Category Archives: eldercraft

Pulling Back the Hedge

Posted on May 6, 2018 by ehurst

Most of you are probably familiar with the parabolic image of the hedge (Isaiah 5:4-6). It’s a figure of speech for moral covering, a part of what elders and priests offer to those they serve. It requires a good understanding … Continue reading →

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Standing in a Different Context 02

Posted on April 25, 2018 by ehurst

Review the narrative of Joseph in Genesis 37-50. You’ll recall a major figure named Potiphar, Pharaoh’s jailer. Notice the position he holds in the Egyptian imperial administration. This is a critical element in Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) feudalism. The point … Continue reading →

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Standing in a Different Context 01

Posted on April 24, 2018 by ehurst

Feel free to dismiss me as a nut, but I hope you are at least entertained by how I try to put some things into context. Radix Fidem doesn’t just embrace a broad range of assumptions about reality; it attempts … Continue reading →

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Keep It Alive

Posted on April 20, 2018 by ehurst

Fundamental to our teaching here is that the mainstream church has failed. Not in every way; good things have been preserved over the past two millennia. However, our primary complaint is the loss of the heart-led way. Faith, convictions and … Continue reading →

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Programmable Humanity

Posted on April 18, 2018 by ehurst

There’s a wide body of literature and videos about MKULTRA and similar efforts to program people to do things they wouldn’t otherwise do. In regards to the CIA’s studies, it typically revolves around programming people to engage in sex as … Continue reading →

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He Doesn’t Get Tired of Us

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ehurst

There’s no way I can compel you to do it. If it doesn’t call your name and make you feel hungry and thirsty for all you can get, there’s nothing any one else can do to make it real for … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Escape Pod Handy

Posted on April 8, 2018 by ehurst

Here’s the foundation: God’s revealed will for the human race under the Curse of the Fall. His Law Covenants speak to us of how reality was designed and how to get the most from a bad situation. We can mitigate … Continue reading →

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Look in the Mirror

Posted on April 4, 2018 by ehurst

Take a moment to review Galatians 6:1-5 and 1 Corinthians 10:12-13. Western society in general, and American society in particular, is schizophrenic about sex. We still have this pervasive, if not always conscious, mythology about the Fall as primarily an … Continue reading →

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No April Fooling

Posted on April 1, 2018 by ehurst

What defines a cult? It’s ironic that the definition itself offered by Christianity Today magazine has elements of a cult in the list. It’s very defensive of mainstream Christian religion. A more balanced approach is offered here and it cites … Continue reading →

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Latter Day Pharisees and Sadducees

Posted on March 27, 2018 by ehurst

Sifting through my personal memories of various religious controversies, I see some distinct mile markers, break points where things changed forever after in my soul. I’m trying to match them with wider events recorded in American Church History. One of … Continue reading →

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