Tag Archives: moral development

Who Could Leave?

Posted on October 10, 2024 by ehurst

If you can begin to absorb the Hebrew outlook on time versus the western emphasis on efficiency, then you will understand the seeming lack of hurry for most things in Scripture. And the few times you read “make haste” become … Continue reading →

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What Humanity Deserves

Posted on November 7, 2023 by ehurst

Even folks who follow my writings struggle with getting a clear image in their minds: We are fallen creatures. In our present mortal form, the default divine justice is a short miserable life and a lingering painful death. That’s you … Continue reading →

Posted in sanity | Tagged covenant, curses and blessings, death and destruction, divine election, moral development, oppression, political power, predestination, The Curse, the Fall | 1 Comment

Can I Interest You in a Metaphorical Shovel?

Posted on December 13, 2018 by ehurst

You can’t call it an ambition, but I strive to one end in this life: I want to be translated into Heaven like Enoch and Elijah. Getting there requires using everything God has granted us in this world to be … Continue reading →

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You Cannot Trust Reality

Posted on September 16, 2016 by ehurst

We’ve all experienced it at one time or another. You proceed along some route of travel and suddenly some other traveler appears out of nowhere. Maybe you collide or maybe you just get a shock from how near you came … Continue reading →

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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

Posted on April 13, 2015 by ehurst

The text of my book Heart of Faith is essentially complete, but I’m not going to finalize it for publication until I’ve serialized the entire draft here. Meanwhile, I have time on my hands to pray and contemplate other things. … Continue reading →

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Governed by Self-indulgence

Posted on January 12, 2014 by ehurst

Don’t be self-indulgent and allow yourself to operate like a six-year-old. When I describe the stages of human moral development, I’m offering a frame of reference. It’s a working model of how things tend to go. So when I say … Continue reading →

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