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A Home Elsewhere

Posted on May 28, 2020 by ehurst

Another practical implication of Christian Mysticism is shrugging off persecution. Jesus warned it was coming. Fallen human nature craves control and plunder, and divine revelation condemns that. We are duty bound to prophesy against those things. Anytime we start trying … Continue reading →

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Pack Light

Posted on May 27, 2020 by ehurst

There is an intensely practical side to Christian Mysticism: We don’t sweat the small stuff. That is, because we simply don’t take too seriously this world and all its concerns, we have no reason to preserve the things this world … Continue reading →

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Sense the Moment

Posted on May 26, 2020 by ehurst

So we are accountable for the message, but not the reception. Only God can grant the reception. The greatest disaster in evangelical church history was the rise of the notion that the believer is derelict if he/she does not use … Continue reading →

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False Notions of Ownership

Posted on May 25, 2020 by ehurst

We want people to return to Eden. With Creation itself, we all long for a restoration of what we lost. When those of us appointed to eternal life have fully manifested our identity by a shift in orientation away from … Continue reading →

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Find Yourself

Posted on May 24, 2020 by ehurst

As Christian Mystics, our devotion to divine revelation is absolute, as is our cynicism about humanity. Nothing, nothing, nothing man cooks up without revelation will ever work. The fleshly nature cannot look in the mirror. While flesh can see that … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Joshua 7

Posted on May 23, 2020 by ehurst

Once again we are dealing with Amorites, who are not famous for building much of anything. The east ridge of the Jordan Valley was filled with sites of ancient pagan shrines, mostly in ruins at this time. The Amorite way … Continue reading →

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The Hardest Message to Share

Posted on May 23, 2020 by ehurst

This is easily one of the hardest lessons of Christian Mysticism: Peace, prosperity and safety are not valid goals. They are at best the by-products of pursuing goals that are valid. The only valid goal of human life under Biblical … Continue reading →

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Process, Not Product (Reprise)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by ehurst

It’s not at all a matter of the end product. The single factor that most distinguishes a real Christian Mystic from other believers is a commitment to obey convictions simply because they are convictions, without any regard for outcomes. We … Continue reading →

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Mysticism and Mystery

Posted on May 21, 2020 by ehurst

It’s not supposed to be like this. Anyone can see that the very fact of mortality is in conflict with something that calls to us and draws us to better things. Something about our human existence is seriously broken. Take … Continue reading →

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We Call It Christian Mysticism

Posted on May 20, 2020 by ehurst

To the degree anything we do academically has an objective reality to which we can point, we know that the Bible is an Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) mystical document. The religion of the Bible is clearly mystical in nature. This … Continue reading →

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