2011-03-03T13:39:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/acceptance/ http://truewoman.com/?id=1601 2011-03-03T13:39:03-05:00 I always said that if Linda had been different, we could have been the best of friends. But she always seemed to have a wall up, and to keep me at arm’s length. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%204:9-10&version=NIV 2009-08-18T16:29:58-05:00 Paul tells us that we are to labor and strive to fully put our hope in God. We strive to make this part of our lives because God is the Savior of men, especially those who who believe. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%201:15&version=NIV 2009-08-06T16:22:13-05:00 Jesus offers salvation to sinners--and as this verse reminds us, it's always good to remember that we're all sinners who don't deserve His grace, and who aren't better than any other sinner. http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=35656&columnid=3803 2008-10-27T20:02:59-05:00 We have to understand that Christians who are new in the faith or who are not mature in the faith will not have a well-grounded understanding of the things we take for granted in Christianity. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/No-Lone-Rangers-4430 2008-08-28T15:53:27-05:00 Actually, there were never meant to be any Lone Rangers. Let's go all the way back to the original Lone Ranger - Adam, the first man God ever created. As the Creation saga unfolds in Genesis 1, the Bible uses a phrase repeatedly to describe how God felt about what He had been created each day - "And God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:31 says, "God saw all that He had made, and it was very good." http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/Disease-Prevention-4347 2008-08-27T16:18:28-05:00 Quick action at the first sign of infection - that's the secret of preventing major damage. Not only from an infectious disease, but from the most highly contagious virus of all - the sin virus. If we nip it in the bud, we can avoid it's spread and a whole lot of suffering. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/A-Leader-s-Real-Assignment-4377 2008-08-27T15:45:07-05:00 The first portrait of Jesus I can ever remember seeing as a child was one that portrays Him as the Good Shepherd, with His sheep following Him closely and one little lamb cuddled in His arms. Interestingly enough, now that I'm in Christian leadership, I realize that picture is supposed to be what I'm about. And you, too, if God has entrusted you with any kind of influence or direction in people's lives. You're template is supposed to be that of a shepherd - of whom people say, "He or she sure makes a person feel loved." http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Missing-Birthday-4379 2008-08-27T15:42:37-05:00 Our grandson knows when he was born. You know when you were born - even if you've got so many candles on your cake now that it sets off the smoke detector. Basic fact of life: your life had a definite beginning. There was a point in time at which you were born into your family. It's the same in God's family. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/Grabbing-Your-Only-Hope-4239 2008-08-21T15:55:09-05:00 What I did that day with that rescuer is exactly what I did the day I gave myself to Jesus Christ - and what I've been doing ever since. It is, in fact, the only way God has provided for us to ever have a relationship with Him - to ever have the sins of our lifetime forgiven and to be able to go to heaven instead of hell when we die. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Never-Forgetting-the-Cost-4196 2008-08-13T15:28:18-05:00 There's a man who tried to live his life here in light of what was sacrificed for him. I understand that. I hope you do.