Ron Hutchcraft

Op-ed contributor

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Apr 3, 2015
What All Those Jesus Movies Miss
The night "The Bible" showed the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus, social media lit up with shocked viewers saying, "I had no idea what Jesus went through!"
Feb 13, 2015
Fifty Shades of Dark
A friend just told me it's the talk of the women in her office. Forty and 50-year-old women "giggling like schoolgirls." Dying to see it. To see a woman submitting to sexual violence in the name of "exploring her dark desires."
Sep 30, 2014
Three Messages From God in the Terror-Filled Headlines
People are worried. The news is pretty unnerving. Our family's seeing more anxiety through social media recently. People who seldom watch the news are watching it now. Each day seems to bring more sobering terrorism warnings. Porous borders killers could cross.
Sep 7, 2014
Three Reasons for Hope in a World of Terror
National leaders usually try to cool the rhetoric so we don't panic. Not these past few days. They're saying things folks like that just don't say. You know something's up when the Secretary of Defense says in a press conference, "The world is exploding all over." I see three messages from heaven - and reasons for hope - in the mayhem of our times.
Apr 24, 2014
Ferry Disaster: 3 Ways Any Captain Can Sink His Ship
It was awful. That Korean ferry rolling into the sea. Then disappearing beneath the waves. Filled with trapped passengers - many of them teenagers. It's outrageous that the captain was one of the first to abandon ship. He's being charged with "negligence of duty" and "abandoning people in need." Sadly, there are a lot of captains that could be charged with those crimes - as the captain of their family.
Apr 18, 2014
Five Words in the News That Light Up Good Friday
Good Friday's so much more than some religious holiday. It's very, very personal. I see in the horror of what He suffered, how costly, how grotesque my me-centered living really is. Why? Why would He pay the penalty I deserve?
Mar 28, 2014
Five Game-Changers From Noah
Word is that this telling of the iconic story starts with the Bible account. And adds a heavy dose of Hollywood imagination. With great special effects. Probably no match, though, for the original. With Noah showing up in ads on TV all the time, it's made me go back to the non-fiction, original narrative. Bible-style.If old Noah showed up today, he'd be blown away by all that's changed. And all that hasn't.
Jan 16, 2014
The Movie, The Text and the Gun
This week in Florida, the violence was in the seats. As a retired police officer shot and killed the man in front of him. Apparently, because the victim was texting during the previews. Turns out he was texting daycare to check on his three-year-old daughter.
Nov 28, 2013
Native Americans – A Reason for Thanksgiving
Today, with friends in dozens of tribes, I know what amazing people Native Americans are. With their warrior spirit, their deep spiritual nature, their ability to read a heart, I've tasted their generosity, enjoyed their sense of humor, admired their values of respect and courage. And I've grieved all that was taken from them . . . loved many as sons and daughters.
Aug 31, 2013
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana and Our Kids
Miley's romp – looking all "little girl" – became an obscene public display of stripper moves and sexual suggestion. Unfortunately, now it's popping up on newscasts.