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A Word With YouThe Sandcastle Syndrome - #10073
This is going to come as a surprise to my friends who know how technically challenged I am when it comes to building things, but over the years, my sons and I have built several houses together. Don't expect to see a pickup truck that says "Hutchcraft and Sons" on the side. No, and don't look for us in the Yellow Pages. Actually, our houses haven't fared too well. It wasn't because we didn't work hard on them - we did. And it wasn't because they didn't look good; actually they were pretty good. And it wasn't because they...
2025-08-2000 minA Word With YouA Shattered Heart, A Certain Hope - #10056
I'd done my whole adult life with my Karen, the only woman I ever needed. Suddenly, I had to figure out how to do the rest of my life without her. That Sunday night, we sat in the bleachers at our local football stadium and we watched our grandson graduate from high school as valedictorian and he gave a faith-filled valedictory message. Monday afternoon, she was gone. Wrapped in this huddle of sobs with our three adult children, I just choked out the words, "It hurts so bad." It really does.
After some time, I'd walk into our...
2025-07-2800 minA Word With YouGoing Direct - #10055
All right, what famous TV personality said these words: "I love trash." All right, Sesame Street fans, yep, Oscar the Grouch, who even lived in a trash can.
Now listen, I've got a few idiosyncrasies - not nearly as many as everybody else I know, but one of those is that it's very important to me that my trash gets picked up once a week. I try to be faithful in getting it out to the street like I'm supposed to on the day it's supposed to be there. What if the trash man doesn't come for one...
2025-07-2500 minA Word With YouEternity Insurance - #10054
It's always hard to lose someone you love. It's especially hard when it's a child. I had friends who lost their precious granddaughter, Amy. Two years old - went to sleep with a little cold and a little fever. By the end of the night, Amy was gone from a cause, well it was still a medical mystery. As I talked with the family at the visitation, of course there was deep grief, but there was also a little comfort from something beautiful that happened right before Amy went to sleep that night. Her mother began singing "Jesus Loves...
2025-07-2400 minA Word With YouWalking Hope - #10053
In the fall I really got exercise in our yard. We had lots of trees in that yard, and lots of leaves. Our sons were gone, and I got to do just about all the raking. There was this one corner of the yard that was kind of nice to rake because it smelled nice. I'd be raking away and suddenly I'd smell the strong aroma of spearmint. Now, I don't chew gum and I don't wear spearmint scented deodorant usually. So, it had to be coming from what I was raking - and it was! That was my...
2025-07-2300 minA Word With YouWhy God Will Let You In - #10052
If you're a frequent flyer, as I have been in the past, they give you frequent flyer miles that eventually add up to a free ticket. Well, they give their really frequent flyers a few fringe benefits. The benefits aren't quite what they used to be, but like sometimes you can do early boarding. When one of our leaders and I were flying a lot together, it helped if we could board early. Because we could kind of get set up for a lot of work to get done on the flight. Now, he didn't have all the miles...
2025-07-2200 minA Word With YouWhy the Little People Are the Big People - #10051
When I lived in the New York area, I occasionally spoke for the New York Giants, and the New York Jets, and the Yankees, and the Mets, and some of their visiting teams. Now, when people heard about that, guess what their first question usually was? Well, of course, they said, "Ron, what scripture verse did you speak on?"
No! What they asked was, "Who was there? Who did you meet?" And they wanted to hear who attended and who I got to shake hands with. People got excited because I had been with some star they knew...
2025-07-2100 minA Word With YouBreathing The Air Your Child Needs - #10050
If I'm ever on an airplane flight where the flight attendant becomes incapacitated, I think I might be able to do the safety instructions. I mean, I've heard them so many times. Actually, you know, they've now video-ized the presentation. It used to be they just kind of got up and did it. I like the part where that little yellow oxygen mask drops down from above your seat in the demonstration. In the video, everyone is wonderfully calm in this simulated oxygen problem. I'm sure that's very true-to-life. "Oh, look, my oxygen mask just fell down. That's nice."...
2025-07-1800 minA Word With YouUnintimidated - #10049
When I visited the Alamo I felt the emotion of a place that was made pretty special by sacrifice. It was February 1836 when that little Spanish mission went into the history books. You remember the story. The Mexican forces, thousands strong, were advancing to crush the little Texas independence movement. Sam Houston needed time to organize his troops in order to fight back, and he did get that time because of what happened at the Alamo, and he did win, and they did get their independence.
But in the meantime, the Alamo was the key to victory. One...
2025-07-1700 minA Word With YouThe Year That Everything Changed - #10048
Some years ago our family was vacationing on the eastern end of Long Island near a little village called Sag Harbor. It was amazing how much that village changed, though, over a period of just 24 hours. One day it was a sleepy little town of tourists kind of strolling from store to store. The next day it was a chaotic beehive with snarled traffic and anxious people rushing from store to store. Do you know what made the difference? A hurricane warning! Yes, a powerful storm was moving up the East Coast and it was expected to hit that...
2025-07-1600 minA Word With YouThe Rooster In Your Heart - #10047
Honestly, I had a tough time sleeping when I was in Singapore some years ago. It was my first time overseas. It was hot all the time there; it's sub-equatorial. And I found myself lying awake almost all night long. I was there with another guy. We were ministering together there, teaching in seminars. So, since we couldn't sleep, we ended up talking and talking, and the ceiling fan over our heads made about one revolution per minute, so it wasn't doing much good.
Finally about 3:00 to 3:30, just about the time you get to sleep, a little cooler...
2025-07-1500 minA Word With YouSpiritual Shopping - #10046
A while ago, my sister-in-law introduced me to this tasty new addition to my usual breakfast menu. They're called English crumpets - low fat, great taste. Then I was hooked. In fact, I decided I had to go get myself more of them. I went to where I figured something in the English muffin/bagel category would be: the bread section, right? No, not crumpets. I finally tried something really radical. I asked someone who worked there. Yeah, a guy's last resort. He said, "They're in dairy." Dairy? Well, I guess these things are supposed to be refrigerated. And...
2025-07-1400 minA Word With YouI'll Become What You Call Me - #10045
My daughter was all excited about the sign she saw at the airport. It was actually over the door at a terminal, and it simply said, "Through these doors pass the greatest employees in the world." She said, "You know, Dad, that would make me feel like I was really doing a good job if I came under that every day." It gives you something you want to live up to. I hope you're posting the right kind of sign.
I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "I'll Become What You...
2025-07-1100 minA Word With YouGood News for Our Grief - #10044
Years ago when I went on my first international ministry trip, I went just about as far as you can go - 10,000 miles to Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. I was going to be away for three weeks, which was the longest I had ever left my wife and our three young children. My wife mobilized the kids to put little love notes all over and all through my luggage. We had a nice meal together on the way to the airport and then some special hugs and kisses at the airport. But I did have to go. And...
2025-07-1000 minA Word With YouA Little More Time To Harvest - #10043
There's a stretch of nights in the fall when the moon is absolutely incredible! It's usually in October - harvest time for farmers. And when it's full moon time, you can see this huge, brilliant, yellowish moon rising in the eastern sky. It just makes you stop and almost catch your breath. I think it was in the days before electricity that farmers started calling it a "harvest moon." With so much depending on the harvest and so little time to bring it in, every hour had to count. And the days never seemed quite long enough to get...
2025-07-0900 minA Word With YouThe Pieces Without The Plan - #10042
When my wife and I pulled up late to the Bed and Breakfast we were going to be staying at, I tried to be real quiet. Not a problem. That B & B was buzzing like a beehive. Inside there were ten women huddled around the dining room table, each one with a sewing machine right in front of her. I learned that the other guests - all women - were there that weekend for a Mystery Quilt weekend. And even though I felt like I had sort of crashed a grownup slumber party, I did ask a few questions...
2025-07-0800 minA Word With YouWhen Jesus Prays for You - #10041
Don't you love it when someone gets a little smile on their face and they say, "We were just talking about you." Your mind starts racing, and you think, "What were they saying about me?" When they say that to me, I usually ask, "Oh, do I get a chance to defend myself?" You know that people talk about you when you're not around. That's true for just about everybody, and you've heard how folks talk about other people when you're there. So you have every reason to believe that they talk about you, and it might not be...
2025-07-0700 minA Word With YouSo Good To Be Clean - #10040
Our son had just arrived in the southwestern United States to begin his work with Native Americans there. In fact, his supervisor in his non-profit work was a Native American. And our son was eager to show that he was coming with a servant spirit, you know. He had a tremendous opportunity to do just that. His supervisor needed his help in cleaning out a septic system. The job began with our son's hands having to work in that sewage. But the job got more and more involved and so did his body. Before he was finished, he was...
2025-07-0400 minA Word With YouThe Count-Onables - #10039
My friend, Brian, told me that he had spent most of the day in the bathroom. No, he wasn't sick, he didn't have the flu. He was installing marble. That's what he does for a living. And he told me that he was cutting slabs of marble to size, and his weapon for this job was a diamond saw - a saw with a diamond blade that cuts right through marble. He said, "You know, this saw is amazing. You can touch your finger to that blade and it won't cut you." And he went on to explain that...
2025-07-0300 minA Word With YouLost No More - #10038
Our church's youth group had just been out whitewater rafting all day. I had been invited to wrap up the day with an inspirational talk. And when I arrived at the rafting facility they were using, I was expecting to see just the youth group. As it turned out, this recreational company had 1,500 people on the river that day. They were all from all these different groups! So, I wandered around looking lost until someone from our church found me. And that night we had a wonderful get-together under the trees.
Now, I didn't know that one girl...
2025-07-0200 minA Word With YouWarm on the Outside, Cold on the Inside - #10037
There are many ways to prepare food for dinner. You can bake it, boil it, fry it, simmer it, or as we've discovered in the age of radiated ravioli, you can nuke it. Yea, microwave, the ultimate symbol of the too-busy-to-cook generation! Actually, they do come in handy when your stomach is growling and your time is short. Microwave ovens cook some things better than others, I've discovered. I don't know if you've had the appetizing experience I've had on occasion. Your dinner comes out nice and warm on the outside, but cold on the inside.
I'm Ron...
2025-07-0100 minA Word With YouThe Love Triangle That Strengthens a Marriage - #10036
The old cliché says, "Two's company, three's a crowd." That's really true when it comes to romance. Okay, guy meets girl, guy falls in love with girl, guy falls in love with another girl in addition to first girl. That's like putting a match in gasoline. That is a centuries-old formula for an explosion. It's the infamous love triangle!
Soap operas thrive on them; marriages are destroyed by them. A love triangle is usually a prescription for broken hearts unless you have the kind of love triangle that keeps hearts from being broken.
I'm Ron Hutchcraft a...
2025-06-3000 minA Word With YouYou Can't Go Unnoticed - #10035
I was about nine years old when my parents took me to meet Paul Bunyan. Actually it was a giant statue of that legendary lumberjack seated on this huge chair. My dad went to the ticket booth, paid for us, and then I went through the turnstile and into Paul's big yard. And there he was in his red plaid shirt and a little log cabin at his feet that showed how huge he was. And then came the heart attack. Suddenly this big voice boomed out for everybody to hear, "Hello, Ronnie." Man, for one of those rare...
2025-06-2700 minA Word With YouSurfing the Wave That Could Sink You - #10034
You know, when I was growing up, it was a pretty long trip to get to the ocean. I grew up in Illinois, so we didn't have a lot of ocean experience. Needless to say, when I lived along the East Coast for over 20 years, I became fascinated with the ocean. I still love to watch it, I love to walk along the beach, I love to romp in the waves a little, but I haven't gotten used to those big breakers rolling in. Hey, listen, I'm a lake boy, okay; a pool kid.
But those big old...
2025-06-2600 minA Word With YouCatch, Then Clean - #10033
"The Mad Cleaning Man" - that's one of the nicknames affectionately given to me by my family. And I've worked pretty hard to earn that name. Let's put it this way, I hate clutter. I'm not the neatest guy in the world, but I can only function so long when mess is building up around me, you know? So, often without warning, I would go on a straightening rampage. And what was the best way to keep from having to pick something up again? Right! You throw it away! I look at things before I trash them. Come on...
2025-06-2500 min
Go M.A.D.Discovering God's Plan: The Warrior Worship StoryTurn up the volume! On today's episode, Brad interviews Doug and Jesse about Warrior Worship - an ongoing music project focused on empowering Indigenous leaders and magnifying Jesus. Doug and Jesse talk about walking in God's will as they recount how Warrior Worship came into being, and how God has directed them along the way.Go to oneagleswings.com/warrior-worship/ to find all our music videos, chord charts, and even some devotionals that go along with some of our albums. And be sure to check our Warrior Worship on Spotify or wherever you stream your music!
2025-06-2439 minA Word With YouThe Heat That Heals a Heart - #10032
My microwave has this very useful ability to bring food back to life; like, oh, store bought baked goods for example. Have you ever noticed? It's just better if you pop them in the microwave. You know, nuking it? If you get some of that store bought coffee cake or donuts or muffins, you know, they may not be fresh from the bakery. But we found that they are so much better if you heat them up. What happens is the heat makes them softer. The other day I had a cookie that was getting a little on the...
2025-06-2400 minA Word With YouThe Appointment You Will Keep - #10031
It's a good thing that over the years I haven't had to wear a nametag when I went to see the dentist. Yeah, I'm doing better now. But, you know, for years I didn't really anxiously await my opportunity to spend time in the dentist's chair. I'm not sure you do either. I mean, look, we all have a tendency to avoid appointments that may be unpleasant, don't we? And, in most cases, you could put off - even cancel - meetings you don't want to have. In most cases.
I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have...
2025-06-2300 minGo M.A.D.Summer Challenge: Steps to a Stronger FamilyLet summer begin! The brothers Hutchcraft officially herald the changing of the seasons with pastimes of mirth. Translation: the bros let us in on some summer fun! What does summer fun have to do with being Christ's ambassador? Doug and Brad walk us through ways to make our summer count for strengthening our families. This time of year can be an opportunity to create lifelong memories with the people closest to us and it's all about doing what you can with what you have. Join in and let's Go M.A.D.!Connect with...
2025-06-0335 min
Thrive In The Mess with Lisa Hutchcraft WhitmerThrive in the Mess! with Special Guest: Lisa's Husband!Kicking off "Thrive in the Mess," Lisa Hutchcraft Whitmer invites the one who knows all her messes - her husband, Rick Whitmer. Join one couple's journey, as they take an authentic and light-hearted look at messes from throughout their lives. Childhood, dating, marriage, parenting, loss, their different personalities, and so much more. Join the Laughter, Hope, Faith and Launch of Thrive in the Mess!
2025-05-071h 03Go M.A.D.Pornography: 4 "B's" to Break FreeIn today's episode, the bros tackle one of the podcast's toughest topics yet: pornography. Countless followers of Jesus find themselves trapped in a never-ending cycle of shame with no hope on the horizon. Doug and Brad help us get a clear picture of God's grace for us and walk us through four keys to help us break free of porn's clutches. Let's go M.A.D.!Connect with us on social media and / or email:Twitter - @GoMADPodcastFacebook - facebook.com/gomadshowInstagram - @gomadshowYouTube...
2025-05-0649 minGo M.A.D.Four Money Myths in Tricky TimesToday, Doug and Brad record a special episode in honor of everyone's favorite holiday: Tax Day! Whether tariffs got you down or you're still trying to figure out exactly what "equity" is, the Bible has plenty to say about what we do with money. And some of what it says just might surprise you. Listen in as the bros dispel four money myths with truth from God's Word.Connect with us on social media and / or email:Twitter - @GoMADPodcastFacebook - facebook.com/gomadshowInstagram - @gomadshow...
2025-04-1535 minGo M.A.D.A Jesus of Their Own Pt. 2: Praying for the ProdigalDoug and Brad continue the conversation from last episode with part 2 of "A Jesus of Their Own." This is a tough topic. Many of us have experienced the heartache that comes with a child or loved one who wanders from the faith. When it comes to prayer, where do we even start? The bros lay out six ways to pray for the prodigal in your life. If you'd like the resource Doug and Brad mention in the episode, email us at gomadshow@hutchcraft.com.com - we'd love to hear from you!Connect with...
2025-03-1830 minGo M.A.D.A Jesus of Their Own Pt. 1: Pursuing the ProdigalWhen you hear the word, "prodigal," who comes to mind? A child? A grandchild? A friend? When a loved one chooses the wrong path, the people closest to them often experience a flood of emotions. What can we do? Doug and Brad walk through seven steps to building faith in the next generation. Part 2 is coming, so make sure you check out the next episode as well!If you're interested in the resource that Brad mentioned, "A Jesus of Their Own: Fighting for Faith in the Next Generation," email us at gomadshow@hutchcraft.com, and we'll send...
2025-03-0434 minGo M.A.D.Four Beautiful Boundaries for a Magnificent Marriage (w/ Doug and Brad's Wives)Today is the day! The bros' wives are finally back. Doug, Brad, Anna, and Sara talk boundaries in marriage - how do boundaries actually create closeness? What danger areas do they address? And why is Doug deeply offended by the term "life partner?" Whether you're married or not, check out this special episode for some incredible insight for being Christ's ambassadors.Connect with us on social media and / or email:Twitter - @GoMADPodcastFacebook - facebook.com/gomadshowInstagram - @gomadshowYouTube - @gomadshowEmail - gomadshow...
2025-01-2932 minGo M.A.D.Confessions of a Sports Addict (And Spouse)If you haven't noticed from our studio setup, the bros are New York sports fans. In this episode, Doug and Brad discuss the potential negatives but also the positives of how we handle engaging with sports. And, Jesse confirms his commitment to cheering for generic local sports. How can we enjoy sports as Christ's ambassadors? Tune in to the confessions of two former sports addicts to find out!Connect with us on social media and / or email:Twitter - @GoMADPodcastFacebook - facebook.com/gomadshowInstagram - @gomadshow...
2025-01-1435 minGo M.A.D.Living Like Kings This ChristmasWhat do nutcrackers, Mariah Carey, and the Magi have in common? They're all part of this episode of Go M.A.D.! After working through some Christmas song foibles, Doug and Brad take a fresh look at the story of the Wise Men. This story has a lot to offer us today, especially around the holidays. The bros offer simple lessons we see about how to live like kings / wise men, not just at Christmas but year-round. We hope you enjoy and we hope you have a M.A.D. Christmas!Connect with us...
2024-12-1727 minGo M.A.D.When the Holidays Hurt: Finding Hope (with Ron Hutchcraft)“It's the most wonderful time of the year!” But it doesn’t always feel that way, does it? On today's episode, Doug and favorite guest of the podcast, Ron Hutchcraft, discuss grief during the holidays. How do we get through it? How do we help others navigate it? And how can we remain Christ's ambassadors when grief is present? Ron shares from years of experience dealing with this topic - check out hopewhenyourheartisbreaking.com for more info.Connect with us on social media and / or email:Twitter - @GoMADPodcastFacebook - face...
2024-12-0335 minGo M.A.D.God and the Dad Bod Part 2"There is a time for everything under the sun." That includes keeping an eye on our health, even in a holiday season full of treats! Doug and Brad dive back into one of our favorite topics from season 2 with a sequel that quite literally takes the cake. How do we honor God with our bodies? How does our health tie in to being Christ's ambassador? And why don't Doug or Brad have a Peloton? Find out as we Go M.A.D.!Connect with us on social media and / or email:...
2024-11-1928 min
Adventure DiariesMitch Hutchcraft: 12,000 km Adventure Of A Lifetime (Project Limitless)Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!).🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone.In this episode of Adventure Diaries, Chris Watson interviews Mitch Hutchcraft, an adventurer on an awe-inspiring mission called Project Limitless. Mitch plans to journey from Dover to Everest’s summit, breaking boundaries by swimming the English Channel, cycling across Europe and Asia, and finally trekking to the top of the world. He s...
2024-11-0738 minGo M.A.D.Family Fight Fest: Keeping Peace Over the HolidaysIt's the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it? Holiday family gatherings can be deeply memorable or deeply stressful - probably some of both. Doug and Brad break down some practical ways to reach out to difficult family members over the holiday season, whether that person is distant, opinionated, or just plain grumpy. Doug also shares his unusual views on pilgrim rumbles.Connect with us on social media and / or email:Twitter - @GoMADPodcastFacebook - facebook.com/gomadshowInstagram - @gomadshowYouTube - @gomadshow...
2024-11-0535 min
Sounds InterestingOde to the Windsor HumA defiant chorus of sonic art bears witness to a border town tormented by a mysterious presence in their local soundscape.Hosts Peter Boisseau and Gabrial Hutchcraft explore the entanglement of life and art in this poetry and music-infused journey that includes Protomartyr, Windsor Hum Band, Brian Garbet, Christine Hume, Eric Welton, Adam Makarenko and Jamaal May. For the people of Windsor and nearby Detroit on the US Canada border, the stakes surrounding a mysterious intruder in their local soundscape has become a contest of wills spanning more than a decade. It’s a co...
2024-10-2923 minGo M.A.D.5 Ways to Not Lose Your Friends This Election SeasonIt's Season 4 of Go M.A.D. (Make A Difference)! Doug and Brad kick off with a timely Thanksgiving topic: politics. Instead of endorsing candidates, the bros explore how to be Christ's ambassadors during this volatile period. They emphasize that it's not just what we do, but how we do it that matters. Plus, find out if the rumors about Doug being escorted from a voting booth are true! Join us as we navigate faith and civic duty. Let's Go M.A.D.!Our 4th season of Go M.A.D. is here!Connect with...
2024-10-2228 minGo M.A.D.How to Avoid a Bummer SummerWell we officially made it. It’s the end of season 3 of Go M.A.D. The only reason we’re not tearing up is that we’re already jazzed for season 4. Yes, jazzed. That and we can’t stop laughing about Brad’s Panera Bread story - just listen for yourself. Today, Doug and Brad give tips on how to avoid a “bummer summer” by being intentional with your time and your relationships. We hope you have a great summer and look forward to starting the conversation again in the fall. Connect with us on social me...
2024-06-2626 minGo M.A.D.Hope for the Younger Generation with Moody President Mark JobeCue Pomp and Circumstance! It's graduation time! Chances are someone in your life is graduating or will be graduating high school or college sometime in the near future. In this episode, we revisit a stellar interview between Doug, Brad, and Mark Jobe about the future of this generation. While Dr. Jobe has some instruction for graduates, he's full of optimism for what this next generation will accomplish. This interview is relevant for all of us who have a young person in our life (or as Brad says, even if you pass by a young person in Walmart.) Also, check...
2024-05-2134 minGo M.A.D.Unsung Hero: A Conversation with Producer Andrew ErwinWelcome back to the show. Today’s episode is a doozy. If you’ve enjoyed movies such as “I Can Only Imagine,” “American Underdog,” “Jesus Revolution," and now “Unsung Hero,” you can thank our guest today, Andrew Erwin. Andrew, along with his brother Jon have been telling stories of redemption through film for the past decade. Doug and Brad chat with Andrew about the recently released, “Unsung Hero,” and how this filmmaker uses stories to capture hearts. You don’t want to miss this one. Also, check out The Storytellers Podcast with Andrew Erwin. The Storytellers Podcast:https://open.spotify...
2024-05-0327 minGo M.A.D.5 Keys for a Stronger Marriage (Co-host: Sara Hutchcraft)We've all been there - searching for the right way to communicate what we are thinking and feeling. This is especially important to land in a marriage. In this episode, we dive in and take a look at 'Five Keys to a Stronger Marriage', focusing in on how we communicate with each other. And good news - these are keys that can also help in just about any relationship in your life! Plus, a very special co-host joins Brad for this conversation - his wife, Sara! Tune in to find out why Brad is hammering in the studio, what...
2024-04-2423 minGo M.A.D.The Power of Your Hope Story with Ron HutchcraftThis new episode is something really special - we’ve got arguably our favorite Hutchcraft on the show today, Ron Hutchcraft. Did you know you have one of the best M.A.D. tools with you all the time? It’s your Hope Story, and it’s powerful in Jesus’ hands! Recently, Ron and Doug hosted a six-session video series called, “Your Hope Story.” “Your Hope Story” is all about how to use your story to lead others to Christ. Ron and the bros interact with some of the interviews that are featured in "Your Hope Story,” and land us with so...
2024-03-2842 min