Tag Archives: psychology

Soul Seeds: Can't Please `Em

Posted on November 5, 2012 by ehurst

How many of us have ever had a friend who just had to have their own way? Not merely in most things, but everything? I’ve known people like that. In truth, there is a time in our lives when just … Continue reading →

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Soul Seeds: Holy Detectives

Posted on October 27, 2012 by ehurst

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears … Continue reading →

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In the Prison of Anger

Posted on October 26, 2012 by ehurst

One of the folks here in my neighborhood went to jail recently. The tale is long and complicated, and I know only half the story, if that much. The woman in question has had a difficult life, to say the … Continue reading →

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Soul Seeds: Hard Paths

Posted on October 26, 2012 by ehurst

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads … Continue reading →

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The Prophetic Pen

Posted on October 23, 2012 by ehurst

I’m not at all the man I was even a couple of weeks ago. A decade is ancient history. I’m not sure if I can peg when it was things began to change so much. My faith has grown steadily, … Continue reading →

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Real Men of the Bible

Posted on October 22, 2012 by ehurst

With all the blather about Alpha Males in the manosphere, I keep running into all this pitiful, silly overwrought detail chasing so characteristic of failed Western Civilization. (If you are new to this blog, I’ll take a moment to point … Continue reading →

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On Rituals

Posted on October 19, 2012 by ehurst

Our brains need help. We have a really tough time visualizing and organizing spiritual imperatives, and established rituals can save us some heartache. Rituals are symbolic acts; they are parables of action. By themselves, they mean nothing. God prescribed ritual … Continue reading →

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TMOC 12. The Special Case of Peter

Posted on October 15, 2012 by ehurst

Some of the greatest miracles are the hardest to see until after a long period of time. Jesus must have had the patience of Job when it came to Peter. We can learn a great deal about the mind of … Continue reading →

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TMOC 11. Give Them Room

Posted on October 15, 2012 by ehurst

Efficiency and achievement are human values, not spiritual values. How would our children learn if we didn’t let them fail? How would they gain skills and confidence if don’t let them practice, taking much longer than we would on the … Continue reading →

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TMOC 7: All in the Family

Posted on October 13, 2012 by ehurst

We know Jesus possessed a prophetic insight. Some of His decisions arise directly from that, but this does not remove the purely human motives which surely fed into some of those choices. Too often Western Christians paint the scenes of … Continue reading →

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