Author Archives: ehurst

Eyes of the Heart

Posted on January 25, 2016 by ehurst

“You’re just seeing things!” How often have you heard that? We understand the fundamental question addressed here: Most people react to their perceptions in fairly simplistic ways. If you see an obstacle in your path, you would normally step around … Continue reading →

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The Furnishings

Posted on January 25, 2016 by ehurst

(This post was imported from another blog that no longer exists.) I wanted to orient my regular readers to this display theme. There aren’t that many free ones offered once you run WordPress on your own service and I felt … Continue reading →

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Service, Indeed

Posted on January 24, 2016 by ehurst

The Lord awakened me in the wee hours of this morning and I discovered that my friend had responded positively. We will have our parish under the old soulkiln.org domain name (closed as of 2020), to include our parish email … Continue reading →

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Psalm 85

Posted on January 23, 2016 by ehurst

Another of the Korahite works, Western scholars are all over the place on this psalm. We would miss the point if we tried to shove this down into some particular historical reference. As with most prophetic Hebrew writing, the message … Continue reading →

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Current Site Proposal

Posted on January 23, 2016 by ehurst

There is just a chance I can persuade someone I know to offer hosting under the best of terms. Unless God has reasons for some other deal, this looks better than anything I’ve seen so far. However, the key person … Continue reading →

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Small Victories (Updated)

Posted on January 22, 2016 by ehurst

Reaffirming my previous post, I remind you that Debian is better integrated from the start than CentOS. Not bug-free, but fewer problems. Naturally I’m running my preferred desktop environment, XFCE. It lacks some of the bells and whistles, but it’s … Continue reading →

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I Tried…

Posted on January 21, 2016 by ehurst

I had no intention of playing games. I was convinced that CentOS 7 was the right choice and I spent a week working it over. There were imperfections, but none of them were fatal until today. Despite this being a … Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Service, Please

Posted on January 21, 2016 by ehurst

I’m getting there. As I read through the material on network administration, I’m playing with various settings on our home server, making sure I understand how they work. It’s been years since I played bookworm. And while I find this … Continue reading →

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The Tracking Economy

Posted on January 20, 2016 by ehurst

I offer no advice at all, just my impression of things I’ve seen. We have the Tech Big Five: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook. They all have one thing in common — tracking. They are all trying to monetize … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 27

Posted on January 20, 2016 by ehurst

Only a fool takes himself too seriously. Your personal sense of identity and integrity should not rest on total control of outcomes. Self-cynicism is not the same as self-doubt; you can still forge ahead in your calling while keeping a … Continue reading →

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