Tag Archives: heart-led

Lonely Mission

Posted on December 25, 2019 by ehurst

Merry Christmas! Think about it: Jesus was alone. Not just on the Cross as our Savior, but as a human being. How many people did He encounter who actually understood what He was doing? His closest friends and relatives among … Continue reading →

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Do You See It?

Posted on December 15, 2019 by ehurst

Can you see what I see? Jesus didn’t want people clinging to His resurrected body. The reason should have been obvious: Cling to Him in your hearts, not in the flesh. The time to cling to Him was after He … Continue reading →

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Whining Is Anti-faith

Posted on November 26, 2019 by ehurst

Message to myself: The essence of faith in this life is learning how to live with suffering and sorrow. The mark of faith is patience and persistence. A primary mark of rejecting faith is bristling at inconvenience. It starts with … Continue reading →

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Why We Teach Biblical Law

Posted on November 25, 2019 by ehurst

Among the many different ways we might formulate an answer to the question in the title, there’s one that really matters: keeping morality conscious. The power of human coercion is emotion. The negative emotions that bind us all tend to … Continue reading →

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Change of Heart

Posted on November 19, 2019 by ehurst

I’m including a couple of shots from Miracle Hill out at Draper Lake, just for fun. One of my readers told me a relative got a heart transplant. How does that affect my teaching about the heart-led way, and about … Continue reading →

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Talk the Walk

Posted on October 23, 2019 by ehurst

This won’t take long. When I talk to people about religion and faith, most of what I say that seems to have any real impact is just this: Listen to your heart. Walk by convictions, not reason. You can’t trust … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Moses’ Law Series

Posted on October 21, 2019 by ehurst

The next series of weekly Bible studies will be the Covenant Law of Israel. This is in keeping with 2 Timothy 2:15, in which their Scriptures was then only the Old Testament. We are to study the Law to discern … Continue reading →

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The Heart Must Lead

Posted on October 3, 2019 by ehurst

I’m going to oversimplify so that we can see the big picture. Humans were intended to be family for God. Granted, that was in the context of His much larger family, which included a lot of other kinds of beings … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 16:16-33

Posted on September 28, 2019 by ehurst

Once again, Jesus makes a very firm assertion about the Spirit Realm. The whole point here is to heighten their adherence to an otherworldly focus. As long as their minds and motives are locked in this prison existence, they cannot … Continue reading →

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Pictures and Prattle

Posted on September 27, 2019 by ehurst

These images came from recent rides around Draper Lake. This first image is some peculiar “art installation” along the bikeway at SE 119th Street. It didn’t show up well in previous attempts to shoot it because the sun was always … Continue reading →

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