Your Hope-Filled Perspective Podcast

Walk and Pray: It Will Change Your Life – Episode 141
I don’t know about you, but at times my prayer life gets a bit stale. Sometimes, I need to do something to elevate it a little bit and bring new life into my prayers. In this episode, I talk with Janet McHenry about prayer, prayer walking, and her book, The Complete Guide to The Prayers of Jesus. Janet shares how when she began to walk and pray, it changed her life and it will change yours as well.

Focusing on What’s Important to Reduce Holiday Stress – Episode 140
We all want a peaceful Christmas, but, “life gets busy.” Scott and I talk about focusing on what’s important to reduce holiday stress. Sometimes we’re forced to slow down, and guess what? We discover we actually CAN let go of some of the tasks and duties that not only weigh us down, but also steal our peace.

How to Let Go of the Anxiety and Overwhelm of the Holiday Season – Episode 139
What if I told you that you really can let go of the anxiety and overwhelm of the holiday season with some simple ways to create more peace? Scott and I have been there. In today’s podcast, we’re sharing simple changes that will help you celebrate the joy of Christmas from a place of peace.

Seeing Our Health and Body from God’s Perspective – Episode 138
Danna Demetre and I talk about seeing our health and body from God’s perspective. God wants us to be healthy so we can live out His purpose for our lives. How do we change our mindset so that we can look at our physical body and health and wellbeing as God does?

How To Find Joy When Life is Hard – Episode 137
We only get one life to live, and we don’t want to take it for granted. In this episode, my friend, Tracie Miles and I talk about how to find joy when life is hard, how to trust God in difficult times, how to live life unbroken and how to reclaim your life and your heart after difficult circumstances like separation and divorce.

Preparing Our Hearts For the Advent Season – Episode 136
Advent is the great expectation and anticipation for the birth of our Savior. My guest, Christine Trimpe, and I talk about preparing our hearts for the advent season and the Christmas holiday. Christine is a former casual Christian who is now passionate about God’s word and just released a book about how we can seek joy through the gospel of Luke as we prepare for the advent season.

What it means to live by faith, Unblinded Faith – Episode 135
In this episode, I talk with Elisa Pulliam about how we can know Jesus better, gain insight and wisdom through believing God’s word, and what it truly means to live by faith. We learn how we can get ourselves into God’s Word and have a deeper desire to have a fresh encounter with God every day, not just for the past but for the now and the future.

Health Rules We Need to Break for Our Good – Episode 133
Amy Connell and I talk about health “rules” we’ve heard but need to be broken for our good! Not all health rules are healthy. Amy is a personal trainer on a mission to help women realize that their eating and the way they move their body doesn’t have to be perfect. Your body is worthy of being taken care of! The reason we take care of our body is so we can do what we are called by God to do.

Thriving Not Just Surviving When Life Falls Apart – Episode 132
Niki Hardy and I talk about thriving not just surviving when life falls apart. We can find hope, fight fear and break out of survival mode. Niki has faced times of loss, grief and cancer and discovered how to live well when life falls apart. She shares what God taught her through her experiences.

How To Untangle Yourself from the Fear of Inadequacy – Episode 131
Have you ever felt inadequate or suffered with imposter syndrome? My guest, Erica Wiggenhorn, and I talk about the tie between self-sufficiency and our fear of inadequacy. Erica knows what it’s like to live under the shadow of the imposter syndrome, but she learned how to untangle herself from the fear of inadequacy and let God be enough for her. She shares how she did it.