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Proverbs 5

Posted on March 24, 2015 by ehurst

Sometimes wisdom is the result of many painful lessons over a long life. Notice that Solomon doesn’t demand that his readers obey simple edicts, but offers his own experience. We happen to know that Solomon did have long experience with … Continue reading →

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Psalm 3

Posted on June 21, 2014 by ehurst

The context is inserted by tradition, not a part of the original words, referencing events in 2 Samuel 15. It is by no means implausible. This psalm reveals how David was hardly arrogant, rather quite confident in the power of … Continue reading →

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Pain Is Gain

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ehurst

It wasn’t working right. My “new” laptop was behaving inconsistently with Xubuntu, so I had to test other options. Every time there was update, it broke something. Win7 certainly didn’t work; the manufacturer’s drivers kept breaking the file system and … Continue reading →

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We Got Issues

Posted on July 9, 2013 by ehurst

Issues-based politics, and its whore, issues-based religion, manifest one of the greatest sins of Western Civilization. The Bible takes an organic approach. Issues are already settled because they don’t arise except as anomalies. Folks, the fundamental nature of government is … Continue reading →

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