Tag Archives: fellowship

More on Meta-religion

Posted on June 10, 2017 by ehurst

What holds us together? We have no ideal. At least, we have nothing that most humans would recognize as an ideal, because our aim is otherworldly. Our union is communion on another plane. What holds us together is not in … Continue reading →

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We Want More

Posted on June 7, 2017 by ehurst

Let me attempt to draw a picture here. I very much want a community, a fellowship based on shared beliefs. Not conformity and uniformity, because a primary doctrine at work here is the necessity of seeking to share what can … Continue reading →

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Psalm 133

Posted on May 27, 2017 by ehurst

Here we have a gem that most Westerners miss, not because they don’t read it, but because they don’t get the full depth of meaning. The quintessence of all the biblical covenants together is fellowship and communion on a very … Continue reading →

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Can You See the Vision?

Posted on April 2, 2017 by ehurst

It’s a parallel society. Keep in mind that in most biblical usage, “the world” is the fallen human society without redemption. It’s the same Creation, but with a blinding veil of concrete reality, eating from the Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge … Continue reading →

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Rapprochment

Posted on February 23, 2017 by ehurst

Let’s recall something very important: In Christ we live the paradox of having on the one hand a command to commune with others because it’s the nature of our communion with God. To be one with the Father is to … Continue reading →

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Let Me Know

Posted on January 26, 2017 by ehurst

I was born heart-led. As you might imagine, growing up in a world that denies such a thing, I lived a very tormented childhood. It was a wildly strange and twisted existence, where everyone kept telling me to live my … Continue reading →

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Tell Them You Love Me

Posted on August 23, 2016 by ehurst

(This constitutes a fundamental teaching in our religion.) My aspiration is your affection. Mysticism presumes that what really matters is beyond words. We cannot possibly transmit truth, but we can fellowship in our shared truth via human communications. That requires … Continue reading →

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Misguiding Spirits

Posted on August 18, 2016 by ehurst

What can you do with it? Keep in mind the fundamentals of moral logic. Stated more expansively, I’m asking that you make that conscious effort to defer to your convictions, written on your heart by the finger of God. Keep … Continue reading →

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The Communion of Tribulation

Posted on July 30, 2016 by ehurst

In some ways, there is no going back. This is why I warn readers that, while we do have an obligation to understand the Ancient Near Eastern culture so that we can understand the Bible, we cannot go back and … Continue reading →

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The Language of Heaven

Posted on July 2, 2016 by ehurst

In some circles, it is almost trite to say it: “Praise is the language spoken in Heaven.” That’s because it typically refers to some scripted exercise in emotional manipulation. Yet it remains true that a genuine moment of worship will … Continue reading →

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