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You Are Entitled

Posted on April 20, 2017 by ehurst

You are entitled to your own fantasy world. Most of our world shares a certain common core of fantasy in the first place. That fantasy presumes that there is such a thing as “objective reality.” That’s a bad lie and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Count on It

Posted on April 18, 2017 by ehurst

Context: I surrendered to the gospel ministry as a teenager. Then, I attended college (Oklahoma Baptist University) to study and train for it. I never made it to seminary, though I never stopped trying to study on that level on … Continue reading →

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Can’t Sleep

Posted on April 17, 2017 by ehurst

Something is burning in my soul and it’s keeping me from taking a nap. For some twenty years I have been chasing down the dark alleys of my soul, trying to find out who God meant me to be. It’s … Continue reading →

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Prophetic Economics 01

Posted on April 9, 2017 by ehurst

The Social Sciences are the study of human nature. It includes things like history, archeology, geography, sociology, government and political theory, psychology and so forth. But they are based on Western assumptions, so it all rests on the pretense of … Continue reading →

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04 The Lost Heritage

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ehurst

After completing the full loop around Draper Lake today, I stopped off at Daniel’s Hill. Removing my helmet and facing into the wind, I prayed aloud. “Lord, I’m grateful for the way You have carried me through all the long … Continue reading →

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03 Come and See

Posted on April 2, 2017 by ehurst

Your true will longs for something better than what society offers. The effect of moving your conscious awareness into the Spirit Realm means pulling your head along behind into a different space of moral discernment. You realize that the moral … Continue reading →

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02 Big Dig

Posted on April 1, 2017 by ehurst

Who are you? Who did God intend for you to be? There are several parables for this. I rather like the image of God handing Moses two stone tablets. Try to wash from your mind the popular artwork depicting Moses … Continue reading →

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01 An Elder’s Moral Covering

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ehurst

I’m not a leader; I’m an elder. I don’t lead; I provide moral covering. You’ll find plenty of biblical references to the symbol of “covering for sins.” It goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden and the … Continue reading →

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Faith Does Not Compute

Posted on March 28, 2017 by ehurst

Here we take a short tour through the history of Western Christian theology. Our attention is focused on the business of fallen nature and human reason. First, we have to understand that Hebrew Scriptures assume a wholly different anthropology from … Continue reading →

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Nagging Memories

Posted on March 13, 2017 by ehurst

There’s something troubling me. On the one hand, your sense of moral conviction does not reside in your physical heart. The lamp of spiritual truth would burn just as brightly if you depended on an artificial heart to pump your … Continue reading →

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