2009-09-18T14:10:09-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/safety http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/anchored-in-stormy-times-8293 2009-09-18T14:10:09-05:00 I was talking to our amazingly perceptive eight-year-old grandson about his recent bout with a very painful condition. It turned out to be something simple to correct, but it wasn’t fun at the time. His teacher called and told our daughter, “You need to come and pick him up right away. He’s in excruciating pain.” Well, our daughter took him to the doctor, where he had to endure the pain for a little longer while they sat in the waiting room. Here’s how he described his experience to me: “You know, it’s like a boat that’s tied to an anchor. A big storm comes and really blows you around. I felt like my anchor was going to break. But Jesus is my anchor, and that anchor never breaks.” Man, in stormy times like these, isn’t that what we need? http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/vulnerable-times-8267 2009-09-16T12:00:57-05:00 I’ve been in a lot of airports, but only once was I stopped by a TV reporter to comment on something in the news. I was arriving in Cleveland on a flight from New York the morning after the first World Trade Center bombing. The reporter said, “How are people reacting there?” And all I could say was, “We suddenly feel vulnerable.” http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/one-safe-place-in-a-tornado-8260 2009-09-16T11:53:55-05:00 ‘Tis the season for all those ominous red boxes all over the weather map. You know, the ”severe weather watch.” Every year around this time, there are some monster tornadoes that leave sudden death and destruction in their path. And always those survivor stories. like the mother and daughter near Oklahoma City whose whole house was blown away around them. But they walked out unscathed because they had one of those concrete rooms in their house, built to withstand twisters. They call it a safe room. ... I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and we all need one of those. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2016:8-10&version=NIV 2009-09-03T10:37:56-05:00 Where do you find security in life? Do you feel secure because of your job or your house? Or maybe it's your friends who make you feel safe? The psalmist writes that God is the one who makes him feel secure. It is because God is at his right hand that his heart and body feel safe. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%201:33&version=NIV 2009-08-07T00:14:42-05:00 God is often described as a refuge or a fortress, within which we can find protection from life's storms. Here, we learn that simply listening to God's wisdom protects us from spiritual harm. http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/resting-comfortably-in-the-chaos-8216 2009-03-17T15:43:04-05:00 Well, with my mouth near his ear, I just started singing a soft little tune that I’ve sung to my children, and now to my grandchildren. Our little guy just totally relaxed and he fell asleep in the middle of it in spite of all the craziness going on around him. ... I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and in that tender moment, something hit me. “This is you, Ron, in the arms of your Heavenly Father.” http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Safest-Place-For-Your-Money-8156 2009-01-05T11:59:29-05:00 Thankfully, our country has taken a lot of steps to safeguard as much as they can against a day like that. But as we look at retirement funds, savings accounts, tanking home values, my friend’s question still hangs out there, waiting for an answer. “Where should we put our money?” http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Why-the-Kids-Are-Safe-5687 2008-10-30T15:22:26-05:00 Isn't it great to know that your safety and security has nothing to with your situation or your surroundings? Your safety depends on one thing and one thing alone - the watch care of your Father in heaven! http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Money-Quakes-8125 2008-10-24T12:04:08-05:00 I remember a friend telling me about a man during the Depression after the banks were closed and shuttered. He was pounding on the gate, screaming out loud, “Give me my money!” Pretty bad place to have your security, I guess, in your money. That’s the question for our time: Is your security in something that you cannot lose? http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Antidote-For-Scary-Nights-8119 2008-10-20T12:46:05-05:00 That’s the way to rest peacefully when you’re going through a scary time—surround yourself with Jesus.