Is God your vision, or are you looking through broken spectacles? The 8th-century song “Be Thou My Vision” translated from Irish to English has inspired many a Christian today. Just listen to the words that reflect total abandonment from self to reliance on God for all things. Be thou my meditation by day and night. …
Author Archives: Bill Hutzel
Dream So Big
DREAMS are not merely in the night; they are the goals and visions that fire your heart and flood your soul. Is your dream too big for you to fulfill without God’s help? “If you can do it without His help, you are not dreaming big enough. If it’s much bigger than you, you …
The Peace that Jesus Gives
“You’re my place of quiet retreat; I wait for your Word to renew me” (Psalm 119:114, MSG) The Bible says in John 14:27 “Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do …
Are you having a good day?
Embed from Getty Images As I put my items on the checkout belt, the supermarket clerk called to the woman behind me and said, “Ma’am, I am sorry, but I am closing after him.” The woman rolled her eyes, mumbled something under her breath, and shrugged her shoulders as she left. The clerk and …
Don’t Give Up
Background photo: Courtesy of Picjumbo.com Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. – Marilyn Vos Savant Maybe life has dealt you defeat. You don’t know what to do, and you do not know how to pray. Don’t feel like you are alone. I too have faced setbacks, and …
Lest We Forget
Time with God cannot be hurried for fear that we will forget to commune with Him and transcend time and circumstances. So often in the past, I would rush out of the house on my way to work without having had a personal time of prayer. My life was lackluster, lacking spiritual growth, and my dreams …
I’ll be happy when ….
(“Isolation” short video) Unhappiness is a condition that affects many Americans at one point or another, and isolation often a byproduct. The short film entitled “Isolation” (click image link above), cleverly produced, directed and acted by Joe Narciso as part of a sermon series created by Renaissance Church in Summit, New Jersey served as the …
My Hard Unhearing Heart
Those that will not wait for God’s counsel shall justly be given up to their own hearts’ lusts, to walk in their own counsel …. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul (Psalm 106:13, 15, NKJV). Can you think of a time in your life when God allowed you to …
Christmas Eve Communion
I stood silently staring into the burgundy depths of the cup, praying for oneness. At the first salty-sweet taste every cell in my body danced. Your blood coursed through my veins like holy fire cleansing me, lifting me out of myself to a peace I’d never known … where You come to me, Lord as …
Always look on the bright side of life … A Eulogy
Pictured from right to left, Cathy Barlow Garrison, Nancy Shearer, Jenny Cline, and Bill Hutzel (center) In memory of Cathy Barlow Garrison who passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Cathy seemed to always celebrate life, and so it was fitting that the ceremony in honor of her was called a celebration. But I was sad …
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