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May 21, 2018 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

Recently a friend asked me what my favorite bible verse was. Now that admittedly is a difficult task, especially for a pastor. We have so many bible verses floating through our minds. So many of them with significant meaning. I mulled this over for weeks. Probably longer. But eventually it hit me. The one verse that just jumped off the page was right there the entire time. It was a verse that had meaning to my uncle who was a pastor. It was a verse spoken at his funeral. It’s a verse in one of my favorite hymns. Continue reading

Remember Me

May 7, 2018 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

Loneliness sucks. There’s no easy way to put it. We sometimes will sit in our homes, or in our dorms, or in our cubicle at work and realize that we’re alone. And sometimes that loneliness pushes beyond the moments when we’re physically without company to the times when we’re with others but still feel disconnected. Continue reading

Losing Control

April 4, 2018 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

Confession time: I’m a control freak. And not just a minor version of this either. I’m a Type-A control freak. Being a control freak doesn’t mean that I’m always in control or that it even has to be all my way. It just means that I have a tendency to look at the outcomes of a situation before they happen. I work diligently to anticipate problems and create solutions before they become problems. Continue reading

Opinions

March 27, 2018 / Derrick Hurst / 1 Comment

While out to dinner not too long ago, I noticed how the people at the table asked to have their food cooked. Some like their steak well done, almost like a hockey puck. Others prefer to cook just long enough to make sure it’s no longer alive. Then there are those who like to have theirs cooked with just enough pink remaining that the juices fill your mouth when you eat it. We don’t get upset when someone wants a medium rare steak. We could care less if someone wants theirs dry and tough. Continue reading

Through The Looking Glass

February 1, 2018 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

Have you ever been struck with the funny, almost scary feeling that life is just way out of focus? I mean like you’re just going through the motions or that you’re having a hard time finding where you are in this big thing we call life? In a few recent conversations with several people, it sounds like I’m not the only one who has struggled with this! Wow is that ever refreshing! Continue reading

Broken Things

August 14, 2017 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

I’m not sure about you but so often I look at my life and realize that I am certainly not worthy to have the things I have. True I’ve worked hard to be where I am. I’ve gone to school and graduated with pretty good grades. I’ve held jobs I didn’t like and work some pretty killer hours to make a decent living, but these things don’t make me worthy. They just show my work ethic. When I talk worthy, I mean that I really don’t deserve the goodness that’s in my life. Continue reading

Look Ahead!

July 26, 2017 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

This Sunday we talked about freedom and the future and what the two have to do with each other. Here’s a little reminder of what we discussed. Continue reading

Come To The Table

July 25, 2017 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong? Maybe like an outsider? Perhaps you were in the middle of a crowd of people and you still felt all alone. Imagine a time when it seemed no one cared, no one even noticed you were around. Imagine the heartbreak you would feel. Imagine sitting all alone at the table in the cafeteria at school. Then hear the invitation. Continue reading

Not Done Yet!?!?

February 1, 2017 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

Last week we looked at softening the clay and how that sometimes means being in times of intense pressure. While this is no fun, the rewarding part of the process is when you realize that you’re not alone in the rough times. I’ve admitted through this series that I know very little about pottery. I’m not an artist by any stretch of the imagination. And to be totally truthful, I thought last week was going to be the final installment of this series. Then a friend sent me a text reminding me of the final phase of making a lump into a useful treasure. Continue reading

Home

November 7, 2016 / Derrick Hurst / 0 Comments

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying home is where your heart is. This simple statement is probably more true than you might realize. There are places that seem to capture our heart more than others. For many of us it is our childhood home. We love that home because it is the marker for protection and safety. It reminds us of all the times when we had little to no cares because our parents took care of everything. Continue reading

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