Author Archives: ehurst

Divine Amusement

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ehurst

We are created for God’s amusement. One of the biggest barriers to human understanding of religion and spirituality is arrogance. As previously noted here, the fundamental element in the Fall was the decision to place reason on the throne as … Continue reading →

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More Debian XFCE Stuff: PIM

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ehurst

If you use my Debian book (mirrored in plain HTML here), you’ll know it’s just an introduction, not a full user guide. There are too many options with something as big as Debian’s collection of software. Most newbies have no … Continue reading →

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Meta-religion

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ehurst

In English, “meta” anything is an effort to understand the thought and process of the thing itself. If I use the term “meta-blogging,” you would recognize that as a reference to blogging about blogging itself. So obviously meta-religion is religious … Continue reading →

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Another Day in Paradise

Posted on June 16, 2014 by ehurst

First, you need to understand I’m not all upset. I’m a tad disappointed, but it’s part of the background noise of life in this Fallen Realm. Sometime Friday while on my great adventure cycling to the County Courthouse, I must … Continue reading →

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Psalm 2

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ehurst

This psalm is not as provincial as it might seem on the surface. If I’m serving God and you are serving God, it’s possible we’ll still be knocking up against each other, but highly unlikely. God chose King David of … Continue reading →

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Religion and Rules

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ehurst

Again: Religion is your human response to a divine touch. Religion is the human side of the equation, an effort to bring to life whatever spiritual stuff has been written on your soul. If you make it all up from … Continue reading →

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Ministry News for Mid-June 2014

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ehurst

I’ve been asked to prep for a wedding in September. I decided this was a good time to check on all the legalities for this state and county. It was a real adventure riding my bike into Downtown Oklahoma City … Continue reading →

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Defining Truth

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ehurst

Truth is a moral abstract, not an attribute of information. “Truth” is a word used in all sorts of ways, typically when asserting something entirely too easily proven false. Our main problem is how the world is handled conceptually. In … Continue reading →

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Source Checking

Posted on June 12, 2014 by ehurst

I’m sincerely glad there are people who have time and inclination to check the sources on propaganda. This is the best thing about the Internet, and one of the primary reasons for all the efforts to throttle it and control … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Never Comes (Updated)

Posted on June 11, 2014 by ehurst

There’s no tomorrow. That is, there’s no tomorrow if “tomorrow” means more of today. This seems like a good time to remind my American readers that we are under God’s wrath and it’s going to get worse before it’s over. … Continue reading →

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