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Proverbs 29

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ehurst

This chapter is a collection of shorter and simpler proverbs, the kind of thing you might hear among the peasants. It’s as if Solomon asks his sons to consider: What will the common man think of you? What sort of … Continue reading →

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Burning Heart; Changing Life

Posted on February 21, 2016 by ehurst

And then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, “Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He … Continue reading →

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You Won’t Get Out Alive

Posted on February 21, 2016 by ehurst

This world is a pitiful mess at best, and you won’t get out of here alive. So I’ll summarize the nature of my recent sorrows with this workstation. I updated the BIOS from around v.3 to v.14 and the settings … Continue reading →

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Psalm 89

Posted on February 20, 2016 by ehurst

This is the final psalm in Book 3; the last verse is more likely a benediction to the collection than for this psalm. The author here is Ethan, brother of Heman who gave us the previous hymn, and equally famous … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Hydrology Survey

Posted on February 20, 2016 by ehurst

Yesterday I rode out to Draper Lake. To make it interesting, I did some research on the proposed West Elm Creek Reservoir and tried to capture part of it in pictures. The context is this: Draper Lake captures East Elm … Continue reading →

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Another Bump in the Road (Updated)

Posted on February 19, 2016 by ehurst

*heavy sigh* Something broke on my Debian install. My research indicated it was just one of those things, but it made things unworkable for me. So I tested Linux Mint but it does not like this hardware. So I ended … Continue reading →

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I Saw This One Coming

Posted on February 19, 2016 by ehurst

Just a reminder: Politics is a spectator sport for me. I have zero sympathy for any current political organization or agenda. No government on this earth does what God requires so there’s no point in taking sides with anyone. Back … Continue reading →

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Book Cover Art

Posted on February 18, 2016 by ehurst

Some of you have visited my Smashwords page where I list all of my free ebooks. I do my own cover art; most of it is a matter of using public domain or images licensed for free use under various … Continue reading →

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You Are the Gospel

Posted on February 18, 2016 by ehurst

The last thing we want is to fall into the trap of trying convince people. It is simply not possible to go there without sliding down into mere psychological manipulation. Changing someone’s mind accomplishes nothing eternal. We want to see … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Lake Hefner Routes

Posted on February 17, 2016 by ehurst

Today’s goal was to test different routes to and from Lake Hefner. The images are combined from two different trips. On the first a couple of months ago I took the lower route around the dam and it was just … Continue reading →

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