Category Archives: religion

A Driving Vision

Posted on June 5, 2011 by ehurst

The vision which keeps me going day after day is what I call the Tribulation Church. On my static site (site closed) I use the term to offer a replacement for a denominational label. There’s no attempt at marketing here; … Continue reading →

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The God of Solitude

Posted on June 2, 2011 by ehurst

How do you contemplate madness? In my closet hang a half-dozen t-shirts with variations on the message calling America to repent. I wear them from time to time. I even have a sign with the message, readable from quite a … Continue reading →

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Sorrows of Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by ehurst

Most Americans don’t really understand Memorial Day. Today is a holiday in the US; we call it Memorial Day. It replaces separate holidays we once had for the various branches of our military. Ostensibly, it’s the day we stop to … Continue reading →

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Defying Demons

Posted on May 28, 2011 by ehurst

I’ve been asked to explain something in light of the previous blog post. Our common Western cultural image of demons and the Devil are laughably inaccurate. I spend a couple of posts debunking and correcting some of the false ideas … Continue reading →

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Guns and Chariots

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ehurst

Brother Benjamin asks for some clarity on the issue of weapons and self-defense: My own pastor claims to be for gun ownership, but when asked about carrying concealed in church he used a verse from Psalms about trusting not in … Continue reading →

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The New Debt Feudalism

Posted on May 18, 2011 by ehurst

Proper Ancient Near Eastern feudalism was not about real estate or real assets; those things were secondary. The ultimate value was in the people, the retainers and servants who could turn sand and rock into crops and structures. Western feudalism … Continue reading →

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Hoosier Courts: Just Being Honest

Posted on May 16, 2011 by ehurst

The recent decision by the Indiana Supreme Court regarding no-knock police raids is simply acknowledging the unofficial policy they’ve followed for quite some time. Thomas Jefferson had it right when he insisted a good society would destroy it’s own government … Continue reading →

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Truth Is Personal

Posted on May 8, 2011 by ehurst

Truth is a Person, and can be communicated only person to person. Aristotle’s insistence truth can be objectified served merely to guarantee the most important things we can know will never be addressed. The existence of all the universe is … Continue reading →

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Just Passing Through

Posted on May 6, 2011 by ehurst

The original title to my blog (not just this post) was “Just Passing Through.” It was meant to be a religious statement, taken from a song commonly attributed to Albert Brumley: This world is not my home, I’m just a-passin’ … Continue reading →

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On Human Insignificance

Posted on April 27, 2011 by ehurst

The only reason I bother having my say is because my sense of God’s calling requires it of me. Indeed, I would not have bothered starting this blog if I didn’t believe God required it of me. My own amusement … Continue reading →

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