Category Archives: eldercraft

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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Truth Is Alive

Posted on May 24, 2015 by ehurst

Western culture cannot bear the concept that Truth is a Person. It’s just another name for God; it remains anchored in His being. “For the Word of God is living and active…” There will be no patriarch, pope or bishop … Continue reading →

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Heart: Awake and Clear

Posted on May 22, 2015 by ehurst

We have two concerns when we study how the Hebrew and other ANE cultures took seriously the heart as a superior intelligence. First, we have a massive barrier in the form of Western Civilization. It’s not enough that the West … Continue reading →

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An Itch in the Moral Consciousness

Posted on May 19, 2015 by ehurst

The Cross was Christ’s greatest victory. I don’t need to dramatize the human suffering of Our Lord; God save us from people who gild the lily. But I wonder how much it cost Him to show compassion to Pilate? In … Continue reading →

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Two-Fisted God

Posted on May 14, 2015 by ehurst

The Lord comes with both hands full, one for blessing and one for wrath. One hand or the other is for you. The difference is whether you’ve determined to be His servant before That Day. In Scripture, “That Day” is … Continue reading →

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Network Age Faith

Posted on May 12, 2015 by ehurst

I still believe that the Network Civilization is replacing Western Civilization. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. The closest we ever came to God’s ideal in terms of human society stood for a time after the Flood. At … Continue reading →

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Notes on the Cult of Oester

Posted on May 4, 2015 by ehurst

So far as scholars can determine, there is only one source for the notion that Oester (or Eoster) was a genuine deity among the primitive Germanic tribes — Venerable Bede. The Brothers Grimm were convinced he was right, but aside … Continue reading →

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The False Norse God

Posted on April 27, 2015 by ehurst

The sheikh of the clan expected it, could feel it coming. Some decision he made for the welfare of the whole family didn’t go as one of his nephews had hoped. The younger man came storming in and bellowed like … Continue reading →

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