Author Archives: ehurst

New Jabber IM Account

Posted on February 7, 2014 by ehurst

I’ve registered with a Jabber IM service at Jabber.AT (Austria); user name is “soulkiln”. It’s a solid server with good security. As I understand it, they are linked with several other servers. So if you feel the need to have … Continue reading →

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A Virtual Religion

Posted on February 7, 2014 by ehurst

I perceive a need to better organize the religious purpose of my leadership ministry. Some of you are familiar with my static website (gone as of 2020). While this blog will remain my virtual office, the site will become the … Continue reading →

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Hiatus

Posted on February 5, 2014 by ehurst

You could use this as an open line post and ask whatever questions you like. I promise I’ll answer, and maybe even turn something important into another blog post itself. However, I am announcing a hiatus in posting for the … Continue reading →

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Generic Post

Posted on February 4, 2014 by ehurst

It’s not as if I have nothing to say; I have too much to say. Unfortunately, most of it has been covered already. Something haunting me frequently these days is the constant confusion between human justice constructs and God’s divine … Continue reading →

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The Law Is Grace

Posted on February 3, 2014 by ehurst

Western Christians typically say things like, “Words mean something.” Words are not truth, nor even containers of truth. Words are, at best, mere signs pointing out a path that brings you to God. God is truth. All truth is God’s … Continue reading →

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Oppression Is Futile

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ehurst

It’s not that resistance if futile, but it serves no valid purpose. That is, if you accept the revelation of Jehovah, you would realize resistance as a political principle is serving a different god. Given that most Christians read a … Continue reading →

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Job 25

Posted on February 1, 2014 by ehurst

For once, Bildad reveals what he actually knows, not what he merely thinks. In this very short chapter, he states two inarguable truths. God is ineffable; His position and power are beyond telling. At the same time, mankind is in … Continue reading →

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Unreliable Reality

Posted on January 31, 2014 by ehurst

Up until that moment, we had been friends. Let’s face it folks: She was homely as mud pie. But she was a senior NCO in the unit’s command staff, and her influence was felt in every life attached to that … Continue reading →

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Flooding Human Vanity

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ehurst

We think of vanity as a bottomless pit. Solomon’s royal service manual (Ecclesiastes) starts out announcing that our human existence is vanity. The translation could as easily be meaningless, pointless or futile. The root meaning of the English word “vanity” … Continue reading →

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Economics Doesn’t Exist

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ehurst

Economics isn’t a useful body of theory, but merely a set of observations of human behavior regarding material goods and services within a specific context. I was certified to teach economics, one of the few public school teachers with that … Continue reading →

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