2013-12-17T11:12:11-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/future/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11858 2013-12-17T11:12:11-05:00 "My two-year-old is teaching my one-year-old to use the iPad," a Christian writer tweeted recently. As these two young 'digital natives' grow up, they will barely distinguish between online and offline, face-to-face or virtual. They will be unaware of that strange world just 20 years ago, which was almost untouched by digital media. They may never see, except in a museum, such ancient artifacts as typewriters, rotary-dial phones, or film cameras. Their use of digital will be totally instinctual, a seamless extension of minds and fingers. As the years pass, they will effortlessly handle digital tools and platforms yet to be invented. Digital has transformed our societies faster than any previous media revolution. And it is transforming evangelism and discipleship too. Read more... http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/snowballsor-avalanches-6833 2013-03-20T10:13:43-05:00 Today is a snowball. You can handle a snowball coming at you. It's just that when you put many of those snowballs together and try to deal with them all at once, you're going to be trying to deal with an avalanche. That's not how God made you. He gives us strength for one day at a time. I know that from Deuteronomy 33:25. It says, "He will give you strength equal to your day." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/parenting-in-bite-sized-chunks-6716 2012-10-08T09:50:33-05:00 We tend to be paralyzed by guilt over the past or anxiety over the future. Why not trust the Lord to cover both of those, and you have a good day today. That's how you build a better future. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/destined-for-greatness-6638 2012-06-21T10:28:21-05:00 Are you someone that Jesus can build into one of His trusted disciples? Oh, maybe you've got a lot of weaknesses, I do. But once you know what Jesus says, you just do it. See, then in the major leagues of God's usefulness, you may be destined for greatness. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/long-wait-for-a-new-heart-6625 2012-06-01T08:55:42-05:00 Jesus' new heart miracle can save a marriage, a family, a future, a soul. He did the dying so we would never have to. And there's no wait for your new heart. He's been waiting for you to call. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/picking-a-major-6617 2012-05-22T15:07:02-05:00 Whether you're a Ph.D., or you never made it through high school, major in the Bible. It shows up the lies; it shows you what God wants today; it shows you the big picture. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7795 2012-04-07T09:48:06-05:00 Here's Google's newly-released video presentation of their Project Glass project. It's nothing less than a fully-functional smartphone built into glasses with head-up display on the lenses. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/if-you-rush-it-you-ruin-it-6549 2012-02-17T11:02:47-05:00 Make it a goal to not find your fingerprints on your future. Only one set of prints - God's. See, your involvement could well become interference. Would you let God finish His masterpiece in His time? For He promises in Ecclesiastes, "He makes everything beautiful in it's time." Impatience can, as young cooks often learn, ruin the final result. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6725 2012-01-09T10:31:29-05:00 Digital technology years seem to run seven times faster than real time, like dog lives. What developments may be significant for us in 2012 and beyond? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/still-there-after-the-storm-6468 2011-11-03T14:16:16-05:00 The cross still stands, proclaiming that God still loves me when it's too dark to see His face. The cross is there, assuring me I am forgiven when the guilt and the regret are trying to drag me into their pit. The cross remains, reminding me that Jesus has beaten death when death seems to be winning. The cross stands tall, declaring "This is not the end. There is a future beyond this darkness, and I'll be there to build that future with you."