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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...

Carolyn Hurst
Aug 17, 20186 min read


Hope, not Hope So
Hope. We all want it. Psalm 31:24 Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD. Christians talk a lot about...

Carolyn Hurst
Aug 15, 20185 min read


Ranking Sin
I was searching for something on a particular women's ministry leader and happened upon a blog on this leader's daughter's divorce. The...

Carolyn Hurst
Jul 23, 20185 min read


Ineligible for Forgiveness
Swallowed by a large fish, in the fish's stomach for three days and then vomited out on the shore. That is what we remember about Jonah....

Carolyn Hurst
Jul 23, 20185 min read


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
Jul 11, 201810 min read


Are the End Times Coming?
Over the years many women have asked me if our Bible study group could study the book of Revelation. I am very resistant to doing that....

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 24, 20185 min read


Do We Have Ears to Hear?
Judgment of your nation is coming! That was the unpopular message the writing prophets Hosea and Amos gave to the nation of Israel. There...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 22, 20186 min read


Not by Osmosis
Someone recently told me they did not know anything about the Bible. I remember being in that exact same spot almost two decades ago! I...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 21, 20186 min read


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 19, 20185 min read


Regret, Remorse, or Repent?
Sin. It is an unpopular subject. This summer I am working through a couple studies on the Minor Prophets. These are the last 12 books of...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 12, 20185 min read


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 9, 20183 min read


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
Jun 5, 20187 min read


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
May 28, 20189 min read


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
Apr 10, 20185 min read


Repeat in Remembrance
Remember in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding when the father repeatedly correlates every word to a Greek origin? In the end, we all...

Carolyn Hurst
Mar 27, 20185 min read


A Bondslave of the Lamb
I was reading Exodus 1-12 about Moses/ the burning bush/ the 10 plagues/ Pharaoh releasing the Israelites. My women's group did a...

Carolyn Hurst
Mar 24, 20184 min read


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
Mar 13, 20184 min read


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 26, 20184 min read


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 12, 20188 min read


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
Feb 7, 20187 min read
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