Category Archives: eldercraft

No Protests of Censorship

Posted on August 25, 2018 by ehurst

Perhaps you are aware of the brouhaha over several popular commentators having their Internet publishing outlets shut down. Facebook had been interfering with free access and free speech for several years, along with YouTube and Twitter. Even WordPress has joined … Continue reading →

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The Rot in Mainstream Religion

Posted on August 21, 2018 by ehurst

One symptom of the Curse of the Fall is our natural tendency to trust charisma over moral truth. God works through His Creation. Indeed, Creation — Reality — is imbued with His moral character. In terms of human experience, there … Continue reading →

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Babylon Disguised

Posted on August 17, 2018 by ehurst

An offline query triggered a train of thought, suggesting I need to explain something a little further. We know that Satan tricked us into getting ourselves kicked out of Eden. He convinced us that we could trust our own senses … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding of Our Testimony

Posted on August 17, 2018 by ehurst

1. We owe it to Christ to be ready to answer questions in the sense of explaining how our faith works. We should not hesitate to talk about being Christian Mystics and what that means. Even if you aren’t eloquent … Continue reading →

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One Ambition

Posted on August 13, 2018 by ehurst

What’s my ostensible objective on this blog? My specialty is human religion. I’m striving to change the way people do Christian religion, in particular. This business of “heart-led” is just another term for genuine faith. I contend that you can’t … Continue reading →

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Decentralized DIY Religion

Posted on August 5, 2018 by ehurst

Our group is called Kiln of the Soul, a virtual parish. The religion we share is called Radix Fidem. There’s only one reason I’m the elder: Some of you have decided you want to share my moral covering, my shalom. … Continue reading →

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Contextual Loose Ends for Radix Fidem

Posted on August 4, 2018 by ehurst

Is this Radix Fidem thing for real? Is it real to you? Can a heart-led faith in Christ become both a distinguishing characteristic, and the basis for coming together as a community of faith? There are at least a handful … Continue reading →

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Small Parts

Posted on July 14, 2018 by ehurst

Stuff is happening, but much of it is behind the scenes. We are in a time of winnowing on the blog here. Some of it isn’t voluntary, I suppose. I suspect the search engines aren’t entirely favorable to the content … Continue reading →

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Keep Watch for Turmoil

Posted on July 8, 2018 by ehurst

If you are heart-led, if you really buy into this Radix Fidem Christian Mysticism stuff, you are a threat to the system. I can tell you from working within the clergy of several evangelical denominations that what holds them together … Continue reading →

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Covenant Sexuality

Posted on July 5, 2018 by ehurst

This is long and it’s going to be hard for some of you to understand. If you are too deeply pickled in the Western mythology of romance, you may be revolted by some of this. If you are able to … Continue reading →

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