by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Feb 12, 2019 | Reflections |
One of my Christmas gifts from a friend was a copy of Barbara Kingsolver’s newest novel Unsheltered. Since finishing it, I find myself thinking quite a lot about a primary theme in the novel, a theme given expression in debates among the characters and in...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Feb 7, 2019 | Reflections |
More than one commentator has noted how we seem to have entered a time of not only greater fear, but a different response to fear than has usually been present. History presents us with national leaders who urged people to be brave in confronting fear, to refuse to...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Jan 29, 2019 | Reflections |
I remember a conversation with a friend once when we were comparing books we had recently read that we enjoyed. At one point I mentioned a popular novel that I had plowed all the way through even though I disliked the book. Startled, she asked why on earth I would...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Jun 25, 2018 | Reflections |
There was a time when obedience was an element of myriad relationships, from married couples in which wives promised to obey husbands, to feudal relationships in which those who were poor were expected to obey their wealthy superiors, to families in which children...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | May 28, 2018 | Reflections |
I recently delved into a theological article on our current national state of polarization, hoping to read insights that would help me understand—and, yes, get the better of—those who I see fueling the polarization with inflammatory and intolerant attitudes. Much to...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | May 17, 2018 | Reflections |
Perhaps because I grew up in a large family that lived in a small house, or perhaps because I seem to gravitate towards extraverted, loquacious people for partners and friends, I have made finding silence a priority throughout most of my life. As a child in that...
