Category Archives: teaching

The Hedgerow of Lies 1

Posted on March 6, 2018 by ehurst

My soul is provoked about something. Teaching is a major element in my mission; it’s a major element in how I serve as elder. Were there no virtual parish at all here, I would still consider myself a teaching elder. … Continue reading →

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The Parable of Reality as a Person

Posted on February 27, 2018 by ehurst

Under the covenant of Radix Fidem, we hold the doctrine that Creation is alive, sentient and willful. Creation is generally the same thing as “reality” in the sense that Creation acts to defend its prerogatives. Creation is not all-powerful; that’s … Continue reading →

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The Mark of Humanity

Posted on February 25, 2018 by ehurst

Thanks to Jay, I was able to watch Blade Runner 2049. I’m frankly disappointed. Granted, I have gripes about it as a movie; most movies these days stink. But my biggest gripe is the very disappointing way the question of … Continue reading →

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Covenant Changes Everything

Posted on February 19, 2018 by ehurst

There are endless debates about what is in the best interest of the people, the country, what is just, etc. Let’s get one thing straight: Unless a divine covenant is involved, none of it matters. It’s all lies without a … Continue reading →

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Individualism and Commitments

Posted on February 15, 2018 by ehurst

Under the covenant of Radix Fidem, we know that we cannot simply rebuild the ancient ways in our current society. Rather, we seek to reawaken the heart of what was behind the ancient biblical religion. We aren’t the Hebrew people, … Continue reading →

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Not Fatalism

Posted on January 28, 2018 by ehurst

Our doctrine is divine cynicism, not fatalism. Nothing prevents anyone from being like a kid, delighted to explore this life. In it we find all manner of clues and cues to our Father’s love and mercy, His infinite wisdom. Remember, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Experiment: Earthquakes 4

Posted on January 26, 2018 by ehurst

In the early 1970s I attended East Anchorage High School. We had in most of our classrooms one or two old desks with a foot missing or a leg bent a little, pushed off in one corner. At least several … Continue reading →

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Teaching Experiment: Earthquakes 3

Posted on January 25, 2018 by ehurst

Our hand-n-arm model in the previous lesson oversimplifies things, of course. If you went out to the subduction zone off the southern shores of Alaska, and took a submarine down into the ocean to look at it, you wouldn’t see … Continue reading →

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Teaching Experiment: Earthquakes 2

Posted on January 24, 2018 by ehurst

The Tectonic Plate Theory is a good working model. It doesn’t account for everything, but it will get us where we need to go with understanding the Bad Friday Earthquake of 1964 and earthquakes in general. Most major earthquakes are … Continue reading →

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This Life Is Death

Posted on January 24, 2018 by ehurst

I want to refresh the logic here on something. Our American culture stoutly militates against the truth. Creation is not fallen; mankind is fallen. We were designed to be eternal creatures, placed in a Garden where not much else lives … Continue reading →

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