Herods in the Bible
There are seven Herods mentioned in the biblical text. Herod was the name of several Jewish officials who ruled over Palestine. They were...
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Carolyn Hurst
Mar 9, 20225 min read
Making God's Honor Roll
Well that did not work out as planned! My women's Bible study group had just finished Jen Wilkin's study called God of Deliverance. We...
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Carolyn Hurst
Mar 7, 20225 min read
Amalekites Killed for Pleasure
The Amalekites are an often mentioned enemy of the Israelites in the Old Testament. It is beneficial for our understanding of Scripture...
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Carolyn Hurst
Feb 19, 20225 min read
Doubting Thomas Proclaims My Lord and My God
The apostle Thomas was so very human. He would not believe Jesus had been resurrected until he saw in His hands the imprint of the nails,...
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Carolyn Hurst
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Thus Says the LORD
When a word or phrase is repeated over and over in the Bible, we should sit up and take notice. The writers of the Bible use some form of...
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Carolyn Hurst
Feb 7, 20224 min read
The Second Greatest Commandment
The Jewish people have three things that help them remember the most important commandment to love God. They are the Shema, phylacteries...
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Carolyn Hurst
Oct 15, 20212 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...
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Carolyn Hurst
Sep 9, 20213 min read
Casting Lots and Why They Did It
The practice of casting lots to make decisions or to obtain an answer is mentioned many times in the Bible - mostly in the Old Testament...
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Carolyn Hurst
Aug 17, 20217 min read
Did You Know Cannibalism is Mentioned in the Bible?
I just never thought I'd be writing about what the Bible has to say about people eating their children and other people. How on earth did...
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Carolyn Hurst
Jul 25, 20216 min read
I Scared an Atheist
I recently had a person ask me where I have worked. My work history is kind of an embarrassment for me. It sometimes feels I haven't done...
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Carolyn Hurst
Jul 24, 20215 min read
As Far as the East is from the West
My daughter lives in LA now and I live on the east coast. We went out to visit her recently. As I flew on the plane I thought, ’Boy is...
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Carolyn Hurst
Jul 1, 20216 min read
Moving my Yardstick
With each passing year I settle deeper into my faith. I've walked with Jesus long enough to know the sun shines again and the good comes....
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Carolyn Hurst
May 26, 20217 min read
Love Your Neighbor
Sherry and I have been friends for a decade since we met working together at a Christian bookstore. Somehow a couple months ago we got...
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Carolyn Hurst
May 15, 20215 min read
Have Patience When Waiting in Line
Impatience is probably my most frequent sin. It leads to anger and unkindness towards others. I was reminded of this the other day when...
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Carolyn Hurst
May 5, 20214 min read
Should YHWH be Jehovah or LORD or Yahweh?
How should YHWH be translated?
Does it matter?
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Carolyn Hurst
Apr 26, 20217 min read
Does God Speak to You?
I was ordering a friend a book about Amy Carmichael on Christianbook and it recommended the book called Evidence Not Seen (affiliate...
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Carolyn Hurst
Apr 25, 20215 min read
Is Jonah Just a Story?
Twenty years ago I joined a couples Bible study group and I heard something that made me go huh? At the time I was a Christian, but I...
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Carolyn Hurst
Apr 13, 20216 min read
Be Considerate
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets."
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Carolyn Hurst
Mar 10, 20218 min read
I'm Human
I wrote this blog over two years ago. I see I updated it nine months after that and I still did not publish it, but I held onto it in my...
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Carolyn Hurst
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Imagine Heaven
I asked them to imagine what heaven would be like. We are finishing up a study on the foundations of the Christian faith. It was long. It...
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