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
106 episodes
Episode 106 - A Conversation With Dennis Doughty of the Magnolia Messenger
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 ...
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Episode 106
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Episode 105 - A Conversation With Kim Stilp - Maintaining Faith and Love for a Gay Child
Challenges to hope come in many different forms and from directions we might not expect. And sometimes those challenges to hope can become encouragements and enhancement to hope. In this episode I chat with a new friend, Kim S...
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Episode 105
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41:45
Episode 104 - A Conversation With Craig Dehut of Appian Media
Most of us are visual learners. When we read something, our imagination takes over to form an image. This helps us learn. Such is among the many benefits of Appian Media. This outstanding documentary company produces sup...
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Episode 104
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35:36
Episode 103 - A Conversation With Debbie McNinch About Transgender Children
There are so many questions, concerns, or just life issues that we face as parents. And just when we think we’re home free, looking to the great times, issues are behind us that we get hit with something devastating. We have no idea...
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Episode 103
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36:05
Episode 102 - A Conversation With Drew Kizer - Hope Through Chronic Ilness
It is easy to feel our hope is challenged when we receive a devestating diagnosis of a chronic or deadly disease. Some even give up hope. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can find hope, perhaps especially during these ti...
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Episode 102
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32:29
Episode 101 - A Conversation With Rene Whitt ~ Mother of a Down Syndrome Daughter
There are many different situations in life that some might consider a challenge to hope. And perhaps they are in some ways. But sometimes what others think of as a challenge to hope turns out to be a wonderful enhancement to their ...
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Episode 101
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41:35
Episode 100 - A Conversation With Shara Goswick of Life Stories
Friends, this is my 100th podcast episode published. Thank you for listening. The support and encouragement from so many is deeply appreciated.One of the joys I experience with my podcast is meeting new friends. I've di...
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Episode 100
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31:57
Episode 99 - God's Amazing Grace
Of all the gifts God gives us, and the one that is the most important, is God's grace. In this episode I talk about that gift and how we find eternal hope because of it and through it.Please join me as I look at this incredible gif...
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Episode 99
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12:37
Episode 98 - A Conversation With Julie Harris-Fain, Fellow Cancer Survivor and Volunteer
It is common to see volunteers serving at hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, and other such medical providers. These volunteers often share the commonality of having received themselves excellent care. It serves to create in them a...
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Episode 98
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22:28
Episode 97 - The Three Crosses
Have you ever wondered why most images of Calvary show three crosses when truly only one cross is important? I thought about that recently and came to understand the symbolism of not only our Lord's cross, but also the relevancy to rememb...
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Episode 97
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4:15
Episode 96 - A Conversation With Enhabit Hospice
When we hear that hospice has been called in to assist someone, we often think the person is at the end of their life, that there remains no more hope for living. This is not always true. Hospice does so much more for a person and h...
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Episode 96
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32:38
Episode 95 - A Conversation With Dr. Steve Wages of the Cloverdale Center for Youth and Family
It is exciting to find someone living their passion in life. My guest on this episode is Dr. Steve Wages, Director of the Cloverdale Center for Youth and Family. You can hear the passion in his voice for his work with families as he has made it...
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Episode 95
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35:17
Episode 94 - A Conversation With Kyle Johnson on True and Lasting Hope
In this episode I have the honor of discussing true and lasting hope with Kyle Johnson, minister at the Lafayette Church of Christ in Ballwin, Missouri. We have a detailed discussion about the concept of hope and how we bring it to those ...
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Episode 94
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38:29
Episode 93 - A Conversation With Eddie and Madolyn Lewis of the Student Christian Center, Moorhead, Mississippi
In today’s episode I have the joy of interviewing my dear friend Madolyn Lewis and my new friend Eddie. They are associated with the Christian Student Center in Moorhead, Mississippi. Their efforts are significant in introducing stu...
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Episode 93
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41:47
Episode 92 - A Conversation With Phil Rizzo About Truth, Justice, and Hope
Among the things I enjoy as a podcaster is meeting fascinating individuals and making friends. Such is the case in this podcast as I am chatting with someone who is also a fellow podcaster, a fascinating guest, and a new friend. I h...
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Episode 92
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37:03
Episode 91 - Blessing of Hope ~ A Poem By Jan Richardson
In my continued searching for deeper understanding about hope I come across many excellent thoughts from a wide variety of sources. Recently I read a poem by Jan Richardson from the book, "The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Time...
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Episode 90 - Hope Revisited
Please forgive this as a rebroadcast of a previous episode from 2023. I felt it would be a good idea to reach back and revisit foundational information on the concept of hope. In this episode I offer an explanation of what hope is a...
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Episode 90
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30:17
Episode 89 - Discovering God's Will
A question that often comes up is whether something is according to God's will. It is certainly a good idea to seek God's will in everything. However, sometimes we might feel that it is difficult to determine exactly what God's will...
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Episode 89
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13:29
Episode 88 - A Conversation With Bradley McGlothlin - Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
As the title states, it is easy to draw conclusions based on how something or someone looks. An initial look at my guest Bradley McGlothlin may cause some to outright reject him as a hopeless case and certainly someone who we would not be...
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Episode 88
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21:27
Episodee 87 - A Conversation With Bill Allen - The Power and Joy of Hope
One of the wonderful things about being a fellow believer in our Lord is the life-time relationships we enjoy. Such is the case with my guest in this episode. I have a conversation with Dr. Bill Allen. Bill and I have known ea...
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Episode 87
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48:15
Episode 86 - Helping Others With Hope
All of us have faced challenges to our hope, perhaps even to our life. And as we've overcome those challenges we now are in a position where we can help others. It is one of the best ways to strengthen our own hope. In...
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10:25
Episode 85 - Satan's Tactics - Other Tactics Satan Uses Against Us
In this series of discussions we've looked at Satan's overal strategies of trying to prevent us from being a child of God, or to weaken or destroy our faith and influence. In doing so, he seeks to seperate us from God therefor hurting God...
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Episode 85
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12:40
Episode 84 - Satan's Tactics - Causing Us to Doubt
Satan employs three foundational tactics to cause us to sin and seperate us from God. We've looked at two of these, pride and deception. In this episode I look at how Satan uses doubt as the third element of the triad of tactics.
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Episode 84
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20:49
Episode 83 - Satan's Tactics - Satan the Great Deceiver
Someone once said that a half-truth is a whole lie. We hear a lot of lies and half-truths, especially when it comes to spiritual things.In this episode I continue to look at how Satan attacks us with various tactics. When he...
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Episode 83
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15:41
Episode 82 - A Conversation With Mike Wilson About True and Lasting Hope
One of my favorite hymns is, “My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less.” This hymn was written by Edward Mote in 1834. It is a joyful hymn expressing how our true and lasting hope is found in our Lord, Jesus the Christ. In this ...
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Episode 82
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