Monthly Archives: December 2025

Who Will Be Spared?

Posted on December 27, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 117: Ezekiel 8-9 This will be short and simple. Heiser’s lesson on these two chapters is one thing. While listening to it, I was struck by something related for us today. Ezekiel has a vision of all … Continue reading →

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A Fertilizer War

Posted on December 25, 2025 by ehurst

Let me offer this Christmas gift to you. There’s not much I can do for people who simply disagree with me, but I carry a heavy burden of care for those who simply do not understand. Take a broad look … Continue reading →

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No “One True Church”

Posted on December 23, 2025 by ehurst

I’ve covered this before, but some questions came up pointing out a need for clarifications. The natural world is pretty much an extension of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were in the garden, but not a part of … Continue reading →

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AI Apocalypse

Posted on December 22, 2025 by ehurst

On this blog, we carried out a review of Thorleif Boman’s book on the differences between Hebrew and Hellenistic thinking (search terms “HTCG” or “Boman”), the underlying epistemology of each culture. The West in general is Hellenized, of course. Unlike … Continue reading →

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Jesus the Hebrew Mystic

Posted on December 21, 2025 by ehurst

Nobody has to tell me that my previous post stirred up a hornets’ nest. The challenge here is shifting your expectations and mental reflexes over to a genuine Hebrew outlook. What did the Hebrews prior to the introduction of Hellenism … Continue reading →

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No Original Sin

Posted on December 20, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Paul, Original Sin, and Rabbinic Theology It’s not as if the Hebrew people were poor, benighted bumpkins who never really understood God, and that somehow only after the church embraced western rationalism did the truth finally come out. If … Continue reading →

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Our God Provides

Posted on December 18, 2025 by ehurst

I’m always looking for really good explanations that I can share with others, and today I found one: “America’s Weimar Moment: What DoorDash Culture Says about Economic Decline“. Let me encourage you to read this analysis of culture and economics … Continue reading →

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Fuzzy Reality

Posted on December 16, 2025 by ehurst

Apparently this warrants further explanation: Factual accuracy is a peculiar obsession with western culture. It is by no means a biblical emphasis. It seems I’m often reminding folks that this world is a deception in the first place. Our “reality” … Continue reading →

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Moses Died; Christ Lives

Posted on December 15, 2025 by ehurst

We had a good discussion on our weekly conference call with the Kiln of the Soul faith community (we use MS Teams). One of the things that came up yesterday was regarding the Decalogue (Ten Commandments). They are the soul … Continue reading →

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Poking God in the Eye

Posted on December 13, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 115: Ezekiel 6; supplementary papers on High Places and Idols Basic principle: God will get what He wants. He made it painfully obvious from the very start that He would have a human family to represent Him … Continue reading →

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