Author Archives: ehurst

Mortality and Sorrow Norms

Posted on September 4, 2013 by ehurst

God is slowly crushing the Prosperity Gospel heresy. It’s not as if folks didn’t prosper, but it wasn’t by the gospel. Savvy folks will still prosper just fine in the coming economic troubles, gospel or not. That’s the way it … Continue reading →

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Syria Follies Not Over

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ehurst

More and more ships and other military assets continue gathering off the Syrian coast. Both US and Russia are moving stuff around. Currently the congressional leadership are all on board with this. Since the first lie didn’t work to excuse … Continue reading →

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Win8 Start Button Follies

Posted on September 2, 2013 by ehurst

First, take a look at this little gem. Back when MS user interface (UI) designers actually studied how humans used computers, they came up with the classic Windows desktop interface. It worked so well, other OSes copied it. That’s because … Continue reading →

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Fork in the Path of Ministry

Posted on September 1, 2013 by ehurst

God said I had the choice, but I’d be a fool for saying “no.” Warning to regular readers: There will be an increase in the number of posts regarding computer ministry issues. The reason is I sense a shift in … Continue reading →

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Job 5

Posted on August 31, 2013 by ehurst

Eliphaz continues to manifest an inflated ego. He is utterly certain his contentions are self-evident and that God could never do anything perplexing to humans. He advises Job to choose anyone he likes as judge, because they would say the … Continue reading →

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The Blessing of Ego

Posted on August 31, 2013 by ehurst

Forget the Western propaganda; your ego is a necessity. Freud is responsible for making the term popular in psychology, but his theories were crap, built entirely on his work with wacko patients. You can’t build a normative psychology that way. … Continue reading →

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Moral Therapist

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ehurst

I am a moral therapist. Dr. Thomas Szasz was a certified psychotherapist, and called it mostly a swindle. The problem was not mental illness, but moral illness, he insisted. While I appreciate the massive and necessary clarification he offered regarding … Continue reading →

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DIY Christianity

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ehurst

If I were leading a movement, it would be an anti-denominational movement. Granted, an awful lot of folks who claim something like that are actually fighting for their denomination as the only proper one. I’m doing nothing of the sort. … Continue reading →

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Yakking About Racism

Posted on August 29, 2013 by ehurst

Like anything else, if there’s money to be made, the problem will never be solved. Yes, I’ve faced racial prejudice. I’ve been subjected to mistreatment because of my race. I’ve been physically attacked for the color of my skin. I’m … Continue reading →

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Play a Logic Game

Posted on August 28, 2013 by ehurst

Want to play a game? It won’t be global thermonuclear war; we are likely to get that some other way. Let’s play a logic game, instead. It’s something you probably heard in your early secondary education years. Yeah, it’s juvenile, … Continue reading →

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