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Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - What the Hard Times Reveal - #8286 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
I was speaking recently for some business leaders in Manhattan–the epicenter of America’s devastating financial quake. One highly successful Christian brother told me the surprising truth that the hard times have revealed. He said, “A few months ago, if you’d asked any of us what we were depending on, we would have said we were totally depending on God. Until we lost a lot of the things we were really depending on.”
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/what-the-hard-times-reveal-8286

Justified by faith - a Christian perspective
How are we justified before God? Not by following the law--we're not even capable of obeying the law perfectly. Rather, we are justified through faith in God.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203:28&version=NIV

Contend in the Bible - a Christian perspective
When we contend for the faith, we should all contend for it as if we were one person. Paul tells the Philippians to conduct themselves in a worthy manner so that they will be united in their faith.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%201:27-28&version=NIV

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Flowers or Fruit - #8280 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
The pear trees around our Ministry Headquarters really show off in the Spring! They’re covered with these beautiful white flowers. It’s like an explosion of life and color, but there’s an ugly little secret about those pear trees. They’re called ornamental. They don’t produce any pears, just pretty flowers—like lots of people at church every week.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/flowers-or-fruit-8280

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - When Life's a Broken Vending Machine - #8275 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
I’m working in my hotel room. I want a soft drink to keep me going. I go down the hall to the vending machine and put in the four quarters—nothing happens. The coin return doesn’t work. I have a choice: forget that vending machine or just keep putting more money into it until I get what I’m after. This is not a hard choice. ... I’m Ron Hutchcraft. And ironically, life offers us many “vending machine” choices. I invest myself in something I think will meet my need: a relationship, an accomplishment, a career, even religion or spirituality.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/when-lifes-a-broken-vending-mac...

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Laser Praying - #8271 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
A few years ago, my wife had a severe gall bladder attack. In fact, it was so severe it was going to require having her gall bladder removed in a city 2,000 miles from home. Well I didn’t like that, but it turned out to be a gift from God! At home, the doctors would have had to go what they call the “long way.” It’s an invasive approach that takes weeks to recover from. The doctor we ended up with was an outstanding laser surgeon, and the laser took care of that problem. My wife was up in two days! Now, she could have lay there under diffused light for days, and it would have made no difference. But look at what focused light can do! Maybe we can use a little lasering when we need a change in something or someone we care about.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/laser-praying-8271

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Your Secret Weapon - #8269 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
Steve was one of the world’s great pool players. He was a winner on the outside. Inside, he knew something big was missing. It turned out it was Jesus. When he opened his life to the God who made Him, he realized that a lot of the junk that went with his life on the pool circuit didn’t go with following Jesus. He laid it all down. He went for years of Christian education. And as He told me, to his surprise, God then told him to pick up that pool cue again and use it to point people to Jesus…which he’s been doing big time. And folks who love the game he loves are getting introduced to the Savior he loves.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/your-secret-weapon-8269

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Vulnerable Times - #8267 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
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/vulnerable-times-8267

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Stopping What Will Sink You - #8264 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and you know, that story says a lot. Don’t underestimate the power of temptation to lure you to the rocks–to disaster.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/stopping-what-will-sink-you-8264

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Even Better Than Gold - #8252 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and the same day I was reading about the skyrocketing value of gold, I read in the Bible about something God says is even better than gold. You might be surprised what it is. It says, “For a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith–of greater worth than gold—may be proved genuine” (1 Peter 1:6-7 ).
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/even-better-than-gold-8252