Author Archives: ehurst

It’s Coming Home

Could you have predicted it? We are watching the West implode. The cultural milieu has run its course and we are watching something new forming from the ashes. Even Western self-awareness of cultural birth and development is biased, but if … Continue reading

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Right There

Redemption is right there within reach. As always, your cultural climate can make a huge difference. If you grow up in world fully expecting that nature itself is obliged to take you seriously on your terms, you’ll struggle with redemption. … Continue reading

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Back to School for Me

The fresh education has begun. Not that I’ve ever stopped learning in the first place, but this is something I never felt the need to know. I approach it like every other academic endeavor because I need to make sure … Continue reading

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Psalm 84

This is a Pilgrim Psalm, a celebration of marching to Zion for any number of annual feasts and festivals. The imagery is rich with symbolism. The psalmist begins with a common figure of speech heard among pilgrims meeting to share … Continue reading

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The Server, Part 2 (Updated)

The monitor and tower are here together. Unfortunately, the latter did not come with keyboard and mouse, so I am unable to confirm much else about it. Looking inside tells me only that it is designed to last with fancy … Continue reading

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Painting Signs

You can’t defy the Creator. Don’t think in terms of absolutes or you’ll never get this. God operates on the basis of proximity in His Creation. So you will find yourself in relative terms close to or far from Him, … Continue reading

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Refuse to Play 2

This should be short; for some of you it may even be sweet. I’ll try to avoid propaganda terms and stick with moral truth: Everything we discuss has to stand before God, which is the same as saying it has … Continue reading

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Refuse to Play

The only difference between them is artificial. The political left in the US (liberal, progressive) reflects the overt worship of that amorphous goddess of feminist mythology. The political right (conservative and/or reactionary) is simply covert about it. Both presume a … Continue reading

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The Server

Be aware that this post will remain the reference point and is subject to updates. After reviewing what’s involved with RAID on servers and so forth under Linux, it turns out we could spend less on a high-end workstation and … Continue reading

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Prayer Request: The Server (Updated)

I believe we are at the point where we can make this an official prayer request: Our new parish server will be the virtual church house. The “building committee” has done some research and we figure the emphasis is on … Continue reading

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