Author Archives: ehurst

300 Sheiks and a News Service

Posted on June 6, 2017 by ehurst

In case you forget, Qatar is the home of Al Jazeera. Qatar is run by an Arab clan and their wealth is based on massive supplies of natural gas. I’m pretty sure this is connected to my sense of dread … Continue reading →

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Hope I’m Wrong about This

Posted on June 5, 2017 by ehurst

Since I woke up this morning, I’ve had this awful sense that something bad was going to come upon the US. To start with, it was just a sense of alienation. But the longer I prayed about it, this thing … Continue reading →

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Hank Hanegraaff and Orthodoxy

Posted on June 4, 2017 by ehurst

I find this interesting. There’s a lot of parallel between Hanegraaff’s experience and my own. One of Hanegraaff’s books helped me deal with the craziness of Charismatics. Aside from Charismatics being all over the map on doctrine, he gave me … Continue reading →

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Psalm 134

Posted on June 3, 2017 by ehurst

Here is the last Song of Ascents. This psalm refers to priests who stood the night watch in the Temple. Their mission was not to guard the precincts; that was for the Levites assigned as Temple guards. Rather, the priestly … Continue reading →

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Politics and Malware Attacks

Posted on June 1, 2017 by ehurst

As I expected, it turns out the DNC operatives did attempt to use malware attacks on their political opponents during the election. In this case it was a limited attack on some of the folks at 4chan and 8chan. That’s … Continue reading →

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Joy Reminder

Posted on May 31, 2017 by ehurst

Anglo-Saxon culture is unique in its dour and sour outlook. The world of Beowulf was always gloomy and dark. Despite some moderation through centuries of technological advancement and multicultural exposure, the under-layer of Western expectation is still that sad existence. … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Catching Up

Posted on May 29, 2017 by ehurst

The river isn’t so dramatic when it has a good flow. This looking north from the bridge at NE 122nd up near Jones. Over the past week or so I haven’t ridden a lot. Excessive wind or just plain bad … Continue reading →

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Psalm 133

Posted on May 27, 2017 by ehurst

Here we have a gem that most Westerners miss, not because they don’t read it, but because they don’t get the full depth of meaning. The quintessence of all the biblical covenants together is fellowship and communion on a very … Continue reading →

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Moral Mother Lode

Posted on May 27, 2017 by ehurst

We have yet to discover the rich treasure and heritage of Christ in our world. Our hearts teach us the truth; we know that there are generally two paths men tread to power and change in this world. One is … Continue reading →

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Western Crippled Hearts

Posted on May 26, 2017 by ehurst

Mysticism makes no sense without cynicism. First a quick review: You may recall the Aristotle assumed that this universe is all there is. He didn’t argue against the existence of deities and beings who were invisible to human perception, but … Continue reading →

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