Our Journey to Hope
The intent of this podcast is to offer a variety insights into developing, sustaining, and regaining hope. All of us have the potential to have our hope challenged by life events, or we know someone who's hope is currently being challenged. Please share this with others. 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 freely in the interest of providing understanding and encouragement to others.
For more information, please visit my website at: https://ourjourneytohope.com/
Episodes
75 episodes
Episode 71 - A Conversation With Eric Lyons of Aplogetics Press
The English language, and perhaps other languages as well has many words that have different meanings. One such word is the word apologetics. To many folks, the word suggests the idea of apologizing for something we’ve done wrong.&n...
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Episode 70 - A Conversation With Clayton Johnson of the Carbon Valley Church of Christ
Whenever I’m speaking with someone who is facing challenges to their hope, that they are not alone. We are together in our journey to hope. Quite frequently there are those whose environment, situations in life, and their singular e...
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Episode 69 - A Conversation With Timothy Henry, Sayre, Pennsylvania
In this episode I am speaking with a young man who was facing a lot in his life that could lead to hopelessness. It may not have been conscious on his part, but this young man was a seeker. One thing I know for certain is that the H...
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Episode 68 - A Conversation With Arthur Barry, Evangelist in Sayre, Pennsylvania
One of the blessings all of us share is to have wonderful friends who encourage and support us in our life. Arthur and Sandy Barry have been friends with us since 2016 when we came to know them through an evangelistic effort we shared in ...
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Episode 67 - Faith, A Matter of Choice
As we continue in our journey to hope, it becomes obvious that faith plays a major role in the direction and success in which we travel. Faith and hope are intertwined and supportive of one another. As our faith grows, so to does ou...
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Bonus Episode - The Hope Poem
It's not unusual to feel alone and overwhelmed when life throws challenges at us. We also may feel in these moments that these challenges pile on seeming to crush us by their number and weight. It is in these moments that it is very...
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Episode 66 - A Conversation With Don Moore - Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes
We all have knowledge, skills, and experiences that we can use to help others discover, sustain, or regain hope. We might not recognize these in ourselves, but they are there. In this episode I have a conversation with Don Mo...
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Episode 65 - The Three C's of Christianity
A lot of us learn or think in some sort of pattern. We find comfort in patterns to help us understand and live our life. We can learn outside of a pattern, but it helps to have one. In this episode, I want to look at a p...
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Episode 64 - Understanding the Cost
You've heard it expressed in some form or another that everything has a cost or that nothing is truly free. This is applicable to true and lasting hope. True and lasting hope is found only in our Lord Jesus Christ. The...
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Episode 63 - Going Out on a Limb
In this episode I want to look at a character known to many who traveled from hopeless to hopeful through his interaction with Jesus. This man was willing to sacrifice his dignity to get a chance to see Jesus. Of course, I'm talking...
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Episode 62 - A Conversation With Aaron Anderson of the Home of Recovery and Restoration
Everyone of us have a past that has elements we are ashamed of, or regret. Some have extreme situations from which they are seeking to grow out of. Another point to note is that when something has become a part of who we are, it is ...
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Episode 61 - A Conversation About Humor in Scripture With Phillip Treat
Scripture, God's word is serious. It communicates to us how God created us, how sin came into the world, and how He made the way back to Him possible through Jesus Christ.Yet God also created us in His image with all the emotions ...
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Episode 60 - A Conversation With Judith Henry About Caregiving
One of the best ways to discover, sustain, or regain hope is to be there for others. There are no individuals of greater importance than our caregivers who help take care of us as we face challenges in life. Many caregivers don't ex...
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Episode 59 - Faith, Hope, and Love - A Triad of Gifts
In this presentation I want to discuss briefly three gifts, wonderful gifts, powerful gifts, that fully equip us to serve our Lord and to help each other. These three gifts form a holy triad: Faith, Hope, and Love.I want to b...
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Episode 58 - Being Fearless in a Fearful World
It is easy to feel fear when we are bombarded daily with such negative input. We hear it from our news sources. We hear is from our friends, co-workers, and even family. It is not wonder then that fear can have such a presence...
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Bonus Episode - Just Walk With Me
Sometimes, even with our best intentions, what we offer someone isn't what they need. What they need is to just "walk with me."I came across this poem sometime back as I journeyed through cancer treatments. I'm so very thank...
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Episode 57 - A Conversation With Feroze Baksh of Georgetown, Guyana
I have had the honor and pleasure to get to know and work with Feroze Baksh from the Georgetown, Guyana area. Feroze is an evangelist in that area helping to teach the gospel of Jesus and by that, to bring true and lasting hope to o...
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Episode 56 - The Man Who Called Jesus by Name
There are so many remarkable events in the life of Christ. We spend years studying them and drawing an application for our lives. In this episode I want to look at one of these events that occurred towards the end of our Lord's life...
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Bonus Episode - Why I Do What I Do
This episode marks one year since I began my podcast. It has been a wonderful journey. I have enjoyed tremendously the guests I've had, the insights I've gained and shared, and my personal growth in knowledge of hope.I wante...
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Episode 55 - A Conversation With Nic and Isabelle Cavender
As I've gotten older I've noticed how much joy I have in seeing young married couples begin life together. They are full of love, joy, and hope as they grow in their relationship.Such is the case with Nic and Isabelle Cavender.&nb...
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Episode 54 - A Conversation With David Barker - Finding Hope Through Worship
It may seem odd that we would find hope through worship when it is often seen as an activity in which we should look outward to God. But like other things, God provides us benefits in this activity. In this episode I discuss...
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Episode 53 - A Conversation With Tim Hodge of Rainbow Omega
In this episode you will hear the passion and excitement in the voice of Tim Hodge as he tells us the story of Rainbow Omega and how it brings hope to individuals and their families in unique and wonderful ways. Rainbow Omega is a wonder...
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Episode 52 - A Conversation With Keith Kasarjian About Hope and Motivation
It has been noted that the more hope we have the more motivated we are. Sadly, the opposite is also true. If we feel we have no hope then our motivation wanes or is nonexistant. In this episode we look at the relations...
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Episode 51 - A Conversation With Brent Missildine - Repentance and Hope
We've stated in several episodes that true and lasting hope is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. And until we put on Christ through our repentance and baptism, we don't have that true and lasting hope.Part of the elements that God r...
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Episode 50 - A Conversation With Becky Beggs, a 10 Year Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient
Becky has been a guest before (Season 1 - Episode 20) where we talked about the healing of humor. She is a remarkable person with a tremendous spirit. I think you will discover as I did that you feel like you've known her for years ...
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Episode 50
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