How I Weathered a Life Event
I had a life event over six months ago. I had a mild heart attack. I went to the doctor because I had a burning in the back of my throat...
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Carolyn Hurst
- Jul 11, 2018
- 10 min
Blessed are the Peacemakers
About 15 years ago I read the book Blood Brothers * by Elias Chacour. It had a huge impact on me when I first read it. The book is "the...
Carolyn Hurst
- Jun 19, 2018
- 5 min
IDK and I'm OK With That
I developed this sharp stabbing pain 8 days after my heart attack. I had other symptoms too like shortness of breath and night sweats....
Carolyn Hurst
- Jun 9, 2018
- 3 min
Surpassing Value
I just finished a study on Hosea and I am blown away by God speaking to me through it. I started off by just reading the 14 chapters of...
Carolyn Hurst
- Jun 5, 2018
- 7 min
Knowledge of God
My women's group meets weekly from September until May and then we take the summer off. I long ago learned that to feel God's presence in...
Carolyn Hurst
- May 28, 2018
- 9 min
Generational Faith
I have been praying about some relationships in my life for years. One has come to the forefront lately. What is blowing me away is God's...
Carolyn Hurst
- Apr 10, 2018
- 5 min
Be Resilient
Life is hard sometimes. We all have encountered people in our lives who have gone through a really bad situation and handled it in an...
Carolyn Hurst
- Mar 13, 2018
- 4 min
Nero was a Crazy Dude
I recently posted on Passion to Know More's Facebook page that Paul and Peter were killed during Nero's persecution of Christians....
Carolyn Hurst
- Feb 26, 2018
- 4 min
Get Your Heart Rate UP
I was very active when I was young. It was normal to ride my bike everywhere - to go on long bike rides (15 plus) miles to the state...
Carolyn Hurst
- Feb 12, 2018
- 8 min
Language Evolves QUICKLY
Just last Thursday night I was teaching a class and explaining why we have so many versions of the English Bible. A translation is when...
Carolyn Hurst
- Feb 7, 2018
- 7 min
Controlling My Thoughts
Self talk. What runs through our thoughts. My mind races a mile a minute. All the time. Things pop in and out of my head - some good and...
Carolyn Hurst
- Jan 19, 2018
- 7 min
A Time to Read, A Time to Study
I recently posted on one of my social media sites: Did you know? Haggai used eight questions to make the people think. I went and re-read...
Carolyn Hurst
- Jan 9, 2018
- 4 min
Puffed Up
We have all heard that "knowledge puffs up." This comes from 1 Corinthians 8:1. Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all...
Carolyn Hurst
- Jan 2, 2018
- 9 min
Bad Bits
I recently got in a discussion with an atheist. It was a respectful discussion. Well, at one point, I offended him and he called me...
Carolyn Hurst
- Dec 31, 2017
- 5 min
Worthy in the Next Year
For the past several years American Bible Society commissioned the Barna Group to do research on the State of the Bible. Also Pew...
Carolyn Hurst
- Dec 13, 2017
- 5 min
An Arduous Journey
I am a petite woman towering to only 5' tall. When I was pregnant with my children I would gain over 50 pounds. I grew by a third! This...
Carolyn Hurst
- Dec 11, 2017
- 3 min
The Light to a Dark World
My pastor preached yesterday on the Luke 2:25-35 passage about the righteous man, Simeon, who had been promised he would not die until he...
Carolyn Hurst
- Nov 5, 2017
- 3 min
Memorize the Books of the Old Testament
I just wrote a post about memorizing the books of the New Testament. It helps you look up Scripture and is a useful thing to know. It is...
Carolyn Hurst
- Nov 5, 2017
- 3 min
Memorize Order of the New Testament Books
Memorizing the order of the New Testament books is very helpful.
Carolyn Hurst
- Oct 31, 2017
- 7 min
The Universal Church
Today is the 500th Anniversary of Reformation Day. A pretty big event. A significant historical event. And strangely something as big as...
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