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Revisiting Draper Changes

Posted on March 29, 2016 by ehurst

Rode back out to Draper Lake today. The water was green, which is quite odd. You see, Draper is often laden with sediment, which gives it a pink or orange cast. Where lakes in this part of the country suffer … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Grand Blvd Loop

Posted on March 28, 2016 by ehurst

I really enjoy pairing the Grand Boulevard Trail with the Ok River North Bank Trail. Today was just a ride for the exercise. I’ve done this a couple of times since I started taking pictures, so there wasn’t a lot … Continue reading →

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Perverted Professional Standards

Posted on March 28, 2016 by ehurst

There’s a burden on my mind about church leadership. I’ll pick the occasion of Tullian Tchividjian’s professional meltdown for my opinionated screed. The linked story includes more detail than most accounts in the popular media. Let’s pretend it’s accurate, though … Continue reading →

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The Established Religion Crucified Jesus

Posted on March 27, 2016 by ehurst

The Devil is in the distraction. It matters not what the fundamental issue is; if we focus on the wrong cause, we will take the wrong action. Satan has perverted God’s natural order of Creation so that we take personally … Continue reading →

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Cycling: The Giant Loop

Posted on March 27, 2016 by ehurst

On my second run at it, I took a clockwise route. Starting from home, I rolled west on Reno to the entrance of Eagle Lake. Once on the actual bike trail it runs along the North Canadian upstream toward the … Continue reading →

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Psalm 94

Posted on March 26, 2016 by ehurst

It stood as a basic assumption in Hebrew minds that God’s sense of timing was not like theirs. In the ancient protocol of the Divine Sheikh’s court, asking “how long” did not mean for them what it means to us. … Continue reading →

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Bureaucratic Cancer

Posted on March 26, 2016 by ehurst

Our modern bureaucratic coward is easy to trace as the final stage of middle class culture. Whatever it is communists mean by “bourgeois,” that’s not the right image here. It’s loaded with too many emotional and mythical ideas. Instead of … Continue reading →

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British Israelism

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ehurst

Theology class today. If you have never heard of this wild heresy, I find little to dispute with the description on Wikipedia. It’s all well and good to call it a heresy, but if you think about it, you realize … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Activism

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ehurst

This is a postscript to Institutionalized Cowardice. I apologize in advance for the length, but I hunger and thirst for your freedom from deception. A major element in my enthusiasm for Glennon’s work is that it removed some mental blocks … Continue reading →

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More Admin Changes

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ehurst

Okay, parish, the Spirit of the Lord is driving me hard right now and I can’t sleep. Let’s assume for now that this blog service isn’t going anywhere soon. First, here’s the vision thing: This parish is about to get … Continue reading →

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