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Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Behind the Happy Face
Behind many a happy face hides a hurting heart, and maybe that describes you. The happy face helps you live in a temporary denial of the pain inside, and it keeps other people from knowing a you that you're afraid they might not accept. Like the beach ball that you push farther and farther under the water, the deeper you bury it, the higher it's going to go when it's released. You can't bury the real you forever. As far as everyone knows, maybe you're the happy one or maybe even the hero, but you know that there's a wounded monster inside you. You're a wounded person with no place to bleed.
http://hutchcraft.com/Life-Issues/Depression/Behind-the-Happy-Face
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Life-Changing Heart Surgery
While medical history records that the first heart transplant was performed by Dr. Barnard in the 1960s, real heart transplants were actually pioneered a millenia ago by the Master Heart Surgeon. This miraculous procedure is more life changing than any medical procedure could ever be.
http://hutchcraft.com/Life-Issues/Broken-hearted/Life-Changing-Heart-Surgery
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth
The phrase "peace on earth" wasn't invented by a greeting card company. It was part of the birth announcement of the first Christmas, delivered by angels from heaven to shepherds in the field watching over their sheep. Luke 2:13-14 from the Word of God says, "Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.'"
http://hutchcraft.com/Life-Issues/Angels/Whatever-Happened-to-Peace-on-Earth
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Hurt and Hiding
Do you feel alone and have been too hurt to trust anyone? Somewhere along the way you've been hurt, abandoned, betrayed, or mistreated. ... You're afraid to let anyone get close. In fact, you may have built up some pretty elaborate defenses to make sure no one does. You're really just afraid that they'll hurt you like someone else did.
http://hutchcraft.com/Life-Issues/Abuse/Hurt-and-Hiding
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Hope For Banged-Up Lives
Have you been treated poorly, made to feel that you will never measure up, treated like a loser, or undervalued? Maybe you've ended up pretty hard and angry inside, but there is hope. ... While you may not be excited about horse racing, the story set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, illustrates some pretty inspiring things.
http://hutchcraft.com/Life-Issues/Abuse/Hope-For-Banged-Up-Lives
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Stepped On But Still Precious
There are many people today who have been treated poorly. They feel beaten up, mishandled, treated badly, crushed, and trampled on. When someone's been treated like that, they begin to believe that they aren't worth much. If they were, why would anyone treat them like that?
http://hutchcraft.com/Life-Issues/Abuse/Stepped-On-But-Still-Precious
1 Peter 2: 11-12 - Into Thy Word Ministries
Living Honorably! This passage is about living honorably, even in the face of oppression and enticement. This is a call and challenge for us to see the world differently so we can respond...
http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36039&columnid=3803
1 Peter 2: 4-10 - Into Thy Word Ministries
The Chosen Stone! The previous chapter gave us a litany of what Christ has passionately done for each of us as individuals.
http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36038&columnid=3803
1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3 - Into Thy Word Ministries
The Enduring Word! This passage is the “therefore” of the first chapter! The word “therefore” is referring to the results, conclusions, or applications that are to be in our lives from the reasons given.
http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36037&columnid=3803
1 Peter 1: 13-21 - Into Thy Word Ministries
Living with Holiness! We are called to get our minds lined up with God—His Way, His precepts, and His plan.
http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36035&columnid=3803