Your Hope-Filled Perspective Podcast
Benefits of a Sugar Fast – Episode 90
In this episode, Wendy Speake and I talk about how we can exchange our physical addictions to food/sugar for spiritual transformations. We explore what fasting is, why should we consider it, and what are some of the surprising benefits. Sugar is a stronghold for many people. But, fasting opens the door for the supernatural work of God! Join us for this life changing episode and start your new year off on the right track.
Soul Care: How to Reduce Anxiety During the Holidays – Episode 89
If you have ever felt overwhelmed, worn out, or overcome by holiday pressures, then this is the perfect show for you. In this replay episode, we talk with my guest, Edie Melson, about soul care: how to reduce anxiety using tips on tending to your soul and remaining unruffled during the chaos of the holidays.
How To Stress Less at Christmas – Episode 88
In this episode, Scott and I talk about stressing less at Christmas. It’s common for us to hope for, and even strive for, a picture-perfect Norman Rockwell Christmas. But the reality is, that picture is fictitious and the longer we strive for that, the more exhausted we become, and the less we enjoy the holidays. Join us for practical tips on stressing less.
Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places: Hope for the One True Love – Episode 87
In this episode, we talk about moving from brokenness to wholeness, and maintaining our hope in God. A misguided search for love & acceptance lured Maureen Hager into the life of an outlaw motorcycle gang. Caught up in a violent gang war, she sustained two gunshot wounds from M16 rifles. While severely wounded, this act of violence was the turning point God used to give her a restored life in Him.
Hope for When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned – Episode 86
In this episode, we talk about how life often doesn’t go the way we planned for it to go, which often makes us wonder where God is or if he sees or cares. My guest today, Tracy Steel, is a lover of both interior design and theology who combines these two passions to creatively help women find peace and understand who God is and his purpose for them whenever their life doesn’t go as they hoped or planned for.
Benefits of Taking a Break from Social Media – Episode 85
In today’s episode, we talk about how we can exchange our online distractions for real-life devotion. My guest is friend, Wendy Speake
, author of The 40-Day Social Media Fast: Exchange Your Online Distractions for Real Life Devotion. She shares what she has learned through her periods of social media fasting and why we all may want to consider taking a break.
How To Be Thankful for Small Things when the Big Things in Life Aren’t Going Well – Episode 84
In this week’s episode, Scott and I talk about how to be thankful for the little things in life when the big things seem to be falling down around us. I remember a time when God spoke to my heart and was really challenging me to examine my heart and answer the question, do I trust God in ALL things? Today, as we approach what is generally considered a holiday at which time we give thanks, He challenges us to thank Him for ALL things. This is a tall order. So we’ll talk about how to do that.
Hope for Overcoming Perfectionism – Episode 83
My guest today, Katie Reid, will share hope for perfectionism as we talk about the well-known women of the Bible, Mary and Martha. Have you ever seriously considered them? Which one do you identify with most? I’ll confess, I’ve always been more of a Martha wanting to live like Mary. But, my guest has good news for you whether you identify more with Mary or with Martha.
The Miracle Man Shares Hope – Episode 82
In today’s episode, I’ve got a guest with a riveting story. Jay Straub survived some harrowing ordeals in his job as a pilot before experiencing an on the job injury that ended his career. By all medical accounts, he should not still be living. It was the power and grace of God that saved his life, making him a true miracle man. Join us for a hope-filled story about how God takes the worst of situations and works them for our good, and how we can find hope and peace in that.
Hope for Finding Your Purpose – Episode 81
In this episode, Dr. Marina McLean and I talk about finding our purpose. Did you know that God created you with a very specific purpose? He has plans for you to fulfill that ONLY you can do. But, how do you find and live your purpose?
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