Tag Archives: tribulation

Storms from the Ground

Posted on July 8, 2016 by ehurst

I feel a little chagrined that I didn’t post this sooner. I was aware of it a couple of days ago, but wasn’t sure how to approach it at the time. What good is a prophetic calling if you keep … Continue reading →

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Suffering Is Your Ally

Posted on May 31, 2016 by ehurst

From my study notes on 2 Corinthians 1: It seems unfortunate we translate the Greek word (paraklesis) simply as "comfort" in English, because the typical associations with that word miss the point. The Greek word is both the invocation of … Continue reading →

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Psalm 102

Posted on May 28, 2016 by ehurst

This is a siege prayer. Whether the occasion is a literal siege matters not; there are many contexts that feel just the same — there is no where to turn for escape from the sorrow, and nothing to occupy the … Continue reading →

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Hack Yourself

Posted on December 30, 2015 by ehurst

It is not a question of in-the-heart versus in-the-head. It’s both at the same time — and more. It may not be easy for us coming out of a binary-linear-thinking culture, and it’s not much better with the current trend … Continue reading →

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Crushed by Glory

Posted on December 13, 2015 by ehurst

Over the years since my formal conscious departure from social convention, I’ve often found myself still dragging the weight of false conditioning. My mental reflexes are still wrong in so many ways. That in itself was a source of great … Continue reading →

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Called to Glory

Posted on October 18, 2015 by ehurst

It starts with your sense of divine calling. Everything in this life that matters at all will arise from that call. We can characterize the broad range of human response to the divine call, but we could hardly find words … Continue reading →

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Gotta Talk

Posted on October 5, 2015 by ehurst

You’ll forgive me if this sounds to fuzzy, because I don’t quite have the words. My mind yet struggles to make sense of this. Late Saturday I knew it was on the way. All day Sunday it was shaping up. … Continue reading →

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Clarity in the Context of Coming Tribulation

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ehurst

If your fundamental assumptions are materialistic, then it won’t matter what flavor your political, social and economic theories are, you will always get things fundamentally wrong. The image here (click to enlarge) was derived from a typical college course on … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Warning

Posted on August 13, 2015 by ehurst

Welcome home. A church is first and foremost the people. It’s not even the organization, but at the fundamental level, it’s just the souls of humans who share a commitment to the message of Jesus Christ. In that sense, it’s … Continue reading →

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Divine Exploitation

Posted on July 27, 2015 by ehurst

We exploit tribulation. Does anyone have to tell you that our current situation, at least here in the West, constitutes the condition the Bible calls “tribulation”? Not merely a social discomfort, but we are in the beginning of a global … Continue reading →

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