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A Christian's Purpose
What does God want us to do? Love God. Love others as ourselves. Be His witnesses. Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly with our God.

Carolyn Hurst
Nov 10, 20246 min read


The Search for a Church Home
We are all a conglomerate of our past lived experiences. They shape how we think, how we act, how we treat others. Our spiritual life is...

Carolyn Hurst
Nov 9, 202411 min read


What is the Church?
We visited five different churches and a messianic congregation over the past few months. It was because we were studying Acts. We found out the church is alive and well. We studied Acts last year from September until May, verse by verse, using Acts LifeChange series by the Navigators (affiliate link). What an incredible study! One of the things we did as we studied Acts was note every time "church" is mentioned. And then we would ask ourselves, "What does this tell us about

Carolyn Hurst
Jul 1, 20248 min read


Applying Scripture to Current Events
The bigger picture is God wants to redeem people from every nation.

Carolyn Hurst
May 4, 20249 min read


Stand in Awe of Him
Our Bible study group is studying Acts and we just discussed our homework Acts 6:8-8:3. Our study book asked the question 'What lessons...

Carolyn Hurst
Nov 8, 20234 min read


Looking Back on this Anniversary
Today is the eighth anniversary of when I started the webpage PassiontoKnowMore! I've published 243 articles in 8 years! And so I'm...

Carolyn Hurst
Oct 29, 20235 min read


Mechanics of a Bible Study Group
I've been leading a Bible study group for about seventeen years. I think I have it down because they keep showing up. Smile. Here's what...

Carolyn Hurst
Sep 1, 20236 min read


Bible Study Group Covenant
I highly recommend having a covenant for your Bible study group. A covenant is a binding agreement; a solemn promise; a testament between...

Carolyn Hurst
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Churches are Closing
You may not be aware of this but American churches are closing at an alarming rate. We have never seen anything like this in our lifetime...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 23, 20239 min read


Advice on Talking to an Atheist
Over the years I've had many conversations with atheists about various topics. I used to be on a Bible forum in the Quiz Up game app for...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 26, 202310 min read


God's Redemptive Plan
Our Bible study group will finish up studying Luke soon. We’ve been together for years and I have a pretty good handle on what they understand. We were studying Luke chapter 21 where Jesus is teaching his disciples what to expect in the future. He is preparing them for when He is crucified. The text has an orderly progression of the concepts. After discussing chapter 21 and because of discussing “until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled” in Luke 21:24; I mentioned God’s

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 21, 202311 min read


Praying for Others
I know so many people who need prayer right now. Actually that is not really anything new. There are always people we know who are going...

Carolyn Hurst
Jan 31, 20235 min read


People Don't Become Angels
Their loved one dies and they post "She is now an angel in heaven." They'd post "Fly high my angel." Many people believe when someone...

Carolyn Hurst
Sep 15, 20227 min read


A Bible Reading Plan I LOVE!
I am a big fan of reading the Bible. However, I'm not a big fan of the Bible reading plans I've seen. They either have you start at the...

Carolyn Hurst
Aug 19, 20224 min read


Summer Christian Reading
I love my women's Bible study group. I love seeing them week in and week out over the school year and I miss their friendship when we...

Carolyn Hurst
Jul 1, 20224 min read


Plundering the Egyptians
Now the sons of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, for they had requested from the Egyptians articles of silver and articles...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 20, 20225 min read


Angels - What We Know About Them
I sat in Theology class hanging on to every word he said and taking notes furiously. I highly admired him as I put a lot of stock in degrees and he had his M.Div. and Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and had done advanced study at Vanderbilt University and Oxford University in England. He was the fourth president of a well known seminary. I felt fortunate to be taking this class. When he covered angels he told us, " Angels are not human beings. We do not becom

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 15, 20227 min read


Tattoos on the Heart
Someone gave me this book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Father Gregory Boyle. They had read it and told me...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 6, 20223 min read


Jesus Rose on the THIRD Day
I have been doing Passion to Know More for over six years. For the most part I write about what I'm studying in the Bible. By far my most...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 14, 20223 min read


Read the Pentateuch
The first five books of the Bible are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These five books are called the Pentateuch....

Carolyn Hurst
Mar 23, 20221 min read
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