Author Archives: ehurst

Clarity in the Context of Coming Tribulation

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ehurst

If your fundamental assumptions are materialistic, then it won’t matter what flavor your political, social and economic theories are, you will always get things fundamentally wrong. The image here (click to enlarge) was derived from a typical college course on … Continue reading →

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Witness in a New World

Posted on September 9, 2015 by ehurst

Social dominance or effective leadership is always contextual. It requires the leader be aware of the contextual nuances of what people take for granted so that they convince others to follow. If folks don’t follow, you aren’t a leader. It … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of Hog Creek, Part 3

Posted on September 8, 2015 by ehurst

This is the final in the series of exploring Hog Creek. As usual, it does not disappoint; the disappointment is getting where we can see it. I had taken Hiwasee south and tried to find a viewpoint from Deerfield West, … Continue reading →

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Natural Division and Departure

Posted on September 7, 2015 by ehurst

This post may well cause some of you to unsubscribe; it’s okay. In John 6, Jesus did some interesting miracles and quite a few folks followed Him, thinking this was the political Messiah they had been expecting. By His miracles … Continue reading →

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Edgewood Revised

Posted on September 7, 2015 by ehurst

That’s A-1 sauce. Not the bottled stuff people use to ruin a good steak (or save a bad one), but it’s a hill steep enough that you know they laid the asphalt on a cool day, otherwise it would have … Continue reading →

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Understanding Divine Mercy

Posted on September 6, 2015 by ehurst

As a whole, Western Christianity gets forgiveness alarmingly wrong. King David committed horrid crimes. We read in 2 Samuel 11-12 of his adultery and murder. On the one hand, he was the king of what was then a very powerful … Continue reading →

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Psalm 66

Posted on September 5, 2015 by ehurst

In Hebrew, the word translated “song” means words for singing, whereas “psalm” means specifically that instruments should be played with it. David calls for praise from all the earth, meaning both the planet itself and all the people living on … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of Hog Creek, Part 2

Posted on September 5, 2015 by ehurst

(Click any of the thumbnail images for a larger view.) Today we trace West Branch Hog Creek (hereafter WBHC). Who would have thought its source was just a few hundred meters south of the source for the main branch? Today’s … Continue reading →

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Depth and Height

Posted on September 5, 2015 by ehurst

Metaphors are so much fun! In the Bible, the language of parables (“parabolic language”) and symbolic logic are the standard. Just grasping those things on their own terms is a whole new vista of sky and mountain that does not … Continue reading →

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Secret Insanity

Posted on September 4, 2015 by ehurst

I’ll repeat a fundamental principle: Reality is variable. I could as easily had said that Creation is living, active and has a will of its own. You’ve probably experienced and dismissed it in the past because our society places the … Continue reading →

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