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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


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


A Great Biblical Reference Book
Before you read a book of the Bible it is quite helpful to get a little background of that book. This is especially a great idea for the...

Carolyn Hurst
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Bonhoeffer on Death
My friend and I had both read Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas* many years ago. It is a hard read - 1. because it...

Carolyn Hurst
Nov 20, 20185 min read


The Shack is Fiction, but Enjoy
Since many of you have read the book, The Shack, and gone to see the movie; I thought maybe you'd be interested. About a year and a half...

Carolyn Hurst
Oct 23, 20186 min read


Positive Christianity
In the mid-1930's in Nazi Germany a group came about who tried to form a nationalistic church - the "National Reichskirche." They wanted...

Carolyn Hurst
Oct 1, 20174 min read


The Tone of a Nation
I have often, when thinking about World War II, wondered how could the German people go along with Hitler and the Nazis? Especially...

Carolyn Hurst
Sep 27, 20178 min read


Who Do You Say I Am?
And He continued by questioning them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ." Mark 8:29...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 23, 20178 min read


Evidence for Jesus
Today I went to see the movie, The Case for Christ. It was very good. I highly recommend going to see it. The movie theater didn't have...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 9, 20175 min read


Gifts People Will Use
Christmas is nearing and you may be wandering around the mall or the internet searching for the perfect gift. How about a gift which...

Carolyn Hurst
Dec 8, 20163 min read


Learn with Bible Trivia
A good way to learn about the Bible is with trivia. What is the longest psalm in the Bible? How many books are in the New Testament?...

Carolyn Hurst
Oct 24, 20162 min read


Be Their Voice
You have probably heard about the book, The Hiding Place*, which tells about the life of Corrie ten Boom. She was the brave Dutch woman...

Carolyn Hurst
Jul 24, 20164 min read


Some Knowledge is Too Heavy to Carry
I feel very strongly about this. We should be sheltering our children more. It seems so impossible to do these days. Commercials about...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 19, 20163 min read


Hearing Two Voices
I just re-read Redeeming Love. It is an awesome book! Author, Francine Rivers, weaves a captivating story set in 1850 in California’s...

Carolyn Hurst
Jun 1, 20163 min read


Praying ACTS
Many years ago I heard Christians should pray using the acronym ACTS as a model. It has always stuck with me. "A" stands for Adoration -...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 28, 20162 min read


Beginning or Ending Your Day
A devotional is a book that helps you grow in your relationship with God. Most devotionals have a daily reading with a Bible verse and a...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 26, 20163 min read


Hope for the World
At church last Sunday we had a speaker come and talk during the Sunday School time between the services. With all that is going on in the...

Carolyn Hurst
Apr 12, 20164 min read


Some Answers to Profound Questions
Lee Strobel earned a journalism degree and then a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School. He was an investigative...

Carolyn Hurst
Jan 26, 20163 min read


Ask Those Questions!
Both of my children asked a ton of questions. They come by it honestly since I am the Queen of Questions. My son would ask question after...

Carolyn Hurst
Jan 13, 20162 min read


Something to Have for Your Library
(This post has affiliate links that help support this website. Thank you for your support.) I’d like to recommend a great reference...

Carolyn Hurst
Nov 28, 20152 min read
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