Crisie Hutchings

11/11/2023

Random Thoughts on a Rainy Autumn Day

This season of my life has brought about many changes. Good changes. God changes. There’s peace here. And lots of it. Days are not as busy and hurried as they used to be. But still my mind has not caught up to the pace of my life. I still overthink, over compensate and have a…
22/09/2023

Hope When Life Hurts

Life hurts. A lot. No matter our demographic, pain, heartache and disappointment touches us all. From the time we exit the womb, until our last breath, life can hurt; a lot. There are times, when I’m in pain, that cynicism creeps in to take over my thoughts and it paints a picture of doom and…
26/07/2023

A Mother’s Thoughts Before Bed

It’s a challenge to think of your adult children as anyone other than the babies you carried, nursed and rocked to sleep on this hard days and nights. As anyone other than the children you got off to school, played hide and seek with or taught them to tie their shoes. Or the teens you…
26/07/2023

BELIEVE

It is empty to strive to achieve all the things that we believe will give us purpose, status or happiness. Instead of savoring every moment as a gift from God to be cherished. Because when you grow older you realize that IS what life is about and you’ll regret all the moments you missed. Peace…
21/07/2023

What Shall We Do Then? [Pt. 3 The Essence of Worship]

34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like…
15/07/2023

THE THINGS WE CALL WORSHIP [Pt. 2 The Essence of Worship Series]

If I asked you the question, “What is worship?”, what would your answer be? Go ahead, think about it….would it be singing? Dancing? Praying? Meditation? Serving the poor and needy? Loving one another? I’m aware, it’s a loaded question, but so are the answers. Because, you see, worship is ALL those things and so much…
10/06/2023

Transitions
29/04/2023

The Essence of Worship | Pt. 1

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that I’ve written blogs about worship. I’ve always had an interest in understanding worship and throughout the years, God has taught me many things in His Word and through my experiences as a worship leader and director about what worship is and what…
07/04/2023

THE RESURRECTED LIFE

“I AM the Resurrection and the Life! John 11:25 Though you die, yet shall you live! These are the words of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Who being THE WORD can never lie! All of His words are faithful and true as He is! This claim, this reality is our reality: “though you die,…
15/03/2023

Books in the works

I want to thank you so much for following my blog. Knowing that you like my stuff makes me very happy. But more than that, the fact that it does something positive for your life or you relate to it in some way is the cherry on top! I love to write and express the…
25/02/2023

Familiar

There are untold stories Of lives shattered Hearts hardened by immense pain There are unknown wounds Of souls forgotten Abandoned by the broken How do you love when You never knew love? How do you nurture When you were never held? Untold lives Going through the motions Playing a part Never disclosing the star they…
17/02/2023

How to Stop Being the Mini Version of Yourself

Every Friday, I do a new podcast and this week is no exception. If you think this post is about focusing on yourself. Think again. It’s about focusing on God and as you do, you’ll become FULLY who He created you to be. This week, instead of doing a blog post, my podcast is the…

Author: Crisie Hutchings