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Answering 02: Two Realms

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ehurst

(This is a reblog linking back the other way, for once.) 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 … Continue reading →

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Between the Lines

Posted on April 4, 2016 by ehurst

Sometimes I cruise the various Christian News sites. It’s always politics, just a peculiar voting block. Some of the most vicious and spiteful commentary on the planet shows up on those sites. The majority of them oppose Donald Trump. I’m … Continue reading →

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Parabolic Training

Posted on March 30, 2016 by ehurst

A parable is not meant to offer a scientific model. A parable is a characterization of something that is alive on a level beyond what words can describe. So a parable is an invitation to explore something with your heart … Continue reading →

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Prickly Failure

Posted on March 29, 2016 by ehurst

I am human and there are limits to what I can do. I confess there are a handful of people I don’t want to see; I struggle to be polite when I do see them. For a couple of folks … Continue reading →

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Perverted Professional Standards

Posted on March 28, 2016 by ehurst

There’s a burden on my mind about church leadership. I’ll pick the occasion of Tullian Tchividjian’s professional meltdown for my opinionated screed. The linked story includes more detail than most accounts in the popular media. Let’s pretend it’s accurate, though … Continue reading →

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The Established Religion Crucified Jesus

Posted on March 27, 2016 by ehurst

The Devil is in the distraction. It matters not what the fundamental issue is; if we focus on the wrong cause, we will take the wrong action. Satan has perverted God’s natural order of Creation so that we take personally … Continue reading →

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British Israelism

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ehurst

Theology class today. If you have never heard of this wild heresy, I find little to dispute with the description on Wikipedia. It’s all well and good to call it a heresy, but if you think about it, you realize … Continue reading →

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Not Worked Up

Posted on March 24, 2016 by ehurst

What did you expect? Just a reminder here: Our virtual parish belongs to a branch of religion broadly referred to as Christian Mysticism. Our brand comes with certain assumptions. When your moral orientation starts with the assumption that mankind is … Continue reading →

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Not What It Seems

Posted on March 23, 2016 by ehurst

Just a short reminder that most of the dramatic events making the news are not what they seem. However, I suppose by now you’ve discerned that whatever we are supposed to take as “terrorism” is coming to a theater near … Continue reading →

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Church Ball-n-Chain

Posted on March 22, 2016 by ehurst

Church politics has not been good to me. I’m gazing back over the wreckage of my life seeking entrance into the ranks of professional ministry. It would be easy to oversimplify and note that God never intended me to succeed … Continue reading →

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