Category Archives: eldercraft

Got Your Moral Poncho?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by ehurst

When things get really stormy, umbrellas are silly. Get a poncho. I found something to keep me occupied while stuck inside the house today. I tend to agree with the substance of this long article about world political affairs and … Continue reading →

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Torturing Scripture

Posted on January 1, 2015 by ehurst

“But what if some terrorist had your little daughter chained to a bomb…?” “Yes, what if. What if you decided to trust God for things you can’t and shouldn’t control instead of trying to control things for which you refuse … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Soul

Posted on December 30, 2014 by ehurst

Your mind, with all it’s knowledge, assumptions and beliefs, is just a tool of the soul. I dearly love the work of our dear Sister Wildcucumber. I find her sweet voice worthy of harmonizing with my baritone. The dominant thread … Continue reading →

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The Pastoral Burden

Posted on December 29, 2014 by ehurst

I’m a beast of burden, made and called by God to carry the load. Over the weekend, our subscriber roll swelled by over a dozen. I’m cynical enough to bet that WordPress simply isn’t telling me when people drop their … Continue reading →

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No Flash and Flourish

Posted on December 28, 2014 by ehurst

The greatest miracle of all is a change in your heart, followed by a change in your mind to obey your heart. If exposing our false notions of what to fear is one edge of the sword of truth, then … Continue reading →

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Heart Without Fear

Posted on December 26, 2014 by ehurst

It’s not enough to suggest that we fear too much or the wrong things. Our Western heritage includes a depth and kind of fear that is completely foreign to Scripture. Our programmed reactions to things includes a dark and sinister … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas 2014

Posted on December 25, 2014 by ehurst

Don’t you just love how activists oversimplify everything? Keep your guns. I’ve never had a good one, so I traded off the ones I did have that weren’t much good. Since I can get food without hunting, all I really … Continue reading →

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Exercising the Heart

Posted on December 22, 2014 by ehurst

Perhaps it’s not so hard for you, but some of us will need some extra time and effort regaining our connection to the sensory heart. It may also be a matter of learning to engage your heart in areas of … Continue reading →

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Moral Down Payment

Posted on December 19, 2014 by ehurst

Do you suppose the grass sang when His resurrected feet trod the ground of the garden where He had been buried? Given the recent months of teaching here, consider again what Paul says about Creation and the Fall: For the … Continue reading →

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Sexual Identity and the Big Picture

Posted on December 17, 2014 by ehurst

The Curse in Genesis 3 is universal, covering the entire expanse of human concerns because it binds the whole universe. If nothing else, we know that time-space limitations affect only the fallen plane of existence. We were not designed for … Continue reading →

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