Category Archives: eldercraft

Review: Led by the Heart

Posted on January 3, 2016 by ehurst

Let’s start with a reminder: The science is not hard to find, but it seems hard to use if science is all you have. I’ve been disappointed in searching for application material. There are surely better writers for this subject, … Continue reading →

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Nobody Is Tempted to Serve

Posted on January 3, 2016 by ehurst

For those of us who live heart-led, it’s not too hard to untangle the mess. This figure tells a story that is no way surprising to anyone who has worked on software projects before: demand for fixes and features is … Continue reading →

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Hack Yourself

Posted on December 30, 2015 by ehurst

It is not a question of in-the-heart versus in-the-head. It’s both at the same time — and more. It may not be easy for us coming out of a binary-linear-thinking culture, and it’s not much better with the current trend … Continue reading →

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Moral Order of Things

Posted on December 28, 2015 by ehurst

Eternity is not merely time without end; it is life without time. God’s will is not some static and inexorable destiny for all Creation. His will is the moral fabric of reality itself. Even our freedom within this realm of … Continue reading →

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Hidden But Not Secret

Posted on December 27, 2015 by ehurst

We are not a secret society, but a mystery society. That is, if we use common English translations of the Bible to guide our terminology, then what we promote is a mystery difficult for outsiders to grasp. It is certainly … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Condemnation

Posted on December 24, 2015 by ehurst

Two different realms, two entirely different worlds that are never more than a step away from each other are Penitence and Condemnation. For all the sorrow of the latter, it seems not many people escape it. This is your surprise … Continue reading →

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The Essential Trust Factor

Posted on December 21, 2015 by ehurst

He said, “You don’t know me from Adam, but here you are out at this time of night, loaning me tools and you don’t know if you’ll see ’em again.” Unspoken was the obvious factor that he was black and … Continue reading →

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Heart-Led Culture

Posted on December 19, 2015 by ehurst

I have no idea how, but we have to do this. If you don’t get heart-led living, you can’t possibly understand reality; you won’t understand most of what you encounter in this world. For example, the decimation of the native … Continue reading →

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Crushed by Glory

Posted on December 13, 2015 by ehurst

Over the years since my formal conscious departure from social convention, I’ve often found myself still dragging the weight of false conditioning. My mental reflexes are still wrong in so many ways. That in itself was a source of great … Continue reading →

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Clues to Our Path

Posted on December 10, 2015 by ehurst

Truth is not a goal, but a path. We could wish that the whole world were heart-led. Instead, we are blessed indeed just to find one other in our geographic vicinity. For a precious few, this is a natural transition. … Continue reading →

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