China's lip-synching actress and the myth of beauty
If you watched the Olympic opening ceremonies, you witnessed a small but upsetting detail that...
Today's Devotional: Seeing Creation with God's Eyes
My backyard opens up into a small wooded area—there's just enough greenery that if I look...
Today's devotional: finding beauty amidst brokenness
Can beauty come out of brokenness? When you or a loved one is reeling from an illness, injury, or...
Today's Devotional: You are beautiful
Do you think that you are beautiful?
Despite our pride, our lusts, our anger and disobedience,...
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Finding beauty amidst brokenness
Can beauty come out of brokenness? God has the startling ability to bring out moments of grace and beauty out of even the most wrenching despair.
http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/23/todays-devotional-finding-beauty-amidst-bro...
The Garbage Miracle - #3010
Beauty from ashes - praise from despair - something very special from something very ugly. If you will let Jesus be the Lord of your life's pile of garbage, He can make of it a mountain from which many will be able to see Him.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-garbage-miracle-3010
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Not So Beautiful Women - #8268 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
Okay, hundreds of beautiful women were waiting to audition for a show called America’s Top Model. Suddenly they erupted in total bedlam that ended up with three people arrested, six people hurt and the street littered with shoes and clothing. One girl said, “It was pretty scary.” So, whatever like happened to beautiful?
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/not-so-beautiful-women-8268
Girl Watching - God's Watching - #5906
Both men and women have fallen for a casualness about sex that robs it of its God-given beauty. Like snow, it's beautiful when it's fresh and clean but it's ugly when it's trampled and soiled. Godly men, make that covenant with your eyes not to look lustfully at a girl. Godly women, dress for respect, not attention like the temple of God that you are.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/girl-watching-god-is-watching-...
Deep Holes, Beautiful Discoveries - #5835
When things collapse you can see the faithfulness and love and power of your Lord in ways that we can only see when we're desperate and beyond what we can fix, what we can handle. This season when things are caving in can be a season of life-changing discovery, as well. You can't make the hole in your life go away, but you can go through it to discover beauty that you could never see any other way.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/deep-holes-beautiful-discoveries-...
A Makeover For the Woman You Love - #5774
The selfless love of a husband can, over time, help a woman feel safe enough to deal with her weaknesses, to pour out her soul, and in so doing, to cleanse her soul. God's love through a loving husband can set her free from the fears and the scars of the past that have defined her for so long. His praise can restore her sense of worth. His listening can offload what weighs her down.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/a-makeover-for-the-woman-you-l...
Beauty for ashes - a Christian perspective
The prophet Isaiah describes a God who will replace His people's suffering with joy, and remove the ashes and grime that cover them to reveal the beauty beneath.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2061:3&version=KJV
Women and modesty in the Bible: 1 Timothy 2:9-10
This passage on modesty guidelines affirms a theme present throughout the Bible: the type of beauty that God values is the beauty of a godly character, not the passing beauty of an expensive outfit or opulent jewelry.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%202:9-10&version=NIV
Beauty in the Bible: Proverbs 31:30
It's natural for humans to notice and praise physical beauty, but this passage reminds us that there's more to true, spiritual beauty than just your outward appearance. In God's eyes, a gracious and righteous character are more important and lasting than good looks or fancy clothes. Beauty will inevitably fade--but a solid character remains a blessing throughout your entire life.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Prov.31.30&version=NIV
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Painful Process, Beautiful Result - #9199 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
My wife and I were able to be there for the birth of our new grandson. It was exciting, but not as exciting for our daughter-in-law. I was just outside when our little guy arrived, and it was clear even from there that it was a painful and intense delivery—which I think is the only kind there is. It didn’t come as a surprise to our daughter-in-law. She did this before two years ago when she had our granddaughter. But knowing how painful it was going to be, she did it again, and millions of women have. And the lesson of childbirth might be just some encouragement to you right now if you’re trying to understand what God’s doing in your life right now.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/painful-process-beautiful-resul...