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HTCG 03c

Posted on September 23, 2024 by ehurst

Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 1: The Time of Heavenly Luminaries Subpart c: Time-rhythms rather than Time-cycles or Time-lines We can be sure that humans and even animals sense the rhythms of … Continue reading →

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Sane Limits

Posted on March 16, 2024 by ehurst

Bear with me a moment, as this will seem at first like chasing a rabbit. The rabbit is running in the same direction we are. Do you understand the inherent flaw of that academic discipline called Economics? It’s one unquestioned … Continue reading →

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Child Trafficking Is a Western Problem

Posted on November 9, 2020 by ehurst

Teach your children about heart-led moral truth. There are some who say the current political regime in the USA has accomplished great things. On the list of victories they cite is a huge number of “child trafficking” prosecutions. It’s a … Continue reading →

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The Real Parties

Posted on January 18, 2020 by ehurst

There are two political parties in the US. Some claim there are more, but those others are just variations on the basic two. First is the materialistic middle-class pretentious liars. Their moral self-image is a false front, a moral depravity … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Augustine?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by ehurst

(This is being cross-posted on both blogs.) A fundamental element in my personal sense of calling is putting the gospel message in reach of everyone. There are plenty of good servants of God who helped me along the way; most … Continue reading →

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Resting on the Lord Alone

Posted on August 8, 2019 by ehurst

The average America isn’t really much a thinker. They aren’t aware of their own legacy of intellectual pursuits. Classical education is mostly dead in the West. Among those who do tend to give some consideration to thinking logically, the vast … Continue reading →

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Alternate Realities?

Posted on July 31, 2019 by ehurst

Someone asked the question about whether I believe in alternate realities. Yes, I believe such a thing exists. There’s nothing suggesting you have to agree with me, but I find it the simplest explanation of how God does some things. … Continue reading →

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Economists Ruin Everything

Posted on April 11, 2019 by ehurst

The birth of modern academic economics is the fault of Adam Smith. He was a philosopher who blathered about a lot of things. To this day, much of economic theory comes from his writings, and it has always been marginally … Continue reading →

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Chasing Their Tails

Posted on January 12, 2019 by ehurst

This is as much for me as anyone else. I encountered a bunch of highfalutin philosophical stuff this week. Sure, I can understand most of it, and I don’t like it. We are caught between two worlds right now. The … Continue reading →

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Omni This-n-That

Posted on December 7, 2018 by ehurst

Supposed attributes of God, omniscience, omnipotence, omni-benevolence — they are all mere logical terms. To apply them to God actually brings Him down because He transcends the categories. They aren’t that useful as theological statements because theology itself must of … Continue reading →

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