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PCM Published (Updated)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by ehurst

Done! This will be the first book where I provide my own formatted plain text, along with the HTML version I sometimes produce. I’ll offer links later. Right now, The Practice of Christian Mysticism is up on Smashwords and you … Continue reading →

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The Book Draft Is Ready

Posted on June 4, 2014 by ehurst

For my devoted readers here, I’m giving you an advance look at The Practice of Christian Mysticism in draft form. It was formatted in Word 2003 and you can find it here (gone). I’m going to let it rest for … Continue reading →

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Book Progress

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ehurst

The Practice of Christian Mysticism is up to ten chapters now. Most of it will not be new to regular readers, though perhaps expressed freshly. Some of it is drawn from older documents on my static site, some from even … Continue reading →

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Church Admin: Rationale

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ehurst

Despite my affinity for the Internet and what I regard as the rising Networked Civilization, I will be the first to tell you it’s not enough. It’s not enough as a basis for building a solid revelation community on this … Continue reading →

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Musical Objective

Posted on May 14, 2014 by ehurst

Aristotle was a lazy jerk. Centuries of philosophers before him were willing to do the hard work of quantum reasoning. It’s not easy to operate on multiple levels at the same time, but it results in a far better response … Continue reading →

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More Virtual War

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ehurst

Our enemy is neither human nor human institutions. I’ve noted in the past the grand overlap between Christian Mysticism and the practice of faith online. Ambition will destroy your work. Our objective is to fight our own fallen nature. Not … Continue reading →

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Irrelevant Church

Posted on October 27, 2013 by ehurst

This is going to sound arrogant; I can’t help that. I am very leery of people who chatter so much about leaving the churches. Most of them are trying to escape something prodding their inflamed conscience. They mutter on and … Continue reading →

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Not Gonna Happen

Posted on October 16, 2013 by ehurst

My religion will never explode into popularity. Let’s pretend for a moment that my religious teachings took off, that somehow this stuff caught on and folks began flocking to Christian Mysticism. What would it look like? I’d first have to … Continue reading →

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God’s Hesitation

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ehurst

Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not quarrel or cry out, … Continue reading →

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DIY Christianity

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ehurst

If I were leading a movement, it would be an anti-denominational movement. Granted, an awful lot of folks who claim something like that are actually fighting for their denomination as the only proper one. I’m doing nothing of the sort. … Continue reading →

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