Author Archives: ehurst

A Critical Lesson of Job

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ehurst

Our lessons in Job will end soon enough. Most Western scholars miss the best parts because they refuse to consider Job from Job’s own cultural matrix. It’s not that I pretend to be such a grand expert, but that I … Continue reading →

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Job 34

Posted on April 5, 2014 by ehurst

Elihu endeavors to use the same linguistic manners as Job and his friends. So he offers words on their level and invites them to assess carefully in a wider context whether the things they have said make any sense. Elihu … Continue reading →

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Draft of AI’s Children

Posted on April 4, 2014 by ehurst

It’s ready for review, so if you are interested, let me know.

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Unpersuasive

Posted on April 4, 2014 by ehurst

I don’t write to persuade. People can use footnotes and facts to lie as easily as to support the truth, so there is nothing special about chasing down every reference. History isn’t objective; it is merely the narrative of the … Continue reading →

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AI’s Children Done

Posted on April 3, 2014 by ehurst

The draft is finished. I’m running through it again before I offer it for pre-release reading. Here’s another excerpt to whet your appetite. ———- Brave soldiers who faced explosions and gunfire with enthusiasm would cower in fear at the withering … Continue reading →

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Lawful Grace; Graceful Law

Posted on April 2, 2014 by ehurst

Law is grace. Were it not for God’s fervent and determined favor toward us, there would be no revelation. Revelation has always been fundamentally addressed to humans where they stand in a fallen world and in fallen terms. The objective … Continue reading →

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Another Excerpt from AI’s Children

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ehurst

This is a slice out of Chapter 15… The old man interlaced his fingers and held them up against his mouth for a moment. “You’re telling me AI is like a person somewhere out there and just cooperates when you … Continue reading →

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Forever Pastoral

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ehurst

It’s not about me, so I tend to avoid divulging much. Still, there comes those moments when it’s hard to do much unless you explain the human context. After all, I teach that the whole point of everything is people, … Continue reading →

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Job 33

Posted on March 29, 2014 by ehurst

Elihu begins by noting he claims no special privilege or revelation. He appeals to Job as a fellow creature of God and does not accuse him of sin any worse than his own. Would Job listen to the words and … Continue reading →

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The Wadi of Folly

Posted on March 29, 2014 by ehurst

I realize regular readers will recognize this as the same old message that constantly burns freshly in my soul. You can skip this if you want; somebody else needs to see it. You can’t fix several centuries of stupid. The … Continue reading →

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