Author Archives: ehurst

Raising Ruins

Posted on April 25, 2020 by ehurst

I saw it coming as a tsunami of darkness. It made me feel really out of place as I struggled to find my way through the pastoral ministry jungle. On the one hand, I knew by faith, beyond all doubt, … Continue reading →

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Another Dog Fight in the SBC

Posted on April 24, 2020 by ehurst

It’s the nature of Western Christianity to fracture, for sectarian divisions to proliferate. Every new theological fad that comes along generates new divisions and distinctions. Radix Fidem is on a different planet. We may tend to overlap now and then … Continue reading →

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Wherever You Are

Posted on April 21, 2020 by ehurst

I’m struggling to keep track of it all. With a wry smile, I suppose I must admit this is the result of praying for prophetic insight way back when I was a lot younger. Not that it was the wrong … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Deuteronomy 20

Posted on April 18, 2020 by ehurst

True to it’s name, Deuteronomy (deutero secondary and nomos law) is a second recitation of the Covenant. Thus, we skip over some chapters reiterating things specific to the context of that people, that place and that time. However, the law … Continue reading →

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Conversational Labor

Posted on April 15, 2020 by ehurst

When it comes to sharing information, a good collegial discussion is hard to beat. Over the years I’ve been asked several times to serve as a moderator on forums and email lists. The people who managed those virtual meeting places … Continue reading →

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Bring It On

Posted on April 14, 2020 by ehurst

Let me try something different here. I look in the mirror at my face and I know full well the filth in my fleshly desires. At times it terrifies me, snarling and threatening to expose me at the worst possible … Continue reading →

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My Virtual Sowing Strategy

Posted on April 13, 2020 by ehurst

I do have a multigenerational strategic view on some things. My two primary enemies in that sense are globalism and Zionism. They are two feuding sisters, each vying to be the sole harlot riding on the Beast, and each trying … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Deuteronomy 8

Posted on April 11, 2020 by ehurst

We continue with the passionate warning Moses gave to Israel about keeping the mighty works of Jehovah in their minds. They couldn’t see Him, but they had seen all the ways His sovereign mercy brought them out of slavery and … Continue reading →

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Make It Your Own

Posted on April 10, 2020 by ehurst

I’m not going to cite a bunch of footnotes, but long time readers will recognize some of what I reference here. God has never promised to warn us about everything He’s doing. He did promise we could always know enough … Continue reading →

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Shadowing a Working God

Posted on April 8, 2020 by ehurst

We don’t deny instrumentality; we deny that it is the only principle at work. The human intellect is a good servant and dreadful master. It can do a good job as long as it is not in charge; there must … Continue reading →

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