Hope Talks

Auteur(s): Hope for the Heart
  • Résumé

  • Have you ever hoped for something, but it didn’t happen? Did you hope for the wrong thing? Was God not faithful? What is hope? How does it work? And why does having hope matter so much to our well-being? Join Hope Talks each week to dive into everyday life topics and receive practical, biblical guidance to grow in your faith, hope, and love for the Lord, others, and yourself. With decades of experience in counseling, writing, training, and serving in ministry … Haley and Dustin will share with you what the Bible says about real life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit. So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything. Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.
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  • How Dr. Curt Thompson Found Hope in Christ – Episode 37
    Jan 30 2025
    In this episode, Haley and Dustin are joined by Dr. Curt Thompson. He is a Christian psychiatrist, speaker, host of the Being Known podcast, and author of numerous books, including The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope. Dr. Thompson shares his story of hope and how the close relationships in his life have helped cultivate his hope in the Lord. He also shares how hope is not just something we “have” in Christ but something we “form” by embracing our suffering, sharing our story, and allowing ourselves to be loved by God and others. Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit. So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything. Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart. Listen in to learn more: (10:41) Concept of Hope and Salvation (14:14) The Importance of Community in Hope (18:29) Hope in Grief and Longing (22:16) Finding Hope in the Real World (28:21) Memory and Anticipated Future Encoding (32:44) Hope Formation Through Community and Embodiment (36:08) Forming Hope Through Love and Story (50:34) Suffering and Hope in Following Christ -------------- Helpful links and resources Listen to Being Known, Curt Thompson’s podcast -- --On Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-known-podcast/id1556261828 --On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JO8BOyMi2eAcwilfHBPho --On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeingKnownPodcast Learn more about Dr. Curt Thompson: –Website: https://curtthompsonmd.com/ –Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtthompsonmd/ –The Center for Being Known: https://www.thecbk.org/ Get Dr. Curt Thompson’s book, The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope -- https://tinyurl.com/tzv8yt9y -------------- Connect with Hope for the Heart on social! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopefortheheart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopefortheheart Learn more about the ministry and resources of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/ Learn more about Hope Talks and catch up on past episodes: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/hopetalks/ Want to talk with June Hunt on Hope in the Night about a difficult life issue? Schedule a time here: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/talk-with-june-hope-in-the-night God’s plan for you: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/gods-plan-for-you/ Give to the ministry of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/donation/givehope/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=notes&utm_campaign=hopetalks -------------- Bible verses mentioned in this episode Psalm 130:7 – “Put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.” Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” John 16:33 (NKJV) – “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Acts 9:10-19 – The story of Paul and Ananias Romans 5:1-5 – “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Hebrews 6:19 – “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”
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    55 min
  • How Glenda Scully Found Hope in Christ – Episode 36
    Jan 23 2025

    In this special episode, Haley’s mom joins us on the podcast!

    Glenda Scully shares how she found hope in Christ when her granddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia and later when her husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. She also discusses the importance of using your gifts to serve the Lord as well as the need for senior adult ministries in local churches.

    Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

    So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

    Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

    Listen in to learn more - (05:20) Balancing Work, Family, and Faith

    (09:12) A Family's Faith Journey Through Crisis

    (15:08) New Beginnings in Edmond

    (23:59) Realizing God's Preparation and Purpose

    (31:22) Senior Adult Ministry Importance in Churches

    (37:07) Church Family Support and Growth

    (44:05) The Importance of Community and Growth

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    Helpful links and resources

    Connect with Hope for the Heart on social!

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopefortheheart

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopefortheheart

    Learn more about the ministry and resources of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/

    Learn more about Hope Talks and catch up on past episodes: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/hopetalks/

    Want to talk with June Hunt on Hope in the Night about a difficult life issue? Schedule a time here: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/talk-with-june-hope-in-the-night

    God’s plan for you: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/gods-plan-for-you/

    Give to the ministry of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/donation/givehope/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=notes&utm_campaign=hopetalks

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    Bible verses mentioned in this episode

    Matthew 28:19-20 – “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

    1 Peter 1:6 – “In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.”

    1 Peter 5:8 – “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

    1 Peter 5:10 – “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

    2 Timothy 1:5 – “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.”

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    50 min
  • Guarding Your Heart – Episode 35
    Jan 16 2025

    Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

    In this episode, Haley and Dustin discuss the concept of guarding your heart – what it means, what it doesn’t mean, and why it’s important to our spiritual growth. With personal stories and biblical insights, they also share how to practically guard your heart from harmful (and seemingly harmless) influences.

    Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

    So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

    Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

    Listen in to learn more :

    (02:30) Guarding the Deceitful Heart

    (06:04) Guarding Your Heart and Hope

    (10:18) Guarding the Heart From False Hope

    (17:07) Guarding Your Heart

    (24:40) Guarding Your Heart and Faith

    (31:08) Guarded Heart and Rooted Identity

    (35:19) Choosing the Path of Life

    (51:24) Exploring Joy in Christian Hope

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    Helpful links and resources

    Connect with Hope for the Heart on social!

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopefortheheart

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopefortheheart

    Learn more about the ministry and resources of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/

    Learn more about Hope Talks and catch up on past episodes: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/hopetalks/

    Want to talk with June Hunt on Hope in the Night about a difficult life issue? Schedule a time here: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/talk-with-june-hope-in-the-night

    God’s plan for you: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/gods-plan-for-you/

    Give to the ministry of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/donation/givehope/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=notes&utm_campaign=hopetalks

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    Bible verses mentioned in this episode

    Psalm 119:125 -- “I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.”

    Proverbs 4:23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

    Proverbs 20:5 – “The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.”

    Proverbs 23:26 – “My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways”

    Jeremiah 17:9 – The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

    Matthew 18:9 – “And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away.”

    Mark 12:30 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

    Romans 12:2 -- “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

    1 Corinthians 10:12 -- “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall”

    1 Corinthians 10:23 – “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything"—but not everything is constructive.”

    Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control”

    Galatians 6:1 – “If someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.”

    1 Peter 5:8 – “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

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    55 min

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