by Dr. Kathy Hurt | May 2, 2018 | Reflections |
Frequently, in a journey of the soul, the most precious moments are the mistakes. – John O’Donohue Perhaps because I grew up in a church tradition steeped in preoccupation with sin and how to get sin out of our lives, perhaps also because I have discovered that most...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Apr 18, 2018 | Reflections |
I once watched a children’s presentation in a worship service that had a character who became impatient with the absence of visible growth in some seeds he had planted. He consults an agricultural expert and learns that he had perhaps not done the planting correctly...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Apr 5, 2018 | Reflections |
This year our calendar offered us the whimsical opportunity to celebrate Easter on April Fool’s Day. While the latter is not considered a day with spiritual significance, I wonder if that might be a mistaken perception, a perception the calendar fates were attempting...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Mar 28, 2018 | Reflections |
Miracles cluster around us this week, with the calendar bringing both Easter stories of resurrection and Passover stories of liberation, all while the miracle of spring’s return shows up in the first buds and flowers. For all our emphasis on a scientific worldview...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Mar 15, 2018 | Reflections |
As a result of several mild days with more sunlight, I noticed the first evidences of blooming in my neighborhood. Then, as is usually the case at this point in the calendar, more winter weather came. Now I am worrying about those early bloomers, whether they will...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Mar 1, 2018 | Reflections |
As a way of coping with the frequent relocations required by my career in ministry, I learned early on to be largely inattentive to place. No sense in getting attached to a particular home or a particular neighborhood, I figured, since I would not be there for long. ...
