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Psalm 68

Posted on September 19, 2015 by ehurst

David uses here a collection of images and figures of speech we don’t see anywhere else. While we have no doubt that the bulk of his writing is consistently symbolic and loaded with parables, it serves well to tread carefully … Continue reading →

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Birthday Ride

Posted on September 18, 2015 by ehurst

Thank you so much for dropping by on my 59th birthday. To celebrate I did something quite different, riding north and then west. While little of it was actually new territory for me, I’d never been out this way on … Continue reading →

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Not Our Allies

Posted on September 2, 2015 by ehurst

I suppose the title should be more like “The Greatest Threat to Our Parish” but that might attract the wrong kind of attention. First, let me suggest this article: Dominionism Takes Center Stage in America. The author overstates some links … Continue reading →

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The Cult, Part 2

Posted on August 24, 2015 by ehurst

Throughout recorded history, Jews have had a tough time with everyone else. That the rabbinate became Hellenized does not mean they were Hellenic. I refer to it often as a bastardized intellectual shift because it is not exactly a full … Continue reading →

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The Cult, Part 1

Posted on August 24, 2015 by ehurst

There is a secretive cabal committed to enslaving humanity to their agenda. Try to understand that my use of the term “cult” here does not signal a discrete organization as we might typically expect from our cultural mythology. In fact, … Continue reading →

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More on Foul Winds

Posted on August 23, 2015 by ehurst

If this is your first visit here, you’ll probably struggle with a lot of catching up to do. This post is specifically for my virtual parish here, but the whole world is welcome to come and read it. Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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Meta-religion and the Reformation

Posted on August 2, 2015 by ehurst

We bother studying history and other social sciences so we can more intelligently recognize how we got where we are today, and contrast that against where God said we should be. We are then in a better position to plot … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Chatter, August 2015

Posted on August 2, 2015 by ehurst

God morning! Come on in and have a cup of your favorite liquid stimulant while we chat. It’s hot outside these days, but we got a slight break in the temperatures. This allowed me to leave a little later in … Continue reading →

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Psalm 59

Posted on July 18, 2015 by ehurst

The third in a row resting on the tune of “Do Not Destroy,” this psalm reflects events described in 1 Samuel 19. David went home after one of Saul’s outbursts that began a more concerted effort to eliminate him. Saul … Continue reading →

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Photolog 12: Good Days and Bad

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ehurst

Just a reminder: all images are clickable for a larger view. First, let me refer you back to a previous post about the Midwest City ride I took on a rainy day. Today I completed the intended loop. The first … Continue reading →

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