Tag Archives: psychology

What Are You?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by ehurst

Welcome to the real world with all the real people. Even without a formal doctrine of the Fall, we have no trouble seeing that humanity is broken. However, Scripture points out that this broken condition cannot be fixed on our … Continue reading →

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How?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by ehurst

There is no single answer for all of us, but perhaps I can help you serve the Lord better by asking decent questions. I have often said we make a mistake by trying to differentiate between what we presume to … Continue reading →

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The Parable of Malware

Posted on February 2, 2015 by ehurst

Western Civilization is malware. It is so complex and pervasive that most people mistake it for the operating system for human life on this planet. However, it is a huge mask over the real OS and it hands control of … Continue reading →

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Do You Suppose…?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by ehurst

Let’s pretend for must a moment that I’m not some kind of madman or gibbering idiot. I will admit I’m passing through some inner turmoil. The flesh is never ready to serve and mind recoils at things it has never … Continue reading →

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Morality and Privacy

Posted on January 21, 2015 by ehurst

There is no mind so strong against manipulation as the mind which does not stand in its own strength, but is a second-class faculty that serves the heart. One of the things I pray for daily is a better moral … Continue reading →

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Our Lord Answers Prayer

Posted on January 19, 2015 by ehurst

How often have I posted here that God has answered a request? Now imagine what a great many prayers I don’t mention here are still answered. In the next breath I warn you that your requests must be in pursuit … Continue reading →

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Persistence

Posted on January 15, 2015 by ehurst

More clowning for you. I’m not the sharpest guy. At least, not in the sense of being really quick. Sometimes my creativity will make it seem so, but I’m really not that fast. The honest truth is, if I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Taking Turns at Serenity

Posted on January 14, 2015 by ehurst

We have to stand in line. We can’t expect priority treatment, all the more so because we simply don’t have a nifty marketing brand. Our biggest draw is our power to live. You and I understand that we obey cosmic … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Soul

Posted on December 30, 2014 by ehurst

Your mind, with all it’s knowledge, assumptions and beliefs, is just a tool of the soul. I dearly love the work of our dear Sister Wildcucumber. I find her sweet voice worthy of harmonizing with my baritone. The dominant thread … Continue reading →

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The Pastoral Burden

Posted on December 29, 2014 by ehurst

I’m a beast of burden, made and called by God to carry the load. Over the weekend, our subscriber roll swelled by over a dozen. I’m cynical enough to bet that WordPress simply isn’t telling me when people drop their … Continue reading →

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