Author Archives: ehurst

Moral OPSEC

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ehurst

Human conflict is a given. It requires a special kind of truculent stupidity to imagine we could ever remove it from human existence. It’s why we have the military. Experience in the military tends to affect the way one thinks … Continue reading →

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The Stink of Hell Nearby

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ehurst

What we know of the Spirit Realm cannot be stated in literal terms. Jesus taught in parables because all truly spiritual teaching is of necessity parabolic. The logic and the language is symbolic, not analytical and descriptive. I have no … Continue reading →

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In the Eye of the Storm

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ehurst

This evening I’m going all the way back to my original purpose for this blog. I’m bursting; writing about it with the awareness others might read it will help me juggle with some added clarity. You could call this serious … Continue reading →

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Tribulation Preparation

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ehurst

The saints of God will tribulate. Jesus warned that the same forces nailing Him to the Cross would not allow us to follow Him without some resistance. It’s not enough that those forces are within us to varying degrees, but … Continue reading →

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The Western Devil

Posted on April 28, 2014 by ehurst

God revealed Himself to humanity through a long path of ancient lore. Abraham came out of Mesopotamia, a land renowned in its day for hosting a vast lore of archives representing ancient religions and mythology. Some of that traveled far … Continue reading →

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A Grand Learning Experience

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ehurst

This is better than college. I used to think all my research in the social sciences was informative, that my professional training meant something. Apparently much of it was bullshit. My cynicism was not deep enough. I’m watching as world … Continue reading →

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Job 37

Posted on April 26, 2014 by ehurst

The literary purpose of Elihu’s final words here open the door to what God intends to say when He speaks about this whole thing. To see the whole point of all this, we take a moment to review how we … Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Employment

Posted on April 25, 2014 by ehurst

Okay, so I’m now halfway serious about finding work. Yes, it’s all part of the mission. In meat space, one of the things I do best is make other people look good. I have no mainstream ambitions, but I do … Continue reading →

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Dead to This World

Posted on April 24, 2014 by ehurst

Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and your life is hidden … Continue reading →

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Sacrificial Instinct

Posted on April 23, 2014 by ehurst

We have a dozen words that could serve as synonyms for “love” in various contexts, but it is a testimony to the failure of Anglo-American culture that we still abuse the word with such ambiguity. We confuse it intentionally; we … Continue reading →

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