2013-02-26T12:58:33-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/family http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/when-conquerors-wimp-out-6817 2013-02-26T12:58:33-05:00 Ask God for the courage to confront, even when you're young, even when you're single. Deal with issues while they're small. Face the conflict; don't try to bury it. When a conqueror on the battlefront learns to be a confronter on the home front, then he's really being a man. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/too-precious-to-waste-6773 2012-12-27T14:29:49-05:00 A day is too precious to waste. It is only to be spent for the people and for the causes that are going to matter forever. Okay, you've got a day. Invest it! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/burning-brighter-than-ever-6702 2012-09-18T16:36:23-05:00 God is looking for some modern heroes who will lead the church into a new era of boldness, who will resist the seduction of material comfort and security. We need a new dream! We need young leaders to lead it! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-mission-right-in-front-of-you-6690 2012-09-04T10:42:26-05:00 Your mate, your child - they may need your ear, your encouragement, your counsel as much as anyone you're going to see at that meeting. Look around your house for the needs that are right there before you, before you go charging off somewhere else to find the Lord's work. Hey, it's right there in front of you. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/lighten-up-6639 2012-06-21T10:30:11-05:00 Could it be that your family could use a few laughs; some crazy, impulsive experiences; a parent who can kid himself about his own weaknesses. Laughing gets people to laugh, and relaxed kids communicate more, and relaxed parents make better decisions. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/our-own-little-bethlehem-6505 2011-12-16T09:29:56-05:00 You know, Christmas really is all about a Baby who came to die so we could live. And I will never stop thanking Him that He saw that lost little family in a second floor apartment on the south side of Chicago and sent a missionary - my brother - who never spoke a word to gave us Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/you-got-mail-for-thanksgiving-6488 2011-11-28T11:18:42-05:00 We're pretty good at thinking of things we don't like about someone. But something good happens in your heart when you make yourself sit down and you start writing about that person's strengths, and their contributions to your life, to others' lives. And something good happens in their life when they get your gratitude in a letter. You are indeed building them up. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/a-rescue-mission-6484 2011-11-18T11:45:51-05:00 God often uses the wandering of loved ones to actually make us re-examine our own lives. And the good news, if you're willing to mobilize all your resources, well, listen to what happened here. It says, "Abram recovered all the goods and brought back his relative." Fight for that loved one of yours with everything you've got, and God will bring them home. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/twister-love-6456 2011-10-11T10:30:39-05:00 Write that letter. Make that call. Go see that person. Give that gift. Say that thank you. Grab that time together. Show them you love them now. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/winning-at-home-6437 2011-09-13T09:38:33-05:00 Maybe it's time to take a step back and commit yourself to first of all represent Christ, be His ambassador. Be like Jesus with your family. Whatever others get, well it's simply going to be the overflow of what you are living in front of your family. Jesus started at home. So should you.