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Kindness Needs No Reason

Posted on May 22, 2013 by ehurst

Reason gets in the way of a lot of godly things. Kindness is a command. It is a motivation unto itself in the sense it seeks no particular outcome. If we tie things to outcome, we fail God completely. Seeking … Continue reading →

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Of Truth and Angels 4

Posted on May 14, 2013 by ehurst

They were ready bright and early the next morning to catch the bus down in the village. There was a simple connection to another line in the south that ran all the way to the head of the kayak run … Continue reading →

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Mythical Military

Posted on May 9, 2013 by ehurst

As you may know, the heroic image is baloney. I went through Army Basic Training twice. On top of that, I spent several years working in a whole division of drill sergeants. It was an Army Reserve unit. The entire … Continue reading →

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Conversion Is a Lie

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ehurst

Translation of the Bible into English is inevitably difficult. Virtually every translation I’ve read does something I find objectionable. That’s because knowing how to get an English word or phrase from one of the biblical languages is no guarantee you … Continue reading →

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Of Children and Angels 3

Posted on May 2, 2013 by ehurst

He opened the door to their apartment slowly. The small, thin transparent plastic chip he always placed on top of the door when they left fell exactly where it should have. Unless someone was looking for such a thing, they … Continue reading →

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Of Children and Angels 2

Posted on May 1, 2013 by ehurst

At the crossing, they turned right and promptly dismounted their bikes. They climbed up on the tiny train platform. In due time, a small train arrived headed south to Heerlen. They arrived at the station just a couple hundred meters … Continue reading →

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He Needs To; She Better

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ehurst

One of the major flaws of Western Civilization is the false dichotomy of manhood versus womanhood. Western Civ as we now know it is essentially Aristotle with a fat layer of Germanic mythology. That’s what the Enlightenment was all about, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Introversion

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ehurst

Humanity is both highly varied and generally predictable. So while you could propose something like the MBT Personality Inventory, it will only go so far, utterly failing to set forth the truly critical issues of human nature. That’s because the … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angles 7

Posted on April 14, 2013 by ehurst

It was a honeymoon, indeed. The truck stopped and a moment later, the driver opened the back door, hiding himself behind it. Clambering out, they stood and gazed around the walled courtyard of a very old rural manor. His voice … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 6

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ehurst

They were looking for one of the many tourist information kiosks. It was a short walk south from the Rotterdam central station. Among the many large buildings with odd shapes, they found the street. They did their best to keep … Continue reading →

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