Tag Archives: mysticism

Vanquishing the Self

Posted on June 23, 2014 by ehurst

This is something with which I struggle even today. There is a time and place for the prickly response. Those are the moments when, as best you can discern, nothing else will do in pursuing your mission. There are contexts … Continue reading →

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Linked to Eternity

Posted on June 21, 2014 by ehurst

There are no particular facts, but Scripture indicates spiritual awakening is all-or-nothing. Once the Spirit invades your being, all of Eternity comes with Him. The connection is complete. Why it is we cannot then immediately exercise all the gifts of … Continue reading →

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Meta-religion

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ehurst

In English, “meta” anything is an effort to understand the thought and process of the thing itself. If I use the term “meta-blogging,” you would recognize that as a reference to blogging about blogging itself. So obviously meta-religion is religious … Continue reading →

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Defining Truth

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ehurst

Truth is a moral abstract, not an attribute of information. “Truth” is a word used in all sorts of ways, typically when asserting something entirely too easily proven false. Our main problem is how the world is handled conceptually. In … Continue reading →

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Source Checking

Posted on June 12, 2014 by ehurst

I’m sincerely glad there are people who have time and inclination to check the sources on propaganda. This is the best thing about the Internet, and one of the primary reasons for all the efforts to throttle it and control … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Never Comes (Updated)

Posted on June 11, 2014 by ehurst

There’s no tomorrow. That is, there’s no tomorrow if “tomorrow” means more of today. This seems like a good time to remind my American readers that we are under God’s wrath and it’s going to get worse before it’s over. … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on June 6, 2014 by ehurst

PCM was a great reminder. The effort to go through it enough times to reduce some of my obscure grammar and expand on some areas where it moved too fast was a real blessing. It reminded me of things that … Continue reading →

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Book Progress

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ehurst

The Practice of Christian Mysticism is up to ten chapters now. Most of it will not be new to regular readers, though perhaps expressed freshly. Some of it is drawn from older documents on my static site, some from even … Continue reading →

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

Posted on June 1, 2014 by ehurst

First, I’m grateful to all of you who subscribe (now nearly 400) or who regularly check this blog. I am flattered and blessed by your attention. So far as I know, this blog will not depart from the message that … Continue reading →

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Church Admin: Rationale

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ehurst

Despite my affinity for the Internet and what I regard as the rising Networked Civilization, I will be the first to tell you it’s not enough. It’s not enough as a basis for building a solid revelation community on this … Continue reading →

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