2009-09-03T17:23:40-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/hardship/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208:35&version=NIV 2009-09-03T17:23:40-05:00 Paul asks us what can separate us from the love of Christ? We shouldn't let anything earthly stand in the way of our relationship with Christ. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Bumpy-Road-to-a-Beautiful-Place-4258 2008-08-21T11:54:54-05:00 You know, lots of life's beautiful places are accessible this very same way - by means of a bumpy road. Maybe you're traveling one of those hard, even painful, bumpy roads right now. I imagine some people never made it to the majesty of the falls because the bumpy road made them decide to turn back - a temptation that may have occurred to you on your road. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/The-Hammer-in-God-s-Hands-3923 2008-07-28T16:53:08-05:00 Suffering, pain, hardship, heartache - those are some of life's hammers. You may feel like one of those hammers has been beating on you lately. What you may not realize is who's holding that hammer - and what He's trying to do with it.