Author Archives: ehurst

Debian Book Published

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ehurst

The book has been posted for distribution at Smashwords. You can get your free copy here in several different formats. I have my own copy in PDF format if you prefer and the link to the HTML version on my … Continue reading →

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Practice of Purity

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ehurst

You cannot touch eternity if you belong to this world. While we are here, our whole purpose is manifesting eternity in how we pass through this brief time. It requires a sense of detachment, of being disentangled from even yourself. … Continue reading →

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Vestments of Subtlety

Posted on December 18, 2013 by ehurst

What difference does it make? Having been relieved of the prophetic office, I sense it is more of a promotion than anything punitive. For me, the only significance is the habits of mind cannot be the same. There is no … Continue reading →

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Veiled Talk (Updated)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ehurst

And so it winds down. You might suggest it is merely the changing seasons and drifting moods, but it’s far more, coming from someplace far deeper. It’s shaking the ground itself, the ground of reality. Some things wind down and … Continue reading →

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Plain Text Format

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ehurst

Plain text is the universal format, the most durable and transportable. If you can communicate in plain text, everything else is a breeze. Need I explain further? Then you’ll never understand. The only question we can really answer is not … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Sheep

Posted on December 15, 2013 by ehurst

There is no particular virtue in physical fitness. There is virtue in obeying your calling, whatever that includes. The Lord has burdened me with the duty to maximize my physical fitness; it’s a virtue for me. There’s no denying my … Continue reading →

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Job 20

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ehurst

Zophar is rather angry at the insult he perceives. Unfortunately, the real insult sails right over his head. As with his two friends, he is angry only that Job rejects their simplistic logic. Zophar’s emphasis is that the wicked are … Continue reading →

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Grok Kids?

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ehurst

People with a lot of unfinished business from their own childhood don’t do well with kids. From my experience with kids and watching others with kids, it would seem that’s the number one cause of doing so poorly with children. … Continue reading →

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Addenda to Debian Guide: Multimedia

Posted on December 13, 2013 by ehurst

(The following was inserted as the new chapter 9 in Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It.) Debian comes with most of what you need by default. We need to add just a few items for the common media playback. Past … Continue reading →

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Faith Is the Victory

Posted on December 13, 2013 by ehurst

It’s not what you do, nor what you think or know, but to what you are committed. That is a reasonable translation of the title of this post, which is also the title of an old hymn. Most Westerners miss … Continue reading →

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