Category Archives: eldercraft

Moral Clarity Cannot Be Objective

Posted on June 21, 2015 by ehurst

If you can understand the Ancient Near Eastern intellectual context of the Bible, then you easily realize that the Scripture aims to present God’s moral character. That it may also reveal a little about history and other types of data … Continue reading →

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Crack That Whip!

Posted on June 19, 2015 by ehurst

Ever read that part in the Gospels about Jesus Cleansing the Temple? Wikipedia editors show their ignorance by leaving out the background stuff found in even the cheapest Bible commentaries. There was some ambiguity in the minds of the Temple … Continue reading →

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Church of the CIA

Posted on June 18, 2015 by ehurst

Yep, it’s a nifty click-bait title. Actually it’s much more subtle than that, and I’ll do my best to explain what I see. The folks who actually hold the effective reins of power in this world don’t care who wins … Continue reading →

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Conquest Evangelism

Posted on June 15, 2015 by ehurst

It’s not as if Jesus never used military metaphors. The problem is how we read our militarism back into His comments. Perhaps you may have heard a very popular worship song from the 1980s, “Blow the Trumpet in Zion.” It … Continue reading →

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Can You Smell?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by ehurst

One of my high school teachers was on a trip to some big city here in the US. Early one morning as he was driving through this big metropolis, he stopped at a light where some small kid was hawking … Continue reading →

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Gentle Heart

Posted on June 8, 2015 by ehurst

It’s a simple idea: Gentle is the opposite of brutal. Whenever I have encountered folks with a brutal streak, it boils down to a handful of things, sometimes in combination — self-righteousness, genuine hatred (rejoicing in someone else’s suffering), other … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Young

Posted on June 7, 2015 by ehurst

If you follow what I teach here, you realize quickly how powerful it is. At the same time, you realize how few people will taken interest. It’s a paradox that those of us who understand Creation and God’s revelation best … Continue reading →

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Another Freak Show

Posted on June 5, 2015 by ehurst

Two whole books on human sexuality aren’t enough (one and two) merely to introduce how utterly freakish Westerners, particularly mainstream Western Christians, are about human sexuality. The just don’t have a clue. Discussing what the Bible considers normal in this … Continue reading →

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He Reigns

Posted on May 29, 2015 by ehurst

Don’t be taken by the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). Embrace holy cynicism. Maybe you’ve heard about the rise in murders in Baltimore. The official story is that the police are in serious hot water and demoralized, so they are … Continue reading →

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The Power of Truth

Posted on May 26, 2015 by ehurst

It makes a difference. Heart-led obedience to the Lord is a partnership. You conform yourself to the moral fabric of Creation and experience the full joy and power His personal Presence. The very core of this kind of abundant life … Continue reading →

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