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Nonconformist Faith 01

Posted on December 28, 2020 by ehurst

Everything Is a Matter of Conviction Throw it all in the trash. All the assumptions about reality we have been taught are simply to keep us in line. The mere notion that there is an objective reality that we all … Continue reading →

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Nonconformist Faith: Intro

Posted on December 24, 2020 by ehurst

The working title for the new book is Nonconformist Faith. What I’m posting here is the draft for the book. Don’t expect it to flow all at once in a continuous stream. ============ Introduction I am a nonconformist. It’s not … Continue reading →

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It’s Called Acedia

Posted on October 3, 2020 by ehurst

The most important thing I can do is set you free to hear and obey the Lord. I was really surprised that a technology security guy addressed a topic so close to my heart. In historical church theology is the … Continue reading →

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Clinical Evidence for Heart-led

Posted on September 4, 2020 by ehurst

Ref: The Seeds of Shalom Over the years I’ve reiterated the clinical evidence cited in my book, Heart of Faith, indicating that the heart has a sensory field of its own. While in theory that field extends outward to infinity, … Continue reading →

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A Psychology of Temptation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by ehurst

What does God really expect of you? Cry out to Him the moment you sense temptation coming at you. Of course, you first have to invest time and energy understanding what temptation is, and that requires you understand what sin … Continue reading →

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The True Guardian of Souls

Posted on February 18, 2020 by ehurst

I won’t tell you that your heart will protect your mind, only that it can. There is a large body of clinical literature on the power and limits of verbal manipulation. It works best when practiced by a certain group … Continue reading →

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Can’t Make This Short

Posted on October 29, 2019 by ehurst

When I served in the US Army Military Police, I quickly became aware that there were a select few who were protected by system, while most of the rest of us were expendable. While that protection rested mostly on commissioned … Continue reading →

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Divine Decentralization

Posted on July 24, 2019 by ehurst

Make the connection here; it’s pretty simple. DIY, decentralization, doing things in-house — this is a part of the essence of holiness. Anything that frees you up to obey the move of the Holy Spirit, often in contrast to what … Continue reading →

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The Task Is Departure

Posted on May 27, 2019 by ehurst

Just as a reminder, I tend to favor Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis as a model for human psychology. There are multiple models out there, and no one of them can explain everything. That’s because the human psyche is inexplicable in … Continue reading →

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Commonplace Schizophrenia

Posted on April 8, 2019 by ehurst

Schizophrenia is an affliction of degree, not of kind. Every human is born with multiple personalities, typically in the form of personas. This is the norm. We have to be different people to the various folks we encounter in life; … Continue reading →

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