A Word With You - Never Home Alone - #10285

A Word With You - Never Home Alone - #10285

From Podcasts from Ambassador Ministries by Ambassador

June 12, 2026

About this episode

Ron Hutchcraft shares a personal story about childhood fears of abandonment and relates it to a spiritual message from Romans 8.

I grew up as an only child. My parents took me to most of the places that they went, but I remember one time they left me home by myself. I was home alone. (You know, maybe somebody could make a movie about that someday.) Well, anyway, we lived in this third floor apartment on the south side of Chicago. It was getting very late. I was sitting near the back door waiting and they should have been home by now. I was worried. I remember hearing sirens and I thought, “Oh, no!” Okay, my imagination went crazy; it was taking me all over the place. I was thinking of all the bad things that might have happened to my parents. I was already there and then the sirens came. I was sure the sirens were for my mommy and my daddy, but they weren’t. But the fear I had that night was so great (how about this?) - I still remember it don’t I? I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and I want to have A Word With You today about “Never Home Alone.” Our word for today from the Word of God comes from Romans 8, beginning with verse 37. You probably know this fear of abandonment that I had that night. That's not unique to me, or even to a child. I’m thinking of a friend of ours who struggled her whole life with the fear of…

People in this episode

Host: Ron Hutchcraft

Topics covered

  • fear of abandonment
  • childhood experiences
  • spirituality
  • personal stories
  • faith

Keywords

  • abandonment
  • childhood
  • fear
  • spirituality
  • faith
  • personal story
  • Romans 8

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 8

Places: Chicago

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