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Clumsiness Is a Disability

Posted on February 17, 2010 by ehurst

I break things, spill stuff, and generally make messes every day. That has nothing to do with my habits of cleanliness, since I’m actually a neat-nik. It’s just I have to spend a portion of every day cleaning up after … Continue reading →

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Church Polity Is Politics

Posted on February 15, 2010 by ehurst

The biggest barrier to understanding the Bible is built on the foundation of false Western epistemology. Getting your head inside the biblical epistemology will help you understand a whole raft of issues far more accurately. The greatest barrier built on … Continue reading →

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The Interstellar Anthropologist, Part 2: Research

Posted on October 29, 2009 by ehurst

He stared into the darkened ceiling. The concept of “bureaucratic efficiency” had been an oxymoron since the creation of bureaucrats. His request for a separate space to simply sit and think quietly was almost unheard of in that day and … Continue reading →

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Stumbling through the Mirror

Posted on August 25, 2009 by ehurst

There’s nothing like suddenly gaining insight into your own character, something hidden for many years. It has long been my contention God called me to serve Him. At the time, the obvious meaning was to aim at pastoral ministry. That … Continue reading →

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Turn It Off

Posted on August 4, 2009 by ehurst

The mainstream medium was never meant to actually inform anyone, only to provide a means for advertisers to reach the consumer. When you consume the mainstream output, you are not the customer. The advertiser is the customer, and you are … Continue reading →

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Silly Debates on Creation

Posted on August 3, 2009 by ehurst

Recently my surfing has taken me across a collection of discussions about Creationism and Evolution, along with the variations attached to them. A primary flaw in all of this is making it man-centered. By “man-centered” we are dipping once again … Continue reading →

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Yet More Global Deception

Posted on July 12, 2009 by ehurst

“You can’t make a parable walk on all fours.” I was amazed at the time I heard that, how a rural preacher could point out something thousands of scholars had missed over the centuries. While my little parable implied there … Continue reading →

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