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Our Great Commission

Posted on March 26, 2017 by ehurst

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Failure

Posted on December 12, 2016 by ehurst

What follows was yesterday’s message, but I just couldn’t quite get there until this morning. This is one of those times when I cite my personal example, not as proof of some principle, but to indicate something you might explore … Continue reading →

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We Won’t Play

Posted on August 23, 2016 by ehurst

Start the game without us. This is just a fresh restatement of where this parish stands. We aren’t looking to change the course of history. Our Savior made it clear that human political action accomplishes nothing useful for His Kingdom. … Continue reading →

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RIP: Jess Hurst

Posted on June 26, 2016 by ehurst

My younger brother, Jessie T. Hurst passed today around 6:30 PM, at age 46. We were close in the sense of siblings. He shared none of my interest in religion, but was grateful that I would always visit him when … Continue reading →

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Worldly Benevolence

Posted on June 21, 2016 by ehurst

We’ve come to expect it from government aid agencies, but why would a church treat the needy with the same bureaucratic abuse as the they get from the rest of the world? It takes a special kind of moral resignation … Continue reading →

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Mission and Mortality

Posted on June 9, 2016 by ehurst

If it were a simple matter of efficiency and logic, we would all simply commit suicide. Perhaps he didn’t intend to teach what I caught from it, but one of the fellows who helped to shape my awareness during my … Continue reading →

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Heart-led Parables

Posted on May 24, 2016 by ehurst

Our mysticism is not as their mysticism. One of the most confusing things we deal with is a vast legacy of Western-style mysticism. The Western version remains cerebral; it does not target a heart-led understanding. Instead, there is some nebulous … Continue reading →

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Answering Final: Otherworld

Posted on April 15, 2016 by ehurst

We come to the end of this series, and frankly some half of what I might have said in the first place shows up in the comments in reply to other comments. It occurs to me one point in particular … Continue reading →

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Answering 02: Two Realms

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ehurst

How do you explain it? In my mind there remain a handful of people who seemed to understand. They were on their own path and knew it, so I offer not a word of criticism about their choices. Most of … Continue reading →

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Answering 01: I Believe

Posted on April 5, 2016 by ehurst

Sometimes it helps to reduce the shock for others if you can say something that shows you aren’t entirely outside all familiar Christian doctrine. As always, you are supposed to recognize that this is just my own beliefs in my … Continue reading →

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