Authenticity – CRISIE HUTCHINGS

When God Snuck into the Human Race.

The thing that amazes me the most about Christmas is how stealthily God entered the human race. He wasn’t born into an affluent family or in a palace as most kings are, but in a foul-smelling barn, where animals lay amid their excrement and their nasty habits. Mary wasn’t in Labor and Delivery with a…
We’ve Been Lied To!

We’ve been lied to….life is not always going to do what we want. Things are not going to turn out always as we had hoped. We are going to go through things that are too much for us! In many faith-based circles there is a lie circulating that if you just believe in God, you’ll…
Because Healing Starts with Truth. Jesus is Truth.

The heart—yours, mine, and ours—is the wellspring of life. The sacred place where God speaks, where love is planted, where purpose takes shape. When we choose to tend it with care, not hiding, not hardening, but opening it fully to the One who formed it —something holy happens. In surrender, He heals. He restores. He…
Where the Real Jesus is Found

The real Jesus may seem elusive, hidden, and unavailable. I believe He is to some people. For years of my life, He was to me. All I had known was religion. You know that thing that tells you what YOU have to do to be good enough for God then He’ll love you and find…
YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH

How often have you wrestled with the belief that “you are not enough”? How often do you ruminate about your failures and how you don’t measure up to a task, others, or your own standard? These kinds of thoughts are debilitating to fulfilling your life purpose and walking out the common tasks and expectations of…
In Celebration of My 58th Year!

I celebrated my 58th year of life yesterday! Congratulations to me! I’m still here! Although 58 is not that old, it may seem kind of bizarre to you for me to say “I’m still here”. But there is a reason that I’m very conscious of that every year. You see, I’ve had two sisters in…
Saying Goodbye

With the onset of the Christmas season, we revive our dearest holiday memories and they bring tremendous joy and cheer to our hearts. My favorites are days off from school with Christmas songs blaring “Joy to the World”, baking Christmas cookies with my mother and sisters. We used to make “whoopie pies”! Do you know…
MASK-FREE ZONE

THIS IS A “MASK FREE” ZONE! Which means, we check our masks at the door and walk in the reality of a life of faith that is sometimes, messy, disappointing, not easy to understand and FILLED with questions.
The Obstacle to True Belonging

If you’ve ever minimized yourself for someone’s approval or to “belong”, you may not have experienced true belonging at all. Find out why in this week’s podcast post. Jesus never made Himself small in order to belong, because He already belonged, in the Father’s heart. You can experience that same belonging which will pave the…
The Power to Heal the World….. in this one Virtue!

All my empty nesting life, which has been about 10 or so years, I have suffered with a deep longing.
Our Great Need to Lose Ourselves

There is a real need in our world to know God. The need is not great just in the world but in our churches. We preach and proclaim the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and Jesus, but rarely are we in touch with that God.
Podcast: What’s It To You?

If you ever look at what others are doing with their life or their calling and wonder what’s up with yours, this podcast is for you.