Author Archives: ehurst

Death March Ukraine

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ehurst

No one but God alone knows how it will turn out. His plans are seldom revealed on such things because the people have chosen to avoid His revelation. Nations are used much the same as natural forces or animals without … Continue reading →

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This, Not That

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ehurst

Why do I blather about this thing, but don’t promote that great cause? I can only engage what I know, what God has called to my attention. So I pick on Western Christian churches in general terms because I am … Continue reading →

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Job 38

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ehurst

The storm arrives. Whether literal or not, it surely must have felt all too real for Job. We can’t pretend to know how God speaks to others, so one reader’s imagination is as good as the next. Job got a … Continue reading →

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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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