Encouragement for You

Encouragement for You

Encouragement for You is a weekly podcast designed to give you Christ-centered encouragement to help you face life’s most challenging problems. Each episode features Don Hawkins talking with individuals who can address the specific encouragement needed for relationship challenges, mental health issues like depression and anxiety, achieving financial stability, and much more.

Episodes

May 29, 2024 21 mins

Many books have been written on the subject of leadership but few people have applied leadership principals the way Dan Cathy did during the years he served as CEO of Chick-fil-a.  In our first segment Dan and host Don Hawkins discuss lessons in leadership. 

Most of would agree that life today is stressful and certified Christian life coach Rodney Love has helped many stressed out individuals. Rodney and host Don Hawkins offer sol...

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Statistics have indicated that a significant percentage of both men and women have been victimized by sexual abuse. Dr. Dan Allender is a Christian therapist and author. He joins host Don Hawkins to offer hope for those who have suffered this trauma 

Have you been feeling exhausted lately? Therapist Brad Fairchild joins host Don Hawkins to offer rest for the weary.

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May 15, 2024 23 mins

Dr Greg Smalley is the Vice President for Families at Focus on the Family and he and his wife Erin joined host Don Hawkins to talk about the importance of caring for each other's hearts.

 

In our next segment, missionary Gracia Burnham addresses the students at Southeastern Bible College to describe her experience when she and her husband Martin were taken captive by terrorists.  

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May 9, 2024 24 mins

When her husband Bob Neff passed away from ALS, Miriam sought God’s direction for her life.  As a result she founded a ministry called Widow Connection.  She explores the Biblical mandate to care for widows and her vision for the ministry she founded with host Don Hawkins

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May 1, 2024 20 mins

The late Dr. Frank Minirth treated literally thousands of patients for a variety of forms of anxiety during his practice of Christian psychiatry. In our first segment he and host Don Hawkins talk about how to overcome this pervasive problem. 

Is worry the same thing as anxiety? In our second segment Christian life coach John Redd and host Don Hawkins discuss overcoming worry. 

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April 17, 2024 21 mins

As a committed christian, Dr. Tom Dooley has dedicated his life to the pursuit of science. In our first segment he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about cancer and hope

There’s been significant progress in cancer treatments causing the death rate to drop. However, cancer still takes far to many lives.  Dr. Robert Crummie lost his wife to cancer and he and Cliff McArdle join host Don Hawkins to discuss dealing with grief and loss.

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April 10, 2024 21 mins

Over the years inflation and other factors have created financial hardships for many of us. In our first segment, financial authority Jeff Chinery joins host Don Hawkins to talk about money during hard times.

For many years Tony Cooper led the Jimmie Hale mission, an important ministry to the homeless in Birmingham Alabama. He and host Don Hawkins talk about ministering to the homeless today. 

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April 3, 2024 24 mins

Many people start off well in life, but fail to go the distance for the Lord. Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins and Dr. David Shibley, who founded a worldwide ministry called Global Advance, both have decades of service to the Lord. In a recent radio broadcast the two of them discuss the importance of going the distance in service to Christ.

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March 27, 2024 24 mins

The Christian faith is under attack today like never before. As Christians we need to know how to defend our Fatih. Dr. Steve Cowan taught apologetics for many years at Southeastern Bible College and he, and Craig Branch join host Don Hawkins to discuss this important topic.

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March 20, 2024 22 mins

Dr. Mark McNear has written a book on Christian Trauma titled Finding My Words: A Ruthless Commitment to Healing Gently after Trauma. He joins host Don Hawkins to talk about what trauma is and how it affects those who have experienced it. 

One of the common effects of trauma is loss of hope. The late Dr. Frank Minirth invested his many years as a Christian psychiatrist in sharing hope with others. He talks with host Don Hawkins to...

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March 13, 2024 24 mins

Ever since the terrorist group Hamas launched a devastating attack on southern Israel last October, the Middle East has been a major focus of attention. In our first segment Dr. Erwin Lutzer shares prophetic perspectives from his book The King is Coming.

Dr. Rex Rogers is the president of a ministry focused on sharing the good news of Christ through internet and satellite television throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He ...

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March 6, 2024 24 mins

Dr.Greg Smalley is the vice president for families at Focus on the Family and he and his wife Erin, who is a Christian therapist conduct marriage seminars all over the country. Greg and Erin join host Don Hawkins to talk about the link between marriage and parenting.

Christian life coach Rodney Love is know by his colleagues and friends as a man of action.  That’s easy to see as he talks with host Don Hawkins about solution based ...

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February 28, 2024 22 mins

How many times have you heard someone complain, ’That’s just not fair!’? There are many things that happen in life that are not fair, but we still have to deal with them. Steve Saint dips into a variety of his own circumstances to talk about how to handle life when it isn’t fair. 

When life isn’t fair, we often find it hard to be thankful. Yet according to the late Dr. Robert Crummie thankfulness is the key to handling those hard ...

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February 22, 2024 21 mins

For many people life recently has been hard. Financial challenges, health issues, busy schedules and uncertainty about the future all seem to complicate our day to day experience. Dan Cathy has a gift for encouraging people who are going through hard times and he shares encouragement as he talks with host Don Hawkins.

 

When we go through hard times one common product is anxiety.  We become worried to the point of distraction ove...

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February 14, 2024 22 mins

We’ve all heard the phrase, “growing old gracefully” as something to be obtained, but Sat-7 president Dr. Rex Rogers suggests we consider the alternative: growing old Biblically. He joins Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins to discuss the subject of aging.

Few people understand the needs of seniors like Don Sapaugh the founder and CEO of restoration senior living. In our next segment he and host Don Hawkins discuss the distinct...

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February 7, 2024 19 mins

John Coleman is a pastor, life coach, and psychologist.  He joins host Don Hawkins to discuss dealing with depression.

Have you found yourself exhausted recently? Todd Nevins is a christian life coach and pastor and he offers encouragement for those who feel exhausted.

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January 31, 2024 23 mins

So how are you doing with you’re New Year’s Resolutions? If you’re like many of us, you haven’t been totally successful in keeping them. Mike Sonneveldt is the co-host of the Self Evident podcast and he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about how to get unstuck from New Years Resolutions.

Christian Psychiatrist Dr. Frank Minirth was a frequent guest of Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins on his radio broadcasts over the years.  In...

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Have you noticed how complicated life has become these days? All of our electronic gadgets were supposed to simplify things! But with schedules packed to the limit and more things to keep up with, our lives need simplifying. That’s what Dr. Greg Smalley, vice president of families at Focus on the Family and his wife Erin will discuss with Encouragement for you host Don Hawkins.

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January 17, 2024 16 mins

Toni King is known as America's Medicare life coach and she has been a frequent guest on the live call in show Encouragement Live with Don Hawkins. In today’s episode Don was her guest in Toni’s new podcast Medicare moments

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 Despite recent medical advances in cancer treatment, many people still consider a cancer diagnosis to be a death sentence. Fear, Depression, anxiety and other emotions are common. Dr. Gary Oliver has been treated for a number of cancers, and he and host Don Hawkins discuss dealing with the emotions that accompany dealing with a cancer diagnosis. 

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