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Psalm 32

Posted on January 10, 2015 by ehurst

Hebrew theology acknowledged the Spirit Realm but carefully avoiding presuming to say much about it. The primary issue was not whether one’s spirit was alive or dead, but whether one was morally alive or dead. One who seemed morally insensitive … Continue reading →

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Paint Your Own Picture

Posted on January 10, 2015 by ehurst

Don’t ape the particulars; strive for the essence. You and I cannot be genuinely Hebraic, nor should we desire it. The context of that era is long gone in human experience. The people who bore it naturally threw it away … Continue reading →

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Restoring Divine Justice

Posted on January 9, 2015 by ehurst

A life worth living requires a vision bigger than yourself. God’s wrath is also God’s blessing. When the Lord brings His Presence to bear on a human situation, some will feel His wrath, some will feel His loving mercy, and … Continue reading →

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StT: Another Sample

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ehurst

All truth is God’s truth. Otherwise, it’s baloney. There’s an underlying principle at work when we study the Scripture here at Kiln of the Soul. We leave the door wide open for Our Father to decide how He will speak … Continue reading →

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Compute Morally

Posted on January 7, 2015 by ehurst

Can the Law of Noah apply to computers? My wife has run Win7 on her desktop machine since it was released. It’s not that she never found any unwanted malware, but that it never affected the operation of her system. … Continue reading →

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Treasury of Hearts

Posted on January 6, 2015 by ehurst

I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12 NET) I spent … Continue reading →

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Spiritualizing the Text: Sample

Posted on January 5, 2015 by ehurst

I’m working back through the passages where the New Testament writers were guilty of “spiritualizing the text” of the Old Testament. That’s sarcasm; I reject the notion there is anything wrong with doing that. Yet the same people who assert … Continue reading →

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Updated Migration Considerations

Posted on January 4, 2015 by ehurst

Background: I’ve helped a few folks migrate from Windows to Linux. The reasons vary, but most of them were simply tired of having to fight the malware or instability issues. One client was concerned purely with high security and personal … Continue reading →

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Secure Email Communications

Posted on January 4, 2015 by ehurst

As previously noted, I don’t anticipate actually needing encrypted communications for myself. However, some of you may see a need, or other folks may come into my world feeling the need. Encryption is touted as primarily a means of digital … Continue reading →

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Psalm 31

Posted on January 3, 2015 by ehurst

Never be content with a mere translation of words. If this were a modern work of Western song, we would say it was a long string of clichés. However, in good Hebrew verse, this is how it’s done. Readers of … Continue reading →

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