Tag Archives: spirituality

Moral OPSEC

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ehurst

Human conflict is a given. It requires a special kind of truculent stupidity to imagine we could ever remove it from human existence. It’s why we have the military. Experience in the military tends to affect the way one thinks … Continue reading →

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The Stink of Hell Nearby

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ehurst

What we know of the Spirit Realm cannot be stated in literal terms. Jesus taught in parables because all truly spiritual teaching is of necessity parabolic. The logic and the language is symbolic, not analytical and descriptive. I have no … Continue reading →

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In the Eye of the Storm

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ehurst

This evening I’m going all the way back to my original purpose for this blog. I’m bursting; writing about it with the awareness others might read it will help me juggle with some added clarity. You could call this serious … Continue reading →

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Tribulation Preparation

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ehurst

The saints of God will tribulate. Jesus warned that the same forces nailing Him to the Cross would not allow us to follow Him without some resistance. It’s not enough that those forces are within us to varying degrees, but … Continue reading →

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A Grand Learning Experience

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ehurst

This is better than college. I used to think all my research in the social sciences was informative, that my professional training meant something. Apparently much of it was bullshit. My cynicism was not deep enough. I’m watching as world … Continue reading →

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Dead to This World

Posted on April 24, 2014 by ehurst

Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and your life is hidden … Continue reading →

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Sacrificial Instinct

Posted on April 23, 2014 by ehurst

We have a dozen words that could serve as synonyms for “love” in various contexts, but it is a testimony to the failure of Anglo-American culture that we still abuse the word with such ambiguity. We confuse it intentionally; we … Continue reading →

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Living Law

Posted on April 21, 2014 by ehurst

Most people get God’s Laws all wrong. It’s not that they can’t understand the words, and to some degree the higher concepts, but they insist on seeing “law” as some reflection of what our society has done with the concept. … Continue reading →

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Measured by the Cross

Posted on April 20, 2014 by ehurst

There’s a time and place in divine justice for failure. Who calls Jesus’ crucifixion a success? Sometimes it’s not a matter of winning, but of losing well. In some contexts, no single answer you can see is best. We are … Continue reading →

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Job 36

Posted on April 19, 2014 by ehurst

Context is everything. To our Western eyes trained to read literally, this chapter could seem no different from what the trio said. However, Elihu has established already that he is not on their path. Thus, the same words in the … Continue reading →

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