Tag Archives: heart-mind

Verbal Restraints

Posted on March 13, 2016 by ehurst

I want you to be free, including free to dispute what I say. Having you follow your own heart-mind leading will, in the long run, make my world a better place and improve my opportunities to glorify Christ. So the … Continue reading →

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Advocacy of Glory

Posted on March 10, 2016 by ehurst

From time to time I still get various communications that presume to encourage support or advocacy for various efforts to protect or recover “our rights.” I’ve warned often that neither the language nor ideas based on “rights” are from Scripture. … Continue reading →

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Program Notes: Reviewing Dispensationalism

Posted on March 8, 2016 by ehurst

I’ve been reading my own stuff for review and picking up some fresh sources I’ve not seen before. What’s crazy about Dispensational doctrine is that there is some crazy mythology about the people involved here in the US. For example, … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Healing Miracle

Posted on March 7, 2016 by ehurst

I’m an introvert. This short list covers it well enough in my case. For example, I can preach to a huge audience and get them to listen; people tell me I have energy and charisma in the pulpit. But I’m … Continue reading →

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So Speaks the Redbud

Posted on March 4, 2016 by ehurst

Sometimes I struggle with the words. When I climbed up the embankment at the crash site yesterday where Midwest Boulevard passes under Turner Turnpike, what passed between me and that redbud tree with magenta buds peeking out on its branches … Continue reading →

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Not the Same Anymore

Posted on February 29, 2016 by ehurst

I was a big fan. Bryan Duncan nailed it once during a phone interview. He told the radio DJ that he hoped he wasn’t the same man he was two weeks ago because he felt he had a long way … Continue reading →

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Heartless Evangelism

Posted on February 28, 2016 by ehurst

Our apartment complex has a posted sign about no solicitation. Once that sign is posted, you have to get management’s permission for any random door-knocking. Court precedent in this state has made it clear that door-knocking evangelism is covered under … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Outreach

Posted on February 28, 2016 by ehurst

As we use it here, the phrase “heart-led existence” is the same as walking by the spirit or walking by faith. Our problem is that those New Testament phrases come with a lot of baggage in the minds of readers, … Continue reading →

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Post-Zionist PTSD

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ehurst

The ineffable moral Law of God calls to all humans. It is not a question of performance, but of commitment. This thing is the nature of love itself; you can’t be drawn to the moral character of God without being … Continue reading →

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Decision Disaster

Posted on February 25, 2016 by ehurst

People have alleged all kinds of silly, goofy stuff about Billy Graham. Granted, his children have waded through enough scandal, but aside from a few unguarded jokes, the man himself is untouched by noteworthy moral failures. That is, unless you … Continue reading →

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