Tag Archives: heart-mind

What’s on Your Heart?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by ehurst

This continues the two previous posts. There’s no shortcut. You just have to do it and find your own path. I can describe for you how scholars in the ANE would have learned to operate from the heart instead of … Continue reading →

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Shadowing a Working God

Posted on April 8, 2020 by ehurst

We don’t deny instrumentality; we deny that it is the only principle at work. The human intellect is a good servant and dreadful master. It can do a good job as long as it is not in charge; there must … Continue reading →

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Let Me Un-explain It

Posted on August 29, 2019 by ehurst

Mainstream Western church leaders do teach there is a difference between Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology. For the most part, the latter is actually more of biblical doctrine in their minds. That is, they see it as revealed assertions around … Continue reading →

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Science Not Pointless, But Can Be

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ehurst

I’m responding to this article. For those familiar with the study of philosophy, it seems rather simple. However, for those who aren’t used to delving into fundamental cultural assumptions, it may be challenging. The biblical position is in two steps. … Continue reading →

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Covenant Manhood 05

Posted on July 28, 2018 by ehurst

Mystery is essential to our existence. We are designed to live by revelation. Our God is too great and marvelous for us to understand, and this is part of what draws us to Him. Revelation necessarily includes an element of … Continue reading →

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This Life Is Death

Posted on January 24, 2018 by ehurst

I want to refresh the logic here on something. Our American culture stoutly militates against the truth. Creation is not fallen; mankind is fallen. We were designed to be eternal creatures, placed in a Garden where not much else lives … Continue reading →

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Many Are Called; Few Respond

Posted on January 10, 2018 by ehurst

We cannot know what Adam and Eve knew when they ate the Forbidden Fruit. We do get the feeling they were led astray, which is what we would expect. Satan came to them as a powerful archangel and they respected … Continue reading →

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The Supernatural

Posted on December 21, 2017 by ehurst

Just a quick note… In many ways, the word “supernatural” is mostly used in place of “inexplicable” in the sense that it signals something from another realm of existence. Granted, in movies and other forms of fiction, it is almost … Continue reading →

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Transparency and Fruit

Posted on November 13, 2017 by ehurst

The fruit is not yet ripe for America’s crisis. I’m reaching for transparency. Bluntly: You deserve a chance to discount my narrative if it doesn’t apply to you. Your heart rules best when your mind is clear, so I want … Continue reading →

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Divine Need to Know

Posted on November 8, 2017 by ehurst

Understanding God’s ways makes Creation more predictable. Life in this world is not so random as it appears. God has revealed His ways sufficient to make sense of things you need to know for your individual calling. It truly does … Continue reading →

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