2008-09-05T13:28:23-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/family http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Flood-Insurance-For-Your-Home-8082 2008-09-05T13:28:23-05:00 But home isn’t just a building—it’s the relationships. So how do we hold our home together when the monster waves hit? It might be financial, it could be medical or conflict or tragedy. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/The-Only-Way-to-Build-a-Home-4440 2008-08-28T16:50:26-05:00 The way that Indian man built his home decades ago is still the only way to build a home - one building block at a time. And those building blocks are called days. Not years, not months, not weeks - days. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-House-We-Didn-t-Finish-4325 2008-08-27T16:43:44-05:00 That's not the only house a parent intended to build and never got done. In fact, many of us Moms and Dads knew how we wanted our family to be -- how we still want it to be -- but somehow the home, the family we intended to build never got finished, did it? Even as our children were leaving for college, Karen and I talked about how quickly the years had melted away and how we were feeling there was so much unfinished business in our kids' lives. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/The-High-Price-of-Brake-Failure-4798 2008-08-20T13:31:47-05:00 A lot of families are damaged today because of brake failure in a man or woman's vehicle. I mean your job, your career, your business. That's the vehicle for earning money and maybe even for making a difference in other people's lives. The problem comes when your work gets out of control and you don't have your work anymore - your work has you! http://circuitriter.gospelcom.net/article/?article_id=81 2008-08-18T23:47:12-05:00 This short story by Bob Ruesch illustrates the impact of decisions and the need to remember what is important in life. http://peggiesplace.gospelcom.net/wordwalk.htm 2008-08-18T19:14:06-05:00 Introducing !WordWalk! - a new series at Peggie's Place, with daily byte-sized resources - Scripture, comment, a hymn, a fun or faith short story, daily news - and a great way to begin your day, walking with God! The first page in the series: "Meek and Mighty". Enjoy! http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Cherish-While-There-s-Time-4121 2008-08-18T16:06:54-05:00 The experience of Rich's family is just another reminder that we need to cherish those we love while we can. We never know which hug will be the last hug, which "I love you" the last one, which "goodbye" the final goodbye. Now, the point of remembering that is not to be maudlin or to be anxious all the time. Our times are in God's hands, so they're in good hands. But it is important to realize that life is short at best, and we need to live in such a way that we do all those "I wish I had's" while we can still do them. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Unexpressed-Love-4128 2008-08-18T16:00:25-05:00 No matter what the circumstances, that is one of life's deepest regrets - love that wasn't expressed. The time to remember that is right now, when folks you love are still there. And a teenage girl's tearful regret at Ground Zero is a powerful reminder to all of us that we need to be expressing our love to the people around us, at many times, in many ways. Because love unexpressed is love unenjoyed. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Breathing-the-Air-Your-Child-Needs-4144 2008-08-18T14:17:40-05:00 When it's crunch time on an airplane flight, you have to first get for yourself the oxygen you need as a parent, then you can give your son or daughter what they need. In these increasingly challenging days for parents and dangerous days for our kids, we have to breathe deeply what our children need so we can pass it on to them. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/The-Pace-Car-In-Every-Race-4147 2008-08-18T14:13:10-05:00 Now our word for today from the Word of God goes back to the dawn of all human relationships and the birth of the family, and it reveals who God considers the pace car in life's races. Genesis 3:6 - "When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it." Here, in this awful moment, sin and death enter the world as Adam and Eve trespass the clear boundaries of God.