Category Archives: eldercraft

Mystical Evangelism

Posted on May 16, 2017 by ehurst

A critical element in building a covenant community is ditching the goal-oriented thinking. Thinking in terms of a concrete goal and efficiency is what turned mainstream Christian religion into a huge conversion machine. Mainstream evangelism is little more than manipulation; … Continue reading →

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Contextual Law and Divorce

Posted on May 15, 2017 by ehurst

We struggle against a vast ocean of cultural bias against revelation. For example: Do you understand that communion and spiritual unity demands individuality? If you are not reaching for the fullness of your heritage in Christ as a unique individual … Continue reading →

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Origins Agnosticism

Posted on May 14, 2017 by ehurst

Just as a follow-up to my post about crazy things mainstream religious leaders assert about Bible History, I wanted to remind folks of a fundamental philosophical issue. I take an agnostic position about questions of human origins. This business of … Continue reading →

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On Divine Feminine Nature

Posted on May 6, 2017 by ehurst

There’s a lot of noise about whether God has a feminine side. It came up again in some offline discussion around here and my thoughts are noncommittal. First, there is some ambivalence about how the ancients approached this question. There … Continue reading →

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Anything but the Truth

Posted on April 29, 2017 by ehurst

Just for the record: The most important thing you can do for yourself is discern your own sense of conviction. Religion is a human response to some unseen power moving in the soul. In our Western world, totally lacking in … Continue reading →

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Recruiting for Conquest

Posted on April 6, 2017 by ehurst

For all intents and purposes, Trump is no longer Trump. The imperialist Borg have subsumed him into their machinations. The only difference now is the petty disagreements among the imperialists as to which coterie of buddies gets to plunder the … Continue reading →

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Covenant Faithfulness during Turmoil

Posted on April 5, 2017 by ehurst

This is in response to an offline conversation, and involves how to profit from the coming turmoil of God’s wrath on America. The economy itself is not going to crash in the sense of freeze up totally. Certain elements of … Continue reading →

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Shalom Shares

Posted on April 4, 2017 by ehurst

I can’t say “no;” Creation itself demands I do this. Let’s not even pretend it’s some kind of altruism. I’m doing this for my own sanity and peace. I’m embracing a mission with two prongs. First is bringing the joy … Continue reading →

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Can You See the Vision?

Posted on April 2, 2017 by ehurst

It’s a parallel society. Keep in mind that in most biblical usage, “the world” is the fallen human society without redemption. It’s the same Creation, but with a blinding veil of concrete reality, eating from the Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge … Continue reading →

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We Know

Posted on April 1, 2017 by ehurst

Aristotle’s ideas were based on the pagan mythology of his people. For him, if there were gods, they were no morally different from people. They were immortal and had extraordinary powers, but could be just as unreasonable as mortals. Thus, … Continue reading →

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