Our Journey to Hope
We all have the potential to have our hope challenged by life events, or we know someone whose hope is currently being challenged. I invite you to explore this critical topic with us and please, share this with others. Our goal is to strengthen our own hope while helping others discover, sustain, or regain hope. Remember, no one walks alone. The opinions expressed by guests on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions and insights freely in the interest of providing understanding and encouragement to others. For more information, please visit my website at: https://ourjourneytohope.com/
Episodes
What a delightful and talented guest!
In this eipsode I have a conversation with Addie Ott about her understanding of hope. She brings excellent insights to help those whose how is being challenged.
I encourage and invite you to listen. Note the joy in her voice. Also note the scriptures she offers to help us remember, as she states, God's promises and His faithfulness to us.
It's very common to find someone who has experienced challenges in their life to look to how they can use the experience to help others. Such is my guest, Beverly Ross. Beverly experienced the loss of a child and a personal battle with cancer. Through it all, although hope was challenged, she held on to her hope and hope flourished.
Beverly now is the founder and executive director and a counselor with Wise C...
In this fourth installment of the series on how grandfathers help instill hope in their children, I am speaking with Russ Knowles. Russ is a brother in the Lord, good friend, and a granddad. I’ve always appreciated his insights into other topics, and I think he’ll have some interesting ideas for this podcast.
I invite you to listen and be encouraged by Russ’ insights.
In this third installment of the series on how grandfathers help instill hope in their children, I am speaking with Dr. Steve Wages of the Cloverdale Center for Youth & Family Ministries at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. Steve brings a wealth of insights into this topic as both a grandfather and a researcher and teacher. I invite you to listen to the depth of wisdom from Steve.
In our discussion Ste...
This is the second episode in the series about how grandfathers help instill hope in their grandchildren. In this episode I am speaking with Brent Missildine. Brent is one of our ministers at the Prattville Church of Christ in Prattville, AL.
As you listen you will hear how Brent and his wife Lisa faced a devastating challenge to their hope as grandparents. You learn how through it all they maintained and perhaps ...
Throughout history the role of grandparents has been vital to the continuation of the family. In the next four episodes I want to hear from four men who are brothers in the Lord, personal friends of mine, and grandfathers. We will explore their thoughts on the importance of their role in helping instill hope in their grandchildren.
In this first episode in the series I’ll explore some thoughts about the importance o...
I am thrilled when I hear passion in the voice of people as they discuss their life and challenges to hope. Such is the case with my guest in this episode. I am having a conversation with BT Irwin of the Christian Chronicle Newspaper.
BT is the host of the Christian Chronical Podcast. In our conversation he shares the mission of the Christian Chronicle and podcast. He aslo shares his thoughts on hope. I invite y...
Challenges to hope come from many different directions. Some are unexpected and some are cultivated, perhaps not intentionally. Such seems to be the impact of abuse and alcoholism. We don’t realize the increasing grip it has until it has that firm, almost unbreakable hold.
But there is hope! My guest on this podcast is a remarkable woman who is winning the challenge to her hope from alcoholism. Her name is Abi Kin...
Suicide is such a tragedy in families and others. It seems to leave us with a sense confusion and if we are part of the problem. It also is often very difficult for us to move on.
My guest in this episode experienced the tragedy of their father taking his life when they were teenagers. Loosing a family member always remains a part of our existence. It is even more so when it was from a tragedy.
Heather and her si...
I've posted a lot of episodes on my podcast and there have been many that shine above the rest. This one shines very bright. I have a wonderful conversation with James Early about what it means to love like Jesus and how we can do this. We share insights and perspectives on how it draws us closer to our Lord and grows our hope. We share our devotion and service to our Lord through whom we find true and lasting...
Those of us that have children know how much we hurt, even physically, when on of our children suffer. Even the childhood mishaps and scrapes woult tear my heart apart. I wanted to take all the suffering off of them and bear it.
My guest in this podcast, Tracy Ripley lived through the drama of a child with congenital heart disease. Through it all she relied on her faith in the love of our Lord. Tracy knew she was n...
If there is anything we share it is that all of us have experienced suffering at some level. I often marvel at the resiliance and grace others express as I know the suffering they are enduring.
A question that is often asked is why God allow suffering. Isn't He all powerful and all loving? How then can He allow suffering to happen to His greatest creation.
In this episode I try to present some thoughts about t...
In the book of James in the New Testament, he states in chapter 1, verse 27, that caring for orphans and widows is one indication of pure relition. My guest in this podcast is living that life as he and his staff provide invaluable services for children and their families. Shawn Hull is the director of the Cherokee Home for Children in Cherokee, Texas. He and the staff have dedicated their life to providing care f...
The word special is a wonderful word. It communicates something set aside for a focused purpose. It elevates someone so we are made aware of their qualities. Such should be our view of children with special needs. We can focus on what they contribute to our life.
We often, and rightfully so, marvel when someone adopts a child with special needs. My guest on this episode went far beyond that as she and her husband ...
It is a joy to interact with those that have a passion for their field. It is even better when that field is helping others. Then, on top of all that, it is about helping those that are among the most vulnerable and needful in our society.
My guest in this episode is such a remarkable person. I am having a wonderful conversation with Sharon Dunlevy. Sharon is an education advocate for foster children. In our discu...
My guest for this podcast episode is Ben Bethel. Ben started life much the same as many of us. He continued with hopes and dreams like any of us. He was a part of many of the same life activities. But because of choices he made, his life took a detour and he began to be caught up in addictive substances and associated behaviors. As this detour continued and his hopes were challenged, he did not give up hope. For...
I once heard someone say that the only constant in the universe is change. That's a great way to look at change. It happens whether we want it to or not. Nothing stays the same. There are times when we want change and times when we don't. Regardless, change happens.
There are many reasons why we don't want change. Sometimes we do want and need change and have a sense of hope that things will be bet...
All of us face challenges to our hope. Sometimes these challenges come from directions we least suspect. Sometimes we might not even realize our hope is being challenged. We know we want something but don't quite know where to look. Sometimes we also attempt to fool ourselves into believing things are going great while in reality, our life is a dumster fire.
My guest in this episode is a remarkable woman named...
Unfortunately, all of us face tragedy in life to some degree. My guest in this podcast experienced the heartbreaking loss of a son. Chandler was a young man full of life with a bright future. He was the kind of young man all parents wished for. He was healthy, full of life, loved his family deeply, and was loved and appreciated by many. Then one day tragedy struck, and Chandler lost his life in a traffic accident.
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There are many ways to help bring hope to others. Perhaps we have a close relationship and can encourage. Perhaps we know someone that can help when a person’s hope is challenged. There are so many ways to plant seeds for our Lord.
In this episode I am speaking with Dennis Doughty. Dennis is the editor for the Magnolia Messenger. It is a publication designed to present a wide variety of information about our Lord...
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