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Jason steps in for Chris today to cover all of the NFL topics and gives his thoughts on the slap fight league? How long will it last?

Lexman and Rajat talk about Hursts, Elevons and Lempiras.

Cashing in $62,000 for a time of 34.07 seconds on four head, professional barrel racer Ivy Hurst mounted A Streak Of Fling mare to win the Riata Buckle #10.5 Handi-Lo All-Ages Futurity with her husband Clay. Dru Stewart talks with the couple about the future of Riata Buckle and rope horse industry during this episode of "The Short Score," brought to you by Smarty.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Support the show

Cashing in $62,000 for a time of 34.07 seconds on four head, professional barrel racer Ivy Hurst mounted A Streak Of Fling mare to win the Riata Buckle #10.5 Handi-Lo All-Ages Futurity with her husband Clay. Dru Stewart talks with the couple about the future of Riata Buckle and rope horse industry during this episode of "The Short Score," brought to you by Smarty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lori and Richard Hurst, owners of Poor Boy's Riverside Inn, join Discover Lafayette to discuss their family business celebrating its 90th year in operation. Richard Hurst is a third-generation family member who has worked in the restaurant since he was four years old when he started peeling potatoes and shrimp. Discover Lafayette is grateful for the support of Eat Lafayette and Lafayette Travel for the opportunity to highlight our local restaurants, starting with Poor Boy's Riverside Inn this month! Pictured are Lori and Richard Hurst, owners of Poor Boy's Riverside Inn Restaurant. Lori says, "I am very passionate about eating local and shopping local. I want everyone who was born here to remember how blessed they are to have been born here. Remember we were voted 'Happiest City?' Of course, we're happy. We're eating Cajun food! We are so lucky to have this flair and everybody here knows how to cook with love! We have fun and our food tastes great and it catches every sense. Everybody should embrace our culture and share meals with their family at local restaurants. Let the restaurant cook, and serve you, and clean up for you. Come make memories!" Lori Hurst is the public spokesperson promoting locally owned restaurants, serving as 2022 Chair of Eat Lafayette. The "water girl" of Poor Boy's Riverside Inn, Lori is passionate about sharing the many reasons we should all celebrate our Cajun culture. Lori Hurst, chair of Eat Lafayette, says, "Restaurant people give so much back to the community. All those fundraisers...those are local restaurants supporting you. It's so important to eat locally. Support our local economy. You're missing out if you're not experiencing our local restaurants. Lafayette has so much to offer! The Hursts are carrying on the rich legacy of Hulo “Poor Boy” Landry, who started Poor Boy's Riverside Inn in 1932. As the Hursts tell it, Hulo used to hang out with his uncle at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans where he learned to cook by working with the guys in the kitchen. During the Depression, everyone brought something to the pot to make a meal to feed a crowd. Lori Hurst says back then you either put something on bread or added water to it to make a gumbo. "Poor Boy sandwiches" were a delicious meal outcome that originated in New Orleans and Hulo took a liking to them. He brought the concept back to Lafayette. Larry Hurst, Richard and Lori Hurst along with their son, Christian, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Poor Boy's Riverside Inn. After developing an allergy to flour while working for Evangeline Maid bread and having to find employment to take care of his family, Hulo Landry opened a snowball business selling three snowcones for 5 cents during the Depression. A man who liked to eat, he packed a huge 'poor boy sandwich' lunch as he left home each day to sell his wares. His customers soon clamored for these sandwiches that no one in Lafayette had ever seen. Soon loyal customers convinced him to add his unique poor boy sandwiches to the snowball cart menu. And one benefactor, Judge Kaliste Saloom, helped Hulo open his first small restaurant on St. John Street in Lafayette so that people could sit down together and socialize while they ate his delicious food. Hulo Landry pictured in 1932 in his first business enterprise, his snowball stand, which was the genesis of Poor Boy's Riverside Inn which has been in business for 90 years. Success led Hulo to open up a larger restaurant in 1939 on the Vermilion River at Pinhook near the bridge. Originally known as Huff's Riverside Inn when he purchased the property, Hulo renamed it "Poor Boy's Riverside Inn" in recognition of the nickname given to him by his loyal patrons. The restaurant endured flood after flood, even the renowned flood of 1940 which closed it down for three months after the waters rose to the roof of the building. Lori Hurst recounted how Hulo had to abide by a city agreement to have his restaurant work...

The "empty nest" phase is a bittersweet season, but it doesn't have to be scary.  Many couples worry that after twenty years (or so) of raising children together, they may have forgotten how to be "husband and wife" together.  Never fear ... the Hursts are here!  Listen in on today's conversation as Kellie and Brett talk about the ups and downs of married life after the kids are "off the payroll". 

Every married couple argues. There's no way around it. Today the Hursts get real and unpack a recent fight they had at the most inopportune time - on the way to church. We've all been there, right? We paste on our "Sunday smiles" even while we're seething in silence. This conversation may help you know that you're not alone. Or it may just be a light-hearted therapy session for Kellie and Brett. You be the judge.   

We've got the 6-Letter Uncommon H Words for you today!  But wait, there's more....Stay tuned after the show for a special "After Dark Edition" of the podcast where we devote at least 41 seconds to the seven variations of the Yiddish/English word "gonif" which is a thief.  This was supposed to be in the Six Letter G Word Show last week, but we whiffed and didn't include it.  But it's here!  Stay tuned to the very end of the show.    | HAMADA  | HAMMADA | HAWALA  |  | HANDAX  |  | HAEMAL  |  | HAMATE  |  | HYAENA  |  | HAMFAT  |  | HAMZAH  | HAMZA | HANIWA  |  | HALLAL  |  | HALLOA  | HALLO | HALAHS  |  | HAMMAL  |  | HAMALS  | HALMAS | HAMAUL  |  | HARTAL  |  | HALWAS  |  | HAMMAM | HANSAS  |  | HABOOB  |  | HABILE  |  | HAGBUT  | HACKBUT | HACKIE  |  | HACKLE  |  | HACEKS  |  | HEPCAT  |  | HAICKS  |  | HODADS  |  | HADJEE  |  | HEXADE  | HEXADS | HAGGED  |  | HAFTED  |  | HANTED  |  | HAPPED  |  | HEPTAD  |  | HYDRAE  |  | HADING  |  | HAGDON  |  | HADITH  |  | HEEHAW  |  | HAKEEM  | HAKIM | HAERES  | HEARSE | HEVEAS  | HEAVES | HAFFET  | HAFFIT | HAEING  |  | HEGARI  | HEGIRA/HEJIRA/HIJRAH | HAWKIE  | HAWKEY | HIEMAL  |  | HAEMIN  | HEMIN | HERMAI  |  | HAJJES  | HAJJIS | HALLEL  |  | HANSEL  |  | HANTLE  | THENAL | HALERU  | HAULER/HALER | HASSEL  | HASSLE | HASLET  | HALEST/LATHES | HYETAL  |  | HETMAN  | ANTHEM | HUMATE  |  | HAPTEN  |  | HAUSEN  |  | HAWSER  |  | HAUTER  |  | HANGUL  |  | HOGANS  |  | HILLOA  | HALLOS/HOLLAS/HULLOA/ HOLLOO/HULLOO | HAMULI  |  | HYALIN  | HYALINE | HARMIN  | HARMINE | HOPAKS  |  | HALLOT  |  | HALLUX  |  | HAULMS  |  | HAULMY  |  | HALUTZ  |  | HONANS  |  | HRYVNA  | HRYVNIA | HUTZPAH  | CHUTZPAH/HUTZPAS | HUSSAR  |  | HOBBER  |  | HUBBLY  |  | HOBOED  |  | HENBIT  |  | HERDIC  | CHIDER/DREICH | HICKIE  | HICKEY | HOOPOO  | HOOPOE | HURSTS  |  | HORSTS  |  | HOTPOT  |  | HUMOUS  | HUMMUS/HOMMOS/HUMOSY | HAZZAN  | HAZAN | HACKEE  |  | HYSSOP  |  | HELIAC  |  | HAEMIC  |  | HACKLY  |  | HEYDEY  | HEYDAY | HADING  |  | HOUDAH  | HOWDAH | HYDRIA  |  | HOLARD  |  | HONDAS  |  | HEAUME  |  | HERMAE  | HAREEM | HAUGHS  |  | HARING  | 

The story of musician and professional photographer Billy Hurst. -The walkout songs continue. - For some reason the boyz show their faces. - Billy's Listening Room Studio makes the Brick Studio it's b***h. Todd invites himself over. - Todd dresses Ross. - Todd claims Ross looks like a middle aged white woman on her daughters bachelorette party. - Billy strums his guitar and bellars out some tunes. - Ross thinks Billy is a juke box. - At last count Todd cried 3 times during the show. - Most of the time Ross forgets they are being videoed. - Todd doesn't forget. He admires his beard and flexes most of the time like it's his bathroom mirror. - Brad Pitt is again mentioned. (Get a room.) - Billy likey wingies. (And trap bar deadlifts.) - After hearing the playback Billy compares the boyz audio technology to the quality of a coffee can.

Clayton and Ashlee Hurst join host Brian Boyd to share how they created and grew the marriage ministry department at Joel & Victoria Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. In this episode, you'll learn the tips to create and grow your marriage ministry - and the impact it could have on your church growth. The Hurst's book, "Hope for Your Marriage: Experience God’s Greatest Desires for You and Your Spouse" is available on Amazon. Clayton and Ashlee recommend the following resources on marriage: https://marriagetoday.com https://www.lesandleslie.com https://shaunti.com https://www.5lovelanguages.com To reach the Hursts, contact them here -- they are open to help coach, influence, or give insight to any church wanting to launch a marriage ministry! marriage@lakewood.cc clayton@lakewood.cc ashlee@lakewood.cc @claytonhhurst @ashleehurst

Jhan and Iris Hurst were living and serving in Southeast Asia.  When their permission to reside there was unexpectedly revoked, the Hursts pursued God for a new direction.  A series of events that followed led Jhan & Iris to start a daily radio segment called Think A Minute. Think a Minute is now contextualized, translated and used by local churches globally to reach and connect with non-believers by secular radio, TV, daily newspaper columns, English-teaching outreach, small groups, discipleship, text messages, blogging, social media, and pastoral sermons.  

This week on StoryWeb: Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. For my mother, Bonnie Burrows, in honor of her birthday “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” There are few opening lines to novels as famous as this one. The novel in question is, of course, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Published in 1813, the novel spins out from this opening line. Indeed, Pride and Prejudice is a classic – maybe the classic – example of a “marriage plot” novel. This type of novel drives forward to marriage, a wedding (or two!) by novel’s end. It will seem in a marriage plot novel (or marriage plot film) that the star-crossed lovers will never find, meet, and/or reconcile with each other – but inevitably they do, and by definition, they marry. (For a thoughtful take on the marriage plot, see Adelle Waldman’s New Yorker article, “Why the Marriage Plot Need Never Get Old.”) While Austen didn’t invent the marriage plot, she is perhaps the greatest creator of novels in this genre. The fun of Jane Austen is in seeing the challenges she subjects her characters to, what twists and turns they’ll confront as they make their way to the altar. In this case, will Elizabeth marry Collins, or will she fall for that haughty, opinionated Darcy? And if you cast your vote for Darcy, how on earth will Austen ever get these two headstrong characters together at the same time? Though Austen’s novels were first published anonymously and though they did not bring her fame in her lifetime, she is practically a cottage industry now. More than a cottage industry – more like an industry giant. She is an institution, and a money-making one at that. One of the most beloved novels in the English language, Pride and Prejudice has sold over 20 million copies, and Austen’s five other major novels are still read and enjoyed by many as well. There have been too many film and television adaptations to count (though Colin Firth’s portrayal of Darcy is so good that we may as well stop, don’t you think?). There have been inventive rewrites, such as Helen Fielding’s 1996 novel, Bridget Jones’s Diary (my favorite of the modern takes on Pride and Prejudice), and even the 2009 parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. What are your favorite scenes from Pride and Prejudice? What moments stand out to you? Of course, the scene where Elizabeth reads Darcy’s letter is at the heart of the novel, as Elizabeth realizes she must confront both her pride and her prejudice. At the end of this podcast, I’ll read one of my other favorite moments, this one near the novel’s opening as Elizabeth races across fields that are wet and dirty after a downpour, determined to tend to her ailing sister. It is the perfect introduction to this delightfully spirited heroine. She’s been with us for over two hundred years, but she still leaps off the page and seems every bit as bold, new, and fresh as she must have seemed when Austen created her. Ready to meet or reacquaint yourself with Elizabeth Bennet? You can read the novel for free online – but of course, this is one book you’ll just want to curl up with in hard copy with a cup of tea at your side. If you need help keeping track of the novel’s many characters and their intricate relationships with each other, you might consult a diagram of their relationships or a family tree. If you want to delve a little deeper into all things Austen, visit Jane Austen’s House Museum, which bills itself as the “heart of Hampshire,” or the Jane Austen Centre in Bath. And if you’re really a devoted fan, you might want to travel to Bath for the annual ten-day Jane Austen Festival held each September. The festival features Regency reenactors, “theatre, music, food, a ball, workshops, readings, dances and the famous Regency Promenade.” You’ll also find Austen resources at the Jane Austen Society of North America and the Jane Austen Society of the United Kingdom. For links to all these resources, visit thestoryweb.com/austen. Listen now as I read Chapter Seven from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.     Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs male, on a distant relation; and their mother's fortune, though ample for her situation in life, could but ill supply the deficiency of his. Her father had been an attorney in Meryton, and had left her four thousand pounds. She had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk to their father and succeeded him in the business, and a brother settled in London in a respectable line of trade. The village of Longbourn was only one mile from Meryton; a most convenient distance for the young ladies, who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week, to pay their duty to their aunt and to a milliner's shop just over the way. The two youngest of the family, Catherine and Lydia, were particularly frequent in these attentions; their minds were more vacant than their sisters', and when nothing better offered, a walk to Meryton was necessary to amuse their morning hours and furnish conversation for the evening; and however bare of news the country in general might be, they always contrived to learn some from their aunt. At present, indeed, they were well supplied both with news and happiness by the recent arrival of a militia regiment in the neighbourhood; it was to remain the whole winter, and Meryton was the headquarters. Their visits to Mrs. Phillips were now productive of the most interesting intelligence. Every day added something to their knowledge of the officers' names and connections. Their lodgings were not long a secret, and at length they began to know the officers themselves. Mr. Phillips visited them all, and this opened to his nieces a store of felicity unknown before. They could talk of nothing but officers; and Mr. Bingley's large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign. After listening one morning to their effusions on this subject, Mr. Bennet coolly observed: "From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced." Catherine was disconcerted, and made no answer; but Lydia, with perfect indifference, continued to express her admiration of Captain Carter, and her hope of seeing him in the course of the day, as he was going the next morning to London. "I am astonished, my dear," said Mrs. Bennet, "that you should be so ready to think your own children silly. If I wished to think slightingly of anybody's children, it should not be of my own, however." "If my children are silly, I must hope to be always sensible of it." "Yes—but as it happens, they are all of them very clever." "This is the only point, I flatter myself, on which we do not agree. I had hoped that our sentiments coincided in every particular, but I must so far differ from you as to think our two youngest daughters uncommonly foolish." "My dear Mr. Bennet, you must not expect such girls to have the sense of their father and mother. When they get to our age, I dare say they will not think about officers any more than we do. I remember the time when I liked a red coat myself very well—and, indeed, so I do still at my heart; and if a smart young colonel, with five or six thousand a year, should want one of my girls I shall not say nay to him; and I thought Colonel Forster looked very becoming the other night at Sir William's in his regimentals." "Mamma," cried Lydia, "my aunt says that Colonel Forster and Captain Carter do not go so often to Miss Watson's as they did when they first came; she sees them now very often standing in Clarke's library." Mrs. Bennet was prevented replying by the entrance of the footman with a note for Miss Bennet; it came from Netherfield, and the servant waited for an answer. Mrs. Bennet's eyes sparkled with pleasure, and she was eagerly calling out, while her daughter read, "Well, Jane, who is it from? What is it about? What does he say? Well, Jane, make haste and tell us; make haste, my love." "It is from Miss Bingley," said Jane, and then read it aloud. "MY DEAR FRIEND,— "If you are not so compassionate as to dine to-day with Louisa and me, we shall be in danger of hating each other for the rest of our lives, for a whole day's tete-a-tete between two women can never end without a quarrel. Come as soon as you can on receipt of this. My brother and the gentlemen are to dine with the officers.—Yours ever, "CAROLINE BINGLEY" "With the officers!" cried Lydia. "I wonder my aunt did not tell us of that." "Dining out," said Mrs. Bennet, "that is very unlucky." "Can I have the carriage?" said Jane. "No, my dear, you had better go on horseback, because it seems likely to rain; and then you must stay all night." "That would be a good scheme," said Elizabeth, "if you were sure that they would not offer to send her home." "Oh! but the gentlemen will have Mr. Bingley's chaise to go to Meryton, and the Hursts have no horses to theirs." "I had much rather go in the coach." "But, my dear, your father cannot spare the horses, I am sure. They are wanted in the farm, Mr. Bennet, are they not?" "They are wanted in the farm much oftener than I can get them." "But if you have got them to-day," said Elizabeth, "my mother's purpose will be answered." She did at last extort from her father an acknowledgment that the horses were engaged. Jane was therefore obliged to go on horseback, and her mother attended her to the door with many cheerful prognostics of a bad day. Her hopes were answered; Jane had not been gone long before it rained hard. Her sisters were uneasy for her, but her mother was delighted. The rain continued the whole evening without intermission; Jane certainly could not come back. "This was a lucky idea of mine, indeed!" said Mrs. Bennet more than once, as if the credit of making it rain were all her own. Till the next morning, however, she was not aware of all the felicity of her contrivance. Breakfast was scarcely over when a servant from Netherfield brought the following note for Elizabeth: "MY DEAREST LIZZY,— "I find myself very unwell this morning, which, I suppose, is to be imputed to my getting wet through yesterday. My kind friends will not hear of my returning till I am better. They insist also on my seeing Mr. Jones—therefore do not be alarmed if you should hear of his having been to me—and, excepting a sore throat and headache, there is not much the matter with me.—Yours, etc." "Well, my dear," said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness—if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders." "Oh! I am not afraid of her dying. People do not die of little trifling colds. She will be taken good care of. As long as she stays there, it is all very well. I would go and see her if I could have the carriage." Elizabeth, feeling really anxious, was determined to go to her, though the carriage was not to be had; and as she was no horsewoman, walking was her only alternative. She declared her resolution. "How can you be so silly," cried her mother, "as to think of such a thing, in all this dirt! You will not be fit to be seen when you get there." "I shall be very fit to see Jane—which is all I want." "Is this a hint to me, Lizzy," said her father, "to send for the horses?" "No, indeed, I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when one has a motive; only three miles. I shall be back by dinner." "I admire the activity of your benevolence," observed Mary, "but every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required." "We will go as far as Meryton with you," said Catherine and Lydia. Elizabeth accepted their company, and the three young ladies set off together. "If we make haste," said Lydia, as they walked along, "perhaps we may see something of Captain Carter before he goes." In Meryton they parted; the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers' wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ankles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise. She was shown into the breakfast-parlour, where all but Jane were assembled, and where her appearance created a great deal of surprise. That she should have walked three miles so early in the day, in such dirty weather, and by herself, was almost incredible to Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley; and Elizabeth was convinced that they held her in contempt for it. She was received, however, very politely by them; and in their brother's manners there was something better than politeness; there was good humour and kindness. Mr. Darcy said very little, and Mr. Hurst nothing at all. The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion's justifying her coming so far alone. The latter was thinking only of his breakfast. Her inquiries after her sister were not very favourably answered. Miss Bennet had slept ill, and though up, was very feverish, and not well enough to leave her room. Elizabeth was glad to be taken to her immediately; and Jane, who had only been withheld by the fear of giving alarm or inconvenience from expressing in her note how much she longed for such a visit, was delighted at her entrance. She was not equal, however, to much conversation, and when Miss Bingley left them together, could attempt little besides expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness she was treated with. Elizabeth silently attended her. When breakfast was over they were joined by the sisters; and Elizabeth began to like them herself, when she saw how much affection and solicitude they showed for Jane. The apothecary came, and having examined his patient, said, as might be supposed, that she had caught a violent cold, and that they must endeavour to get the better of it; advised her to return to bed, and promised her some draughts. The advice was followed readily, for the feverish symptoms increased, and her head ached acutely. Elizabeth did not quit her room for a moment; nor were the other ladies often absent; the gentlemen being out, they had, in fact, nothing to do elsewhere. When the clock struck three, Elizabeth felt that she must go, and very unwillingly said so. Miss Bingley offered her the carriage, and she only wanted a little pressing to accept it, when Jane testified such concern in parting with her, that Miss Bingley was obliged to convert the offer of the chaise to an invitation to remain at Netherfield for the present. Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was dispatched to Longbourn to acquaint the family with her stay and bring back a supply of clothes.    

Marriage was never designed to be a relationship that exists in isolation. In our opinion, especially in today's world, the challenges of staying on course in a God-centered, fulfilling marriage are too much to handle without the support of others. This week, Brett & Kellie Hurst of Home Encouragement interview their very good friends David and Sue Harkins about their Married Life Group. The Hursts and the Harkins are two of seven couples that have met monthly together for the last seven years simply to enjoy honest conversation about their marriages. Whatever you wish to call a small group like this, a group of married couples meeting together regularly can strengthen a marriage bonds beyond what might be imagined. Every couple needs the prayerful support of other couples, encouraging them to stay strong in their marriage commitment. We hope this episode inspires others to consider starting something similar within their own circles of influence. Special thanks to Grant Peterson of South Hill Communications and to our engineer Zach Alkire for tireless efforts to get Marriage to the Max produced and posted each week. For more on Zach's music, check out www.soundcloud.com/alkiremedia. Opening and closing theme by Loopsound.

This week on “Marriage to the Max”, Brett & Kellie Hurst of Home Encouragement interview good friends Chris & Meka Arend. The Hursts and the Arends have been in the same Married Life Group for the last five years. During this episode, the conversation centers around the Arends' new innovative idea–—having an annual “State of the Union” marriage and family retreat. Chris and Meka unpack their inspiration of getting away for a weekend (without kids) to pray, dream and plan together as husband and wife. During their initial weekend retreat experience, more and more specific marriage and family goals became clearer to both Chris and Meka as a result of being able to think clearly and without having the distractions of daily life. We think you will be intrigued by their idea and you may want to consider some similar kind of annual experience for your own marriage. Thanks again to Grant Peterson of South Hill Communications and to engineer/musician Zach Alkire. Opening and closing theme by Loopsound.

Merry Christmas and welcome back to “Marriage to the Max”, a marriage podcast, hosted by Brett & Kellie Hurst of Home Encouragement. We hope you and your family are celebrating this very important day together in peace and with great thanksgiving! Our podcast today is an interview taped earlier this year with our very good friend, Deborah Kristen. Deborah is the Program Director of The Clearing, a retreat experience for married couples that is among the most powerful of its kind in the country. Deborah is the person to whom potential participants turn as they explore the idea of coming to a Marriage Intensive at The Clearing. She has answers to the many questions that couples have about marriage intensives and she is quite gifted at making folks feel comfortable! She brings to her role a heart for counseling as well as a Masters degree in Biblical Counseling from the Luther Rice University and Seminary. She is also a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (Go Horns!). The Hursts have worked with Deborah Kristen on many joint citywide projects in Houston for the purpose of raising awareness of the priority of healthy marriage for married couples. We are true partners with Deborah in ministry and it is quite an honor to bring you this conversation on “Marriage to the Max”. Thank you again for listening! May your family be blessed tremendously as we honor the birth of our blessed Savior Jesus Christ. We pray for God's grace and mercies to you and your loved ones during this holiday season.

Welcome back to Marriage to the Max, the weekly podcast hosted by Brett and Kellie Hurst of Home Encouragement. In this week's episode, we conclude with “Part 2” our in-depth conversation with gifted counselor Adam Mason of Houston's First Baptist Church. We received so much from listening to Adam in these sessions together. Adam's vast wisdom and experience offers much to all married couples. We hope you get a chance to listen to this entire interview and benefit as well from his insights. Also, we would like to wish you and your family a very blessed Thanksgiving season. As a family, the Hursts are so very grateful to God and all He has done for us. We pray that you will also experience the richest blessings imaginable from truly knowing Him and abiding in Him.

Thanks so much for listening to our new marriage podcast, “Marriage to the Max”, hosted by Brett & Kellie Hurst of Home Encouragement. Your positive emails are keeping us going and we're glad that the content has seemed helpful to several couples. We also hope that you have been enjoying listening to us bumble through these conversations. At least we're having fun doing this….not sure about anyone else! This year marks the 25th wedding anniversary of the Hursts. In some ways, it seems like we've been married forever….in other ways, it seems like we've only just begun (with apologies to The Carpenters). Looking forward, we can't wait to be married for twice this long! There is still so very much for us to learn together, and we get excited thinking about that. We certainly have so much respect for those that can stay married for 50 years or more. Those couples have tremendous wisdom to share with others. But, actually, every married couple has some wisdom to share with others. And many couples have been faithful to pour those insights into couples around them. In fact, that's one of the main reasons we started Home Encouragement's Marriage Hall of Fame! In this episode, we speak candidly about a few of the important things that we've learned so far from our marriage, at least up to the point of this Silver Anniversary. Every marriage has its own personality. As we reflect on this milestone together, you'll get a small bit of insight into what makes us work as a married couple. Actually, we have tried to be reflective about our marriage as we've celebrated every anniversary. But we are particularly aware to do so during the biggest milestones. We hope you'll be encouraged to take opportune moments to do the same in your own marriage. What have you learned as a couple lately? After all, marriage is one great teacher! No matter how long you've been married, even if it's been just a couple of weeks, we'd love to hear from you about how you've benefitted from marriage so far. Feel free to contact us at thehursts@homeencouragement.org and tell us. We're always looking for fresh insights of encouragement to share with other couples. And, as always, thanks for listening! Special thanks to our engineer Zach Alkire who makes us sound tolerable! Also, we're always grateful to Grant Peterson of South Hill Communications for all the nifty things he does to help our communications.

The Show Notes missed ya' Intro 100th birthday party - Great Grand Uncle? - cool photo montage Savannah - driving topography - Steve - Steve's students - Dave - Colleen They Are Something Texas - Scott & Susan - Texas is all about Texas - Scott's Media Room - Two shows - Cameron - more… Thanksgiving - Mom's Pies - Galapagos Pics - Giada De Laurentiis Boston IYA Opening Ceremonies in January NAMM show JREF article? show close ..................................... Mentioned in the show: NAMM 2009 in Anaheim; International Year of Astronomy 2009; James Randi Educational Foundation;  JREF Swift blog; Geo and the Hursts; Geo in Austin and Geo at UTA, all photos courtesy of Scott Hurst; The Compleat Galapagos Collection; Don't mess with Texas. Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Information says: Huge thanks to Scott and Susan!

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