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EH&D 7

Posted on August 2, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) False Activism There is a sense in which all activism is inherently false. That’s because the concept of democracy is one of the most harmful mythologies … Continue reading →

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EH&D 4

Posted on July 30, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) It’s People People cannot give you objective truth, only their own experience of it. That was inherent in my caveat at the beginning of this book. … Continue reading →

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The Doctrine of Leverage

Posted on July 16, 2014 by ehurst

Our doctrine is that changing human behavior requires leverage. Any leverage we might have comes from God alone. God may permit humans to chase a lot of different approaches for gaining leverage, but His moral character restricts His servants to … Continue reading →

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Failure to Act Is No Sin

Posted on July 10, 2014 by ehurst

One of the greatest mistakes we make as believers is to surrender our allegiance to Christ in favor of allowing someone else to be our false Christ. The frantic urgency of activism assumes a self-evident course of action is the … Continue reading →

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Depression and the Spirit

Posted on June 29, 2014 by ehurst

This is something that’s been rumbling around in my head for a while. Recently someone asked a question about it and it seems a good time to post on it. God’s revelation is a two-edged sword, we are told in … Continue reading →

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Psalm 4

Posted on June 28, 2014 by ehurst

This is considered by scholars as a song of the evening. It’s another of those psalms that sound far better in Hebrew than in any translation. What comes across as simple and simplistic truism is actually quite majestic in tone. … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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