2013-10-30T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Relationships/ http://faithgateway.com/how-to-date-with-no-regrets/ 2013-10-30T06:00:04-05:00 “I really want to kiss you right now.” There is probably no other phrase that can get a heart to flutter more. To some, a kiss is just a kiss, but in reality it’s so much more. Being so closely connected to someone through the touching of lips — it’s a moment of vulnerability, of […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/tell-the-person-who-can-fix-it-6975 2013-10-04T11:44:48-05:00 You can be an agent of real love and real peace if you always stay away from the back room, the back-biting, and you speak directly to that other person. That other person? They may respond or they may not respond, but you have done the only thing Jesus can bless, and you can sleep well tonight. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11346 2013-07-28T16:46:08-05:00 Social media, in its widest sense, goes back beyond the beginning of the Internet, as this infographic explains. It is not a passing digital fad. People have always wanted the opportunity to interact electronically. Social media is perhaps the defining communication movement of this century, and highly significant for sharing the good news – if done appropriately. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10812 2013-06-23T12:36:41-05:00 This short fictional video from Igniter demonstrates how we are all links in a chain. Note that a key element in almost every conversion was a relationship with a Christian over a period of time. Any model of evangelism which does not integrate the significance of this is unlikely to prosper. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-mistakes-we-make-for-love-6795 2013-01-25T11:00:24-05:00 After every "I want" should come four little words that mark the road to God's best. "It's up to Jesus." It's often our broken dreams and our messed up plans that turn our heart in God's direction. And that's where we finally find the love and the purpose that we were made for; that we've looked for our whole life. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-mating-game-6785 2013-01-11T09:58:11-05:00 There's a wonderful statement in Colossians 2:10 for all of us who belong to Jesus. It says, "You are complete in Him." Wow! Married or single, alone or with lots of people, you are complete in Him, and Jesus is enough. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/making-a-man-feel-safe-6780 2013-01-04T10:21:34-05:00 Every man needs a woman who will love the little boy inside him. See, the man is very self-assured outside, but so self-conscious on the inside. He doesn't need a woman who's a critic, or a nag, or a predator, or a competitor. Men are very lonely people, because most of their relationships are only on the surface. But God raises up a special breed of women who are able to give a man a harbor http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-problem-with-panic-6758 2012-12-05T16:42:49-05:00 Those seniors who panic over singleness often get the wrong person. In their rush, they often make a life-long mistake. When they think time's running out, God is right on schedule. Remember, if you panic, you can make a life-long mistake. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/sad-success-6547 2012-02-14T12:02:35-05:00 For 2,000 years, Jesus has been the sustaining fulfillment for millions of us when life's spotlights go off. He's been the one love that's cherished us like no other, to the point of laying down His life so we wouldn't have to die for our sins. Until we commit ourselves to this God who gave His life for us and then rose from the grave to be alive to come into our life, our hearts are, in the Bible's words, "like the tossing sea which cannot rest...there is no peace" (Isaiah 57:20-21 ). http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6700 2012-01-06T10:27:38-05:00 To paraphrase the 1990's election slogan (in response to the unspoken question "What's the priority?"), we might respond to "What's the key to effective evangelism?" with the answer: "It's the relationships, silly." Most lasting conversions are the result of an ongoing relationship with one or more believers.