Tag Archives: nature

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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A Proverb for Today

Posted on February 19, 2015 by ehurst

Speaking of proverbs… Context: The religion we teach here is non-Western. You knew that, right? To Westerners, that reads as “anti-Western” so I often use that term for the sake of “honesty” as Westerners view things. So, for example, we … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged civilization, culture, epistemology, faith in God, moral consciousness, mysticism, nature, spirituality, western civilization | 2 Comments

A Vision of Sharing

Posted on February 17, 2015 by ehurst

“For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 Shedding the trappings of a broken past is highly variable. God alone decides what survives into the new life He gives each of … Continue reading →

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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

Psalm 37

Posted on February 14, 2015 by ehurst

This is an acrostic psalm loaded with popular proverbs of David’s time. It’s the age old question of why it seems the wicked prosper and the righteous are blown by the winds of blind fortune. On the surface, it appears … Continue reading →

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Broken Boundaries

Posted on February 6, 2015 by ehurst

Do you imagine that our common diseases today were absent from the Garden of Eden? If so, you would still be suffering from Western mythology. In the Hebrew culture, disease wasn’t some alien presence in nature. It was always there, … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged Adam and Eve, epistemology, health, human existence, human suffering, moral authority, moral boundaries, moral consciousness, mysticism, nature, peace | 2 Comments

The Mission before Us

Posted on January 20, 2015 by ehurst

Some thoughts… As always, I support DIY religion. Nothing binds you to my teaching and certainly none of my calling. When I write, I assume you at least have an interest in what I have to say, if not some … Continue reading →

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Trail and Trial

Posted on January 14, 2015 by ehurst

You need a chuckle. If nothing else, I’ll clown for you so you can at least smile. So I tried out the tablet life and it’s not alive for me. I can surf, but when there’s a minor issue with … Continue reading →

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Driven Out

Posted on January 12, 2015 by ehurst

Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged computers, gospel message, mission, mysticism, nature, prayer, spirituality, technology, weather, writing | 2 Comments

Dead Time

Posted on January 2, 2015 by ehurst

It’s not that I have nothing to do. I’m testing ideas involving working with high mobility. Apparently the wifi on our home router isn’t that great. It’s not too bad for Android devices because they are designed to handle low … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged computers, DNS, fitness, internet, nature, networking technology, privacy, trail | 5 Comments

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