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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
161 episodes
Some Day - Face to Face
When I was a young sergeant in the Air Force I was stationed in Turkey on a remote assignment. My family had to remain at home for the year I was away. Each day I longed desperately to return home to my family. I longed for th...
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Are We Hoping For or Hoping In
What happens when what we’re hoping for… doesn’t happen?In this episode of Our Journey to Hope, we explore the powerful difference between hoping for something and hoping in Someone. Drawing from 1 Peter 1:3–5,...
A Conversation With John Holley, Friend, Colleague, and Fellow Cancer Survivor
In this episode we share the powerful and faith-filled story of John Holley, Dean of Technology at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Alabama—a man whose life reflects resilience, purpose, and unwavering trust in the Lord.John’s journ...
A Conversation With Mark and Krista Lawley About Prepping and Hope
In this episode I'm speaking with Mark and Krista Lawley. Mark and Krista are "preppers". That's someone who has a future view of being prepared for the unexpected, or perhaps the expected depending on one's view. They also un...
Episode 157 - A Conversation With Brad Miller ~ Cancer and Comedy
Sometimes all you can do is laugh. But maybe, we can try laughing first. There is empirical evidence showing how humor is a vital part of recovering from many illnesses and injury. Many of us have discovered that it is true.
Episode 156 - Hope and Joy
We're continuing to look at concepts related to hope. In this episode I look at the relationship between hope and joy. They more than co-exist. They fuel one another.
Episode 155 - Hope and Caring
Previously I began looking at concepts that are connected with each other as we journey to hope. One such powerful concept is caring. In this episode I look at the relationship between hoping and caring. We conclude by looking...
Episode 154 - When Anxiety and Hope Meet
Life is full on concepts that don't seem to be connected. Perhaps they even appear to be opposites. I am presenting a series of concpets that are like that. They seem the opposite of hope. Perhaps they even look to destr...
Episode 153 - A Conversation With Jessica Prichard
Everyone has a story to share and that is worth listening to. For most, the trials they experienced in early life certainly impact the kind of person they mature into. Tragically for some, it causes them to experience ongoing pain i...
Episode 152 - A Conversation With Bradley Byrne ~ President and CEO of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Isn't it wonderful how people come into our lives and we are changed for the good. Such is the case with my guest in this podcast. Bradley Byrne is the former Chancellor for Alabama's 2-year college system. I had the honor of ...
Episode 151 - A Conversation With Congressman Barry Loudermilk
It is incredibly wonderfu to find that those in significant positions of leadership understand the value of honoring and obeying God. My guest in this podcast is Congressman Barry Loudermilk of the 11th congressional district from Georgia...
Episode 150 - What is a Christian
The question of what is a Christian is one asked by many. And unfortunately many misunderstand what it means to be a Christian.In this episode I offer from God's word what it actually means to be a Christian by looking at the word ...
Episode 149 - Seeking True and Lasting Hope
When it comes to hope, all of us are seekers. We seek to discover, sustain, or regain hope.In this episode I talk about what a seeker is and how all of us are or should be seekers.
Episode 148 - Hope Through Reflection
Please forgive me for a replay of a previous episode. I feel it is important to remind us that hope is not impossible for us to find, no matter our situation. I also want us to reflect on how we understand and seek hope. <...
Episode 147 - A Conversation With Lance Mosher About True and Lasting Hope
One of the joys of hosting this podcast channel is that I meet incredible people with great insights into the concept of hope. Some of my guests have given information from a secular perspective; others more spiritual in nature, and even ...
Episode 146 - The Relationship of Hope and Forgiveness
I enjoy finding connections or links between different concepts. I especially like to do so in scripture. I will be reviewing a passage, perhaps in God's old law and then recall or discover a connection to it in the teachings of Jes...
Episode 145 - A Conversation With Will and Emily Glover ~ Missionaries to Zimbabwe
My guest in this podcast are Will and Emily Glover. At the time of this podcast, Will and Emily are preparing to relocate in Zimbabwe as full time missionaries. They’ve been successful in this work before.In our discussion we...
Episode 144 - A Conversation With Lonnie Jones ~ Keeping Up With Jones
Lonnie Jones is one of the most, as he describes it, "Eclectic" persons I've met. He is a minister, podcaster, author, SWAT team chaplan, psychologist, husband, and artist...there may be more.What amazes me is how Lonnie uses all t...
Episode 143 - A Conversation With Doug Fleener ~ What If?
All of us have challenges to our hope at some point in our life. For some, as in my guest in this podcast, it was significant. His challenge to hope seemed hopeless. Yet he was able to discover how to regain hope through incre...
Episode 142 - A Conversation With Myron Bruce ~ Singing With the Spirit
It’s always exciting to speak with someone who has found their place in life and are using it to help others. That’s the idea behind this podcast. How can we use what we’ve been given by God to help others as they discover, sustain,...
Episode 141 - A Conversation With Marissa Bondurant ~ Hope for Caregivers
Marissa BondurantI continue to be amazed at the phenomenal people engaged in helping others discover, sustain, or regain hope. My guest in this episode discovered a way to help caregivers with true and lasting hope. I invite ...
Episode 140 - A Conversation with Beth Johnson ~ Manager Ridout's Prattville Chapel
Most of us don’t think about the need for funeral services until there is a death of someone. We also may not see a connection between a funeral service and hope. It is counter-intuitive to put death and hope together. Yet tho...
Episode 139 - Restoring What Was Lost
Friends, please forgive me for replaying an episode from 2023. I feel that as the season of holidays centering on family and hope that it is fitting to revisit this episode.This episode focuses on regaining hope when we feel hope i...
Episode 138 - Jim Lucas With HomeMisssion
There are many ways in which we can help those facing challenges to their hope. A very successful way is to help them focus their efforts on personal and spiritual growth and to reach out to help others do so as well. In this...
