Tag Archives: peace

More Random Stuff

Posted on May 10, 2017 by ehurst

A witless comedian has complained about God. The only reasonable answer to fools like that is: God didn’t make the world like this. The world He made was wonderful; it was Eden. The problems with this world are our making. … Continue reading →

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Behind My Fiction

Posted on May 4, 2017 by ehurst

Call it what it is. People need health care. There is no way in Hell the US economy can support what the people could use, so the only question is how much is “enough” to be worth the trouble. The … Continue reading →

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Mysticism and Moral Reality

Posted on May 1, 2017 by ehurst

It’s one thing for me to teach Biblical Law, offering it as the ideal for human existence. It’s quite a different thing for me to suggest choices we might make in the current context. And it is yet again something … Continue reading →

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Not Grumpy, Just Realistic

Posted on February 22, 2017 by ehurst

If you think Microsoft is treating their users bad by firing their entire quality assurance team and foisting alpha and beta ware on everyone, or their Orwellian snooping built into the OS, and the forced advertising, you should see how … Continue reading →

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Psalm 119: Shin 161-168

Posted on February 11, 2017 by ehurst

This octet celebrates the Serenity of the Law, for obedience to God is its own reward. This isn’t just ordinary folks, but powerful nobles have brought pressure to bear on the psalmist. Worse, it’s for no good reason, but they … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Real

Posted on January 7, 2017 by ehurst

I’m hoping I can draw a rather complete image for you in terms of moral implications. It’s too easy to be drawn off course by propaganda. Let me recall to your mind The Cult. Let’s remind ourselves that it’s a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste It

Posted on August 25, 2016 by ehurst

We could comment prophetically on the scene around us. For example, the Civil Rights Movement — it’s not as if there were no real problems there, but they were never solved. Instead, new problems were introduced because, whatever it was … Continue reading →

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Calm

Posted on August 17, 2016 by ehurst

It’s been quiet in my soul all day. Not silent; that’s entirely different — just quiet. There are things to do. I got the FTP server running but I can’t yet tell if it’s accessible to anyone but me. If … Continue reading →

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My Father’s World, Part 1

Posted on July 18, 2016 by ehurst

When we read the Bible, we are facing two layers of false mythology. The first is the underlying bias of the translators. In the US, our religious culture is largely the product of the Anglo-Saxon biases behind the King James … Continue reading →

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Not Trendy

Posted on July 1, 2016 by ehurst

I was invited by the secretive and ghostly unnamed party running My Trending Stories to join their stable of writers. I gave them an honest shot, even going so far as writing a first article to post. But I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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