jesus — John 4:27-42

Posted on March 23, 2019 by ehurst

Continuing the same scene from our previous lesson, the Twelve came back out to Jacob’s Well while Jesus was still speaking with the woman. While they wondered about this highly unlikely scene, they kept their silence. She left her water … Continue reading →

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The Edges Will Always Be Frayed

Posted on March 23, 2019 by ehurst

The path of Biblical Law will isolate you from the fallen world. And the Book of Revelation makes it quite clear that humanity will gradually decline into a more fallen condition, falling farther and farther below the grace of God. … Continue reading →

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If I Still Could…

Posted on March 22, 2019 by ehurst

I’ve discussed my military service in the past. The primary motive was not any particular patriotism, but simply my character. Soldering is in my soul, and more now than ever, despite being physically unable to serve for the past 25 … Continue reading →

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Life as a Video

Posted on March 21, 2019 by ehurst

I still believe the biggest battles will be fought online. However, it’s not so much cyber warfare but information warfare. There are almost no advantages these days in choosing one operating system or software package over any other. The primary … Continue reading →

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Another Road Sign

Posted on March 20, 2019 by ehurst

It takes longer to set this up than it does to tell it. I’m posting a road sign here and it doesn’t warrant a bunch of explanation on my part. It does warrant a bunch of exploration on your part. … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Bridge

Posted on March 19, 2019 by ehurst

He stood on the road, surveying the damage. Somewhere upland from here the flooding had pushed something in place that blocked its original course, and the overflow had run across his land. It carved out a massive channel that left … Continue reading →

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Faith and Pedophiles

Posted on March 18, 2019 by ehurst

What happens when a pedophile becomes a heart-led servant of Christ? If you go by the experience of mainstream American Christianity, you don’t have a clue. The mainstream churches have no plan for dealing with moral and spiritual recovery of … Continue reading →

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Faith Persists

Posted on March 17, 2019 by ehurst

In one of my less pleasant dreams, a right-wing militia group was executing doctors and nurses. I didn’t have to ask why. Even in my dream state I knew that some of the fiercest Marxists in America are nurses and … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 4:4-26

Posted on March 16, 2019 by ehurst

First, a short reminder: The Samaritans were not “half-breed Jews.” Something like 90% of the original population of the Northern Kingdom had been taken away by Assyria, and replaced with pagan folks from Hamath, and some from Elam and from … Continue reading →

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Disguised Worship of Moloch

Posted on March 16, 2019 by ehurst

Yet another offline question: The primary danger in child molestation is not the sex, but the open door to demonic influence. Since demon influence is somewhat communicable, this is a threat to shalom. Consider the biblical logic. Whence comes pedophilia? … Continue reading →

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