Tag Archives: mission

On the Road Again

Posted on April 23, 2015 by ehurst

For the past month, our car has not moved. My wife managed to get use of something else temporarily while we tried to get some help diagnosing the problem. Lots of promises that turned out to be vapor. Finally we … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged christian mysticism, friendship, mission, transportation | 2 Comments

Heart of Faith: Insertion

Posted on April 14, 2015 by ehurst

(This was a delayed submission that will be in the book, inserted before my story.) Jeanette’s Story My parents were cold and unloving and had no idea how to prepare their daughters for living in this world. After I gave … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | Tagged marriage, mission, peace, sensory heart | 2 Comments

Heart of Faith: Chapter 9

Posted on April 13, 2015 by ehurst

Chapter 9 — My Story God laid upon the family household the duty to provide children with a frame of reference, a structure that would include and enable a grasp of God’s moral Law. It’s a bias. To be human … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | Tagged christian mysticism, epistemology, family, frame of reference, mission, moral character, mysticism, publishing, sensory heart, spirituality, writing | 1 Comment

World of the Damned

Posted on March 5, 2015 by ehurst

Christ considered death on the Cross as His greatest victory. Stop reading things like that as religious language with its own sacred meaning. Read that as you would any normal English communication. What our world still thinks of as a … Continue reading →

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Two Wings of the Same Vulture

Posted on March 2, 2015 by ehurst

It became popular some years ago to refer to the two primary US political parties as the red and blue wings on a doomed aircraft. It didn’t’ matter which color you favored, the destination was the same. Only a fool … Continue reading →

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Stability in Motion

Posted on March 1, 2015 by ehurst

I was altogether serious about it. In my mind was a wealth of possibilities for building a new and different kind of faith community. I still hope to see that, but I won’t be involved in that mission in the … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged civilization, epistemology, faith community, faith in God, individual faith, mission, mysticism, religion, spirituality | Comments Off

Never Alone

Posted on February 26, 2015 by ehurst

I don’t feel the least bit lonely. Inner turmoil is the native human element. Want to end all tension? Die. Meanwhile, if you live, then a gnawing sense of longing for something or other is our native element here on … Continue reading →

Posted in sanity | Tagged mission, mysticism, peace, philosophy, psychology, resistance, Scott Peck, spirituality, Thomas Szasz, western civilization | 1 Comment

It Would Work without Me

Posted on February 16, 2015 by ehurst

The word “faith” itself connotes an ultimate confidence in things we cannot possibly understand, much less control. I can tell you that it’s there. I can show you what it does to me when I touch it. My words just … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged communion, ministry, mission, mysticism, nature, pastoral care, psychology, religion, sensory heart | 6 Comments

The Thrill Is Gone

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ehurst

I used to obsess over every detail, all the options, every possibility that I could imagine. It was more than a hobby; it was a way of life. Now I just don’t care any more. Adequate for the mission is … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged computers, ministry, mission, peace, technology | 3 Comments

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