Category Archives: religion

Fear Fatigue

Posted on November 1, 2009 by ehurst

Sometimes I wonder if there isn’t some conspiracy to create false fears. We had the scare about gun confiscations once Obama was elected. Now that might happen, but it won’t be right away. People are still sucking up huge quantities … Continue reading →

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Can’t Walk Away

Posted on October 7, 2009 by ehurst

The one thing which matters most in our human existence is conviction. The model of human nature to which I subscribe assumes human nature is a trio: flesh, mind and spirit. We can’t really separate them very well in actual … Continue reading →

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Responding to Official Arrogance

Posted on September 24, 2009 by ehurst

What’s it to you? I’ve written before there is a thread in the Covenant of Noah which permits some armed response to oppression. The point is not so much self-defense, but removing a threat to the community. That assumes you … Continue reading →

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Rules of Change

Posted on September 17, 2009 by ehurst

With all this talk of “change” going on in the past year or so, perhaps we should take a moment to discuss something about the act of making changes itself. A great may proposed changes can be presumed to come … Continue reading →

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Silly Debates on Creation

Posted on August 3, 2009 by ehurst

Recently my surfing has taken me across a collection of discussions about Creationism and Evolution, along with the variations attached to them. A primary flaw in all of this is making it man-centered. By “man-centered” we are dipping once again … Continue reading →

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Religious Music Woes

Posted on July 31, 2009 by ehurst

Why do so few overtly Christian songs break through commercially? How come there aren’t any powerful musical accomplishments among Christian musicians to rival, say, the long string of major hits by the Eagles? So I’ve been asked at times. First, … Continue reading →

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Truth Is No Threat

Posted on July 30, 2009 by ehurst

Loose lips sink ships. But only if the government owning the ships has rejected God. So let me propose a counter sound-bite: “Truth is no threat to the honest.” Secrecy assumes there is no God. The Lord promised Israel if … Continue reading →

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They Call It “Protest Art”

Posted on July 28, 2009 by ehurst

As a kid, I dabbled in graphics arts some. I used to carry a sketch pad a lot of places and did impromptu renderings of things I saw. As an adult, I managed to paint a couple of murals which … Continue reading →

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Better Than Horoscope

Posted on July 24, 2009 by ehurst

It is not necessary to be spiritual to get a word from God on things. Consider: Under Moses, the designated priests could get a word from God regardless of their spiritual condition. All they needed was ritual adherence. There were, … Continue reading →

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Noah and the Power of Islam

Posted on July 23, 2009 by ehurst

Why would God allow Islam to spread so relentlessly around the world? Because so many nominal Christians have no answer for this, they have concluded God wants them to destroy the Muslims through war. Isn’t Islam and evil religion? Islam … Continue reading →

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