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This World Is Not My Home

Posted on February 28, 2013 by ehurst

True believers do not belong in this world. We have no home, no place to rest and be ourselves. While we could say the church is supposed to be the place where we can openly live according to the Spirit, … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Ruminations

Posted on February 24, 2013 by ehurst

I struggle daily — hourly — living in two worlds. It’s already a major strain trying to live in Two Realms at the same time, but I am also pushing against a bitter hostility to the truth from virtually the … Continue reading →

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Our Greatest Fears

Posted on February 21, 2013 by ehurst

The things we fear most are hard-wired into our civilization. Here in the US, there are a handful of hot-button issues that can be guaranteed to elicit much wailing and gnashing of teeth at the mere mention. I’ve dealt with … Continue reading →

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The New Network Tribe

Posted on February 16, 2013 by ehurst

In times past leaderless organization was a theory, but in the Network Age, it is becoming dominant. The fundamental element of Ancient Hebrew society was the extended family household. Without them, you were dead, often literally. No one else would … Continue reading →

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IP and God's Laws

Posted on February 12, 2013 by ehurst

In God’s Laws, there are two essential periods observed in economics. The first is personal debt; the limit was seven years — sabbatical. The second was systemic debt, limited to fifty years — Jubilee. The second is well understood and … Continue reading →

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We Live for His Glory

Posted on February 12, 2013 by ehurst

The most difficult thing to explain to Christians is the full meaning of embracing the demands of God’s glory. From the very earliest days of my spiritual awareness, going back to the 1970s, was the mission of communicating the divine … Continue reading →

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Feminist Power Trips

Posted on February 11, 2013 by ehurst

She was provocative, always dressed inappropriately and flashing as much flesh as she dared. She played the sexual tease game with consummate skill already, having just turned 14. She was attending a tiny private Christian school; always in trouble. She … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 8

Posted on February 5, 2013 by ehurst

I think it’s 8…? Yeah. I gave up on getting Scientific Linux (RHEL clone) working on my laptop. Something broke since the last time I played with it, and the STA Broadcom driver no longer builds. It’s the kind of … Continue reading →

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Not an American

Posted on January 29, 2013 by ehurst

No, I am not an American. I was born and raised in the US, and will probably die here, but I am not an American. In a giant box hardware store, I approached the heavy hand tools rack: shovels, sledge … Continue reading →

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Children as Political Weapons

Posted on January 24, 2013 by ehurst

This is not about family courts, nor gun control. This is about something much uglier, much more dangerous to the unwary. Let me irritate, shock, disgust and also help you understand something so you’ll be able to defang the Devil. … Continue reading →

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