Tag Archives: heart-mind

Don’t Waste It

Posted on August 25, 2016 by ehurst

We could comment prophetically on the scene around us. For example, the Civil Rights Movement — it’s not as if there were no real problems there, but they were never solved. Instead, new problems were introduced because, whatever it was … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Darkness 02

Posted on August 12, 2016 by ehurst

By now we should understand that the term “demon possession” conjures a wholly bogus image of how things actually work. The question is not binary; all of us suffer some demonic presence in our lives to varying degrees. There is … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Darkness 01

Posted on August 11, 2016 by ehurst

Let’s take a fresh look at the Dark Side, shall we? Take a moment to refocus your awareness in your heart-mind. Get a good grip on the moral anchorage of your convictions, because we need to face some stormy truth. … Continue reading →

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Taste the Wind

Posted on August 3, 2016 by ehurst

The heavens record the glory of God; And the firmament declares His handiwork. Day unto day gushes with speech, And night unto night reveals awareness. There is no speech, and there are no words; Their voice is not heard. (Psalm … Continue reading →

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Wordless Truth

Posted on August 1, 2016 by ehurst

(This is the instructional portion of today’s message. The prophetic portion is in another blog post.) Of course, I used the word “instructional” advisedly because it can’t be taught, only caught. Nobody can tell you much about how the heart … 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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Out in the Social Wilderness

Posted on July 25, 2016 by ehurst

Your heart knows when you don’t belong. There was a time I was still sensitive to the opinions of others, in the sense that I felt a need for affirmation from my associates. It was the nightmare world of my … Continue reading →

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My Father’s World, Part 6

Posted on July 23, 2016 by ehurst

We must live in the Land Without Words. In our English translations of the Bible, we have this expression: “someone’s word.” It shows up in our phrase, “the Word of God.” Our culture offers no good translation of the Hebrew … Continue reading →

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My Father’s World, Part 4

Posted on July 21, 2016 by ehurst

In the moral realm, the supernatural is natural; the paranormal is normal. Creation is loaded with manifestations of God’s glory and power. Why stop with spooky stuff? Human existence is filled with things that man’s intellect could never understand. If … Continue reading →

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Take No Prisoners

Posted on July 20, 2016 by ehurst

Moral reasoning is the master of all human knowledge. Without moral valuation, nothing else matters, because nature itself objects to moral vacuity. Reality will crush you unless you first establish a heart-led moral frame of reference. And the heart-mind alone … Continue reading →

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