Messy Manhood and Dynamite Dads

*This Father’s Day message from Ron Hutchcraft is just too good not to share. Blessings, Ed 😊 “Be a man.” Three words that have gotten a lot of guys in trouble. Too many of us have done too many dumb things to prove what a “man” we were. But it seems more confusing than everContinue reading “Messy Manhood and Dynamite Dads”

Why I Believe (Part 2)

“But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God inContinue reading “Why I Believe (Part 2)”

What Does It Mean to Be a Child of God?

“I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” (Luke 18:17 NLT) As a rule, children become products of their environment. The proverbial saying: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” can be said, not only of those who go the wrong wayContinue reading “What Does It Mean to Be a Child of God?”

Our Natural Instinct

“Jesus responded, ‘Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.’” (Luke 19:9-10 NLT) Our natural instinct, our “knee jerk” response to losing something is to go into panic mode,Continue reading “Our Natural Instinct”

Why Did God Suffer?

“What we do see is Jesus, who was given a position ‘a little lower than the angels’; and because He suffered death for us, He is now ‘crowned with glory and honor.’ Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone. God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many childrenContinue reading “Why Did God Suffer?”