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About That Booklet

Posted on May 27, 2016 by ehurst

Some of you have emailed me privately about the proposed booklet on Radix Fidem. I was hoping to use encouraging words, but I think some of you are resisting conviction on this, so I’ll be blunt: God will not let … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Paul’s Letters

Posted on May 27, 2016 by ehurst

I’m currently working back through my book on Paul’s Letters, updating and clarifying some things. A couple of items stick out. Sovereignty — It’s not Calvinism. Calvin was hardly the first to notice that God is sovereign; Luther wrote a … Continue reading →

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Can’t Fix Everything

Posted on May 26, 2016 by ehurst

Some things you can fix. Some parts of my battered Volvo seem like they’ll work until Christ comes back. Other stuff was so poorly engineered that you start having fantasies about pummeling the designers with your bare hands. But the … Continue reading →

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Scars on My Soul

Posted on May 25, 2016 by ehurst

My right knee is beginning to look like a roadmap. But scars in the flesh mean next to nothing in the bigger picture. It’s the scars on my soul that still bother me. Today I spent time with a dear … Continue reading →

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Stuff Happens

Posted on May 25, 2016 by ehurst

I lost my sweet tooth. Apparently I’ve become sensitive to caffeine. After years of drinking quarts of coffee daily, now it seems to be at least part of the issue with my tachycardia episodes. I also lost 10 pounds within … Continue reading →

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Heart-led Parables

Posted on May 24, 2016 by ehurst

Our mysticism is not as their mysticism. One of the most confusing things we deal with is a vast legacy of Western-style mysticism. The Western version remains cerebral; it does not target a heart-led understanding. Instead, there is some nebulous … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable

Posted on May 23, 2016 by ehurst

(More on the booklet background and our fundamental assumptions…) I’m hoping you can see the connection between otherworldliness and the principle of disentanglement (my third pillar of Christian Mysticism). All Creation is just a tool for His glory — everything … Continue reading →

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Booklet Background

Posted on May 22, 2016 by ehurst

Let’s review some perspective we already know. Religion is the struggle to answer a spiritual imperative. Radix Fidem is not actually a religion, but an exercise in meta-religion. We strive to shed light on the process of answering the divine … Continue reading →

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Proposal: Radix Fidem Booklet

Posted on May 22, 2016 by ehurst

You knew I was plotting something, right? I believe we need a booklet that expands on our Radix Fidem pamphlet. I suppose the simplest way to go about it is try to produce a short chapter for each item. This … Continue reading →

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Realm without Words

Posted on May 21, 2016 by ehurst

What can I tell you? I don’t want meaning. I want peace and faith. I want a connection to the Creator so that I can discern His character directly in Creation. What my mind can make of these things is … Continue reading →

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