A Word With You

A Refreshing Change in the Atmosphere - #6545

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 10, 2012

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It was one of those 3-H summer days: hazy, hot, and humid. It's not advisable to sweat on those days, because there's really no place to go. You keep running into your own sweat. And you know how it is on those days; you kind of feel "ugh"...you feel like doing nothing. Well, it was one of those days, and a brief storm went through. It was the leading edge of a cold front the weather man said, and the temperature dropped almost 25 degrees in a four-hour period of time. That heavy, muggy, hazy air suddenly cleared out; people started moving around again. I'll tell you, the view all of a sudden was crystal clear; no haze. The atmosphere was refreshing finally. Did you know a person can actually have that affect?

The Right Word For Sex - #6544

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 9, 2012

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It's amazing how creative parents can become when it's time to explain the facts of life to a child, and they really get creative when it comes to the vocabulary they choose. Now, we tell our kids that an ear is an ear, a leg is a leg, an elbow is an elbow and so on. But when it comes time to explain the male and female parts of the body and the facts of life talk, we have a hard time using the right words. Frankly, I've heard some pretty weird names for human anatomy. Words invented, I guess, by a red-faced parent, but not recognized by any doctor on the planet. You know, it's good to use the right words when it comes to sex, especially the one that really counts - the Bible does.

None of the Above - #6543

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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I can't remember the names of all seven of Snow White's dwarfs, but I don't feel bad about that. I do remember one - Grumpy. Actually I've heard that the Grumpy shirt is one of Disney's big sellers these days. I might know why. Grumpy is kind of the mood of a whole lot of people these days.

When You Know the Final Score - #6542

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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We're pretty avid New York Giants football fans at our house. Don't hold that against us. You know, you can understand it if you follow football at all. We're eager after a long basketball season and a baseball season to see the first games, even when they're exhibition games. Now, when my children were growing up, there was a particular game on one season that we really wanted to see, because it was against a top NFL team.

First Snow Faith - #6541

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Monday, February 6, 2012

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Our pre-school grandson? I think he overheard the weather forecast recently before his bedtime. It went something like this, "Chance of rain, maybe a few snow flurries." I guess that's all he needed to hear, because he began to pray fervently that night, "Jesus, please make it snow tomorrow." Now, flurries are barely snow, but apparently the mention of them is enough for fuel for hope, you know, and for faith...especially faith. And when he went to bed that night, his mom and dad...they prayed too. They said, "Dear Jesus, would you please answer a little boy's prayer?"

The Last Day's Weather Forecast - #6540

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Friday, February 3, 2012

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I usually wake up in the morning to a local news station, which is a real encouraging way to wake up. You know, you can get your day off to a really cheerful start. You can hear about a war or two, a little terrorism, some of last night's fatalities. Oh yeah, that will get you started! Actually it's not the news I'm actually so interested in, it's the weather I want to hear. And when you hear the weather, then you can plan your day's wardrobe and your activities, you know, a little better.

Every Sister Needs a Brother - #6539

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 2, 2012

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I never had a sister, but my sons have one, which means I have a daughter. Now, our oldest son is two years younger than our daughter, who is the oldest, but it was interesting to see as I watched their relationship what I had missed growing up. Oh, there was a lot of kidding around; the kids called it "busting." They had some exciting disagreements growing up because, well, they're two very different people.

Pardoning Turkeys - #6538

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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Well, the President of the United States; let's see, he's got wars to manage, wild economy to handle. But you know what? Every Thanksgiving he steps up to one of the most decisive responsibilities of his office. He pardons a turkey; actually, two turkeys. And this is really serious business. Actually they even have a backup turkey (this is the truth) just in case Turkey #1 isn't able to serve as, well what one writer called the ungobbled gobbler.

You Can't See Them, But They're Holding It Together - #6537

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Have you driven past a home or building that's under construction lately? Take a good look, because there are some things that you will never see again, so you'd better look now. Like the foundation for example. You can see it right now while they're building, but pretty soon all you'll see is the house, or the office building, or the condo. The foundation will pretty soon disappear from view. But it's always going to be what's holding up that whole structure. The same is true of the support beams. Pretty soon they're going to be covered with walls, and paint, and wallpaper. But they will always form the invisible support for everything. If the foundation or the support beams go, the whole thing goes.

Steve Jobs and God - #6536

contact@hutchcraft.com (Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc.) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Monday, January 30, 2012

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When you're a kid, you're wet cement. Impressions, well, they get written on you so easily and so deeply. And then they harden into beliefs, I guess or un-beliefs, and that kid becomes an adult. Apparently, Steve Jobs was no exception.

Apple's communications genius and revolutionary, was been described as "intriguing, yet inscrutable." But as he battled cancer, he opened some windows into his mind and soul to the author who was writing his life story. According to the new biography that bears his name, Steve Jobs studied Zen Buddhism for years. A recent article in USA Today said, "He never went back to church after he saw a photo of starving children on the cover of Life and asked his Sunday school pastor if God knew what would happen to them. He was 13 at the time."