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Heart of Faith: Chapter 1

Posted on April 5, 2015 by ehurst

Hebrew Outlook On the one hand, we need very much to correct the Western assumptions. Even very scholarly Christians tend to operate from perverted Western notions without giving it much thought. We can call them “perverted” because they are entirely … Continue reading →

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Psalm 44

Posted on April 4, 2015 by ehurst

Western scholars seem to be unsure whether the Sons of Korah wrote this or if it was simply dedicated to them. English translations vary on whether it is “by” or “for” them. Even more disturbing is the insinuation by Western … Continue reading →

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Heart of Faith: Intro

Posted on April 4, 2015 by ehurst

It’s a tragedy of Western culture that relegates the heart to a mere metaphor of human emotion. Ours is the only culture that does that; every other civilization seems to have understood that the heart is quite literally the seat … Continue reading →

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Heart of Faith: Front Matter

Posted on April 3, 2015 by ehurst

Serializing the draft of my next book under the working title “Heart of Faith.” Smashwords requires an advertising blurb for each book. They want a long and short version. Short: Your heart is not simply a metaphor of feelings, but … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 7

Posted on April 2, 2015 by ehurst

Solomon has seen it all. While at her pinnacle the Kingdom of Israel was never large enough to be called an empire, she was the single most stable and prosperous nation in a sea of instability. Previous empires had already … Continue reading →

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Heart Mind

Posted on April 2, 2015 by ehurst

Just a quick note… Part of the failure of the various scientific approaches to understanding the heart’s neuron network is that they don’t go far enough. The secular scientific approach recognizes the heart has a very active and powerful sensory … Continue reading →

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Next Project: Sensory Heart

Posted on April 1, 2015 by ehurst

I know it’s April Fool’s Day, but I have something serious in mind here. This won’t work if I put it together like my other books. God is a Person; His revelation teaches us to treat His Creation as a … Continue reading →

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Unintended Confirmations

Posted on March 31, 2015 by ehurst

One of our fundamental teachings here is that God’s character pervades the whole universe. Regardless of apparent facts, you won’t really begin to understand reality until you characterize it on some level as a living thing itself. On some level, … Continue reading →

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Prayer Update

Posted on March 30, 2015 by ehurst

First, God alone knows how grateful I am that some of you are praying with me. I wish I could tell you, but it’s off the scale. The torn muscles in my left leg are almost healed. I am very … Continue reading →

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Blindfolding

Posted on March 30, 2015 by ehurst

It’s disturbing. Fundamental to the concept of civility is that we recognize the difference between private and secret. That is, we keep from others only what is private — stuff that, best you can tell, does not affect them and … Continue reading →

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