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Job 2

Posted on August 10, 2013 by ehurst

The same scenario in the Spirit Realm comes around again, where God holds court with His angelic servants. Satan appears faithfully, but without faith. He suggests Job’s words of praise were a cheap attempt to bargain with God for nothing … Continue reading →

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Democratization of Religion

Posted on August 8, 2013 by ehurst

God is actively involved in devolving human activity down to the control of the individual. This does not contradict my blather about tribal lifestyle in the least. Social stability is the issue, and breaking non-family power structures is an unmitigated … Continue reading →

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About the Bible

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ehurst

I’m not picking on anyone in particular here. We talk about the Bible as “God’s Word.” Chances are these days, if some brand of English is your native tongue, you received a really bad education. You aren’t entirely to blame … Continue reading →

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 3

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ehurst

It’s All in the Family It’s not for nothing He said we should call Him “Father.” In Scripture, the family is the anchoring point of all human activity. This is perhaps one of the most difficult claims to make in … Continue reading →

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 2

Posted on August 5, 2013 by ehurst

His Call Our Divine Sheikh owns us. You have to wipe away the idiocy of thinking you could possibly be free. That’s a myth peculiar to the West. All living beings are accountable to someone else, and eventually we are … Continue reading →

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We Aren’t Ready

Posted on August 5, 2013 by ehurst

In the social sciences, we are forced to strip out threads of reality because no human can possibly grasp the totality of what happened in the past or what’s happening right now. We do not even have an economic model … Continue reading →

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Boomer Dementia

Posted on August 4, 2013 by ehurst

Most of us have some idea of what Dementia/Alzheimer’s looks like. What we may not know is the entire complex as we know it is dominated by the single largest group of patients suffering from it: Baby Boomers. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 1

Posted on August 4, 2013 by ehurst

It’s Personal And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Jesus said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 2

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 2 — Mystical Reading of ANE Literature A critical part of mysticism is teaching the mind to serve, not lead. While we don’t have too many ANE words that can be translated as “intuition,” it’s clearly one of the … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 3

Posted on July 25, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 3 — Abraham from Mesopotamia If you don’t understand Abraham the man, you cannot understand the Bible. The Genesis account makes no pretense at dating anything; it simply offers pivotal points along the path of revelation. The lack of … Continue reading →

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