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While You Were Distracted by Japan’s Quakes

Posted on March 14, 2011 by ehurst

Things are cooking on the Internet, regarding the Internet itself. On the blogging front, we have a significant miscarriage of justice in Minnesota. On Friday, a Minnesota jury found that a blogger must pay $60,000 in damages because of statements … Continue reading →

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Trail: Now with Wildfire

Posted on March 11, 2011 by ehurst

It’s the end of the trail. Several wildfires struck in central and eastern Oklahoma today. I know for certain some of them were arson, having overheard some police band radio traffic. It seems they all started almost at once across … Continue reading →

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Unacceptable Facts

Posted on March 11, 2011 by ehurst

Telling the truth in Washington DC is cause for firing top officials. James Clapper has let slip the reality of things too often, and is taking flak for it. In a world where the entire political dialogue is nothing less … Continue reading →

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Morals of Finance and Debt

Posted on March 10, 2011 by ehurst

People do not borrow money for business. They seek investors who become part owners. Shared ownership requires a close familial or covenantal relationship first. Without that connection, that assumption of shared loss and gain on a fundamental level, there is … Continue reading →

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Not Likely to Notice the Coup

Posted on March 9, 2011 by ehurst

Most people are unlikely to notice when the current coup d’etat is complete. We’ve been experiencing here in the West an incremental coup. It began at different times in different places. Here in the US, the single most significant event … Continue reading →

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Morals in a Sick Society

Posted on March 8, 2011 by ehurst

We need to understand morality in this world is always contextual, always complex. In my theology, there will always be that sharp distinction between the Two Realms, the Spirit Realm and the Fallen Realm (AKA, the world). If you prefer … Continue reading →

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Garden Is Ready for Spring Planting

Posted on March 7, 2011 by ehurst

Last summer, after the rather disastrous growing season in our little garden, I took over from Dad. Instead of leaving our red clay soil as is, I broke it up using an all-steel shovel and very many hours of slicing … Continue reading →

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ANE Culture and the Place of Violence

Posted on March 6, 2011 by ehurst

We should not assume we understand violence the way it was understood in Scripture simply because we know how to use the word in modern English. The world today as we know it is not what God had in mind. … Continue reading →

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Why Western Civilization Has Failed

Posted on March 4, 2011 by ehurst

Western Civilization has sided with God’s enemies. You might think this deserves a book, but most who read this will already understand. All I’m doing is giving some words and mental shape to what we all know. Some of you … Continue reading →

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Scientific Linux 6.0 Released Today

Posted on March 3, 2011 by ehurst

In case you weren’t watching for this anywhere else, you can now download the full release ISOs for SL 6.0: Go here for 32-bit ISO and here for 64-bit If, like me, you installed any of the betas and RCs, … Continue reading →

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