Tag Archives: divine calling

Prayer for Polarization

Posted on July 17, 2024 by ehurst

How to you handle spite directed at you? I’m not worried about people who disagree with me. They have been present from the first day I began blogging back around 2000. Some within community disagree with some of what I … Continue reading →

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Kiln of the Soul: Leadership

Posted on January 9, 2024 by ehurst

Instead of a rational framework, I want to present our vision in terms of boundaries. Some of it is in layers. There’s no way I can cover everything that might arise as we move forward in this vision, but there … Continue reading →

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God Doesn’t Play Games

Posted on June 23, 2021 by ehurst

Something has been cooking in the back of my soul for a couple of days. I expect it will spin off several posts, but the first one is this: I’m living in a miracle marriage. No one has to tell … Continue reading →

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No Longer a Denizen

Posted on April 15, 2021 by ehurst

I’m no longer a denizen of the Net. While attending high school way back in the 1970s, I was introduced to a very primitive computer, a simple math machine. In college there were some slightly less primitive machines, but still … Continue reading →

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Again: Mission, Method, Means

Posted on February 28, 2021 by ehurst

The task before us is to shine the light of God’s glory into a fallen world. How people react to our testimony is virtually out of our control, but having a testimony is well within our grasp. Our frame of … Continue reading →

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Mission Tactics and Resources

Posted on February 9, 2021 by ehurst

When the truth becomes so important to you that you’ll pay for the privilege of sharing it, then you can claim to be a messenger for God. I’m waiting to see how many Christian authors will keep writing and publishing … Continue reading →

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Not Any Kind of Norm

Posted on December 7, 2020 by ehurst

My life is by no means any kind of norm. Yet, I insist that if God can do certain works in my life, that justifies believing He can do something similar in your life. He may not; I can’t pretend … Continue reading →

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On God’s Terms

Posted on November 15, 2020 by ehurst

I strive after shalom. That’s peace with God; it’s living consistently with His revelation. This world nailed Christ to the Cross; peace with God means enmity with the world. There’s no avoiding that. The Holy Spirit makes me desire peace … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned

Posted on October 30, 2020 by ehurst

Radix Fidem is faith-driven. I’ve consistently taught that you should follow your own convictions, and that the only reason we have anything to share is to offer examples of what’s possible. The whole idea is to drive you to look … Continue reading →

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Selling Shalom Tourism

Posted on August 28, 2020 by ehurst

I am expendable. It was never my intention to build some kind of legacy in my name. From the very start, I strove to work within the system. I really was dedicated to the gospel message. I was deluded in … Continue reading →

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