Tag Archives: compassion

Fuzzy Reality

Posted on December 16, 2025 by ehurst

Apparently this warrants further explanation: Factual accuracy is a peculiar obsession with western culture. It is by no means a biblical emphasis. It seems I’m often reminding folks that this world is a deception in the first place. Our “reality” … Continue reading →

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Sabbath: Celebrating Freedom

Posted on July 19, 2025 by ehurst

Leviticus 23:3 — “Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all … Continue reading →

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Not a Human Center

Posted on June 5, 2025 by ehurst

The New Testament says it clearly in many different ways: Contend for the truth. This is the image of spiritual warfare, fighting the Enemy and his allies in the Unseen Realm. We’ve said it here often enough that the true … Continue reading →

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They Are Not the Reason

Posted on May 20, 2025 by ehurst

One of the things we keep running into in our witness for Scripture is western utilitarian assumptions. This is whence we get the idea of “making the world a better place”. That, plus the subconscious western assumption that this world … Continue reading →

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Saddling Up

Posted on August 4, 2024 by ehurst

I had another message ready, but the real world has intruded once again. I believe I should meet the need as it arises. I suppose most of you are aware that we are on the brink of war in the … Continue reading →

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Content or Compassion?

Posted on July 14, 2024 by ehurst

Do you understand the concept of diplomacy? The Law of Christ is that we love each other as He loved us. In Ephesians 4:15, the proper grammatical expression in English is about how you live, not just what you say. … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 13

Posted on October 28, 2023 by ehurst

One thing Paul never had to say to the church at Corinth was that they were free from the Law. This was probably the one teaching they understood best. Unfortunately, it became the excuse for an awful lot of extreme … Continue reading →

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Ruled by Compassion

Posted on October 20, 2020 by ehurst

As Jesus’ cousin and possibly His closest human friend, John is considered the Apostle closest to the Master’s heart, particularly in his writings. It was John who revealed that Jesus said at the Last Supper: “A new commandment I give … Continue reading →

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Sense the Moment

Posted on May 26, 2020 by ehurst

So we are accountable for the message, but not the reception. Only God can grant the reception. The greatest disaster in evangelical church history was the rise of the notion that the believer is derelict if he/she does not use … Continue reading →

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Fellowship Is His Glory

Posted on August 15, 2019 by ehurst

The key to shalom is fellowship. During my time serving with the US Army in the Netherlands, I became fully conscious of the power of Christian fellowship that reaches across sectarian boundaries. It was like stumbling into the light and … Continue reading →

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