Author Archives: ehurst

Sunday Morning Chatter, August 2015

Posted on August 2, 2015 by ehurst

God morning! Come on in and have a cup of your favorite liquid stimulant while we chat. It’s hot outside these days, but we got a slight break in the temperatures. This allowed me to leave a little later in … Continue reading →

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Psalm 61

Posted on August 1, 2015 by ehurst

Sometimes we have to shake our heads at how Western Bible scholars read so much literal meaning into poetic statements, and completely miss the grand mystical depth. So it is many commentators suggest David was off on a campaign far … Continue reading →

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Virtual Virtue

Posted on August 1, 2015 by ehurst

The previous post shares my vision of virtual pastoring under a mystical religion. Contrary to the mythology of Western intellectual bias, this religion is intensely practical. It has to be; while anyone can absorb the teachings, the communion depends entirely … Continue reading →

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Not a Movement

Posted on August 1, 2015 by ehurst

One of the things I confront often enough is the unconscious expectation that the religion of Radix Fidem could become a movement of some sort. That expectation is part of the activist urge that traps people’s minds, in the sense … Continue reading →

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Virtual Communion and Witness

Posted on July 31, 2015 by ehurst

It’s a favorite theme of mine: Don’t take yourself too seriously. We are all for the most part simply along for the ride in God’s revelation of Himself. In His measureless mercy and grace, He allows us to participate in … Continue reading →

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Not the Apocalypse, Part 3

Posted on July 30, 2015 by ehurst

It’s personal. You can’t make it otherwise. The very fabric of Creation itself is personal because that’s how God makes it and remakes it every day. It wasn’t made and then allowed to run on without Him; it continues only … Continue reading →

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Not the Apocalypse, Part 2

Posted on July 29, 2015 by ehurst

Until relatively recent times, the ruling elite didn’t bother with most of the daily details of their subjects’ existence. With the rise of the middle class to political power, we see a matching rise in both nit-picking intrusion and a … Continue reading →

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Not the Apocalypse, Part 1

Posted on July 29, 2015 by ehurst

We don’t care whether it was the chicken or the egg that came first; it won’t make any difference on the moral plane. We know how it works here and now and mucking around with it only causes problems. God … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Casino Loop

Posted on July 28, 2015 by ehurst

Today I pushed the envelope again. The planned route was 35 miles and took me out around the Firelake Grand Casino. I started from Henney, down to SE 44th, where I once again crossed that rare wooden bridge still standing. … Continue reading →

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Divine Exploitation

Posted on July 27, 2015 by ehurst

We exploit tribulation. Does anyone have to tell you that our current situation, at least here in the West, constitutes the condition the Bible calls “tribulation”? Not merely a social discomfort, but we are in the beginning of a global … Continue reading →

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