Hope + Help Podcast

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Mark Vroegop about his Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy Devotional Journal. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is biblical lament? What are the four major/common components of this kind of prayer? • What does it mean to "receive the grace of lament?" • Why are we sometimes reluctant to talk to God abou...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Ed Welch about his book, I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis: What Does the Bible Say? Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What's the difference between the terms psychiatric, psychological, and spiritual? • What does being an embodied soul have to do with being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder? • D...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Esther Smith about her book, A Still and Quiet Mind: Twelve Strategies for Changing Unwanted Thoughts. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What types of thoughts could be categorized as "unwanted?" • What are some common reasons why we might we be unaware of the content in our "thought life?" • Why...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson about their book, When Home Hurts: A Guide to Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What does it look like to be an "agent of God's love" when domestic abuse is disclosed? • What is domestic abuse and how can we think ab...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Megan Hill about her book, Patience: Waiting with Hope. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is a biblical view of impatience and how can it manifest in daily life? • How does impatience affect our relationships with God and others? • Why is it important for God's people to take seriously the ch...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Deepak Reju & Jonathan Holmes about their books, Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography and Rescue Skills: Essential Skills for Restoring the Sexually Broken. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is pornography addiction? • What three elements are critical to consider...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Ed Welch about his book, A Small Book about Why We Hide: How Jesus Rescues Us from Insecurity, Regret, Failure, and Shame. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How is "shame" defined by the Scriptures? How is shame different than guilt? • What is it about Christ's heart that makes him a safe refuge f...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Brad Hambrick about his book, Making Sense of Forgiveness: Moving from Hurt Toward Hope. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is forgiveness one of the subjects where Christians are most prone to rush one another? • What does—and doesn't—it mean to extend forgiveness to someone? • In what ways mi...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Jenilyn Swett about her book Singleness: Living Faithfully. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is the topic of identity important to consider when discussing singleness? • What are some unhelpful platitudes singles might hear frequently? • What are some challenges and opportunities that are uni...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews author and Pastor John Crotts about his book Hope: Living Confidently in God. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is hope, and why is it important for persevering through hard times? • What is the basis and nature of true Christian hope? • How can meditating on the imagery of Jesus as the ancho...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Caroline Newheiser and Cheryl Marshall about their book, When Words Matter Most: Speaking Truth with Grace to Those You Love. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why do you think it can be such a challenge to know which words to say when someone is worried, weary, wayward, or weeping? • What does it...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Sharon Betters and Susan Hunt about their book, Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What does the Bible have to say about aging? • What does Jesus Christ offer to the aging woman who is struggling with a sense of purposelessness in her life? •...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Robert Kellemen about his books, Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling & Gospel-Centered Family Counseling. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is gospel-centered counseling, and how does it differ from other counseling methods? • What are four helpful "compass points" of gospel-centered counseli...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews author Dave Jenkins about his book, The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What to Do About It. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: - What is biblical illiteracy and why is it a problem for Christians? - Why do you think Christians sometimes struggle to consistently spend time in Go...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews author Christina Fox about her book, A Holy Fear: Trading Lesser Fears for the Fear of the Lord. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some of the different words (and their respective meanings) that the Bible uses to talk about fear? • What are three particular kinds of common fear experienc...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews counselor and author Lauren Whitman about her book, A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is it important to spend time reflecting on who God is and how he relates to us when taking the first toward healing and moving forward from a painful past? • Why c...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Tim Shorey about his book Respect the Image: Reflecting Human Worth in How we Talk and Listen. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why does how we define "humanness" ultimately decide the quality of our relationships and conversations with others? • What are some fundamental theological truths that helpf...

In this rebroadcast of the Hope + Help Podcast's very first episode (originally aired April 2019), Christine Chappell interviews author/Pastor Zack Eswine on the topic of depression. During the conversation, Pastor Zack shares some of his personal experience with despondency, wise & unwise ways to approach loved ones who are suffering, the gift of Scripture's language for our sorrows, as well as b...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Mike Emlet about his book, Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How does the Bible define the categories of saint, sufferer, and sinner? • Why is it important to connect the stories of saints, sufferers, and sinners to the story of Jesus Chris...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews David & Krista Dunham about their book, Table for Two: Biblical Counsel for Eating Disorders. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is it like to battle against an eating disorder? • What are some common challenges a caregiver faces when trying to help someone with an eating disorder? • In what ways c...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Ellen Mary Dykas about her 31-day devotional, Toxic Relationships: Taking Refuge in Christ. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is a toxic relationship? What is a biblical perspective on this problem? • Why is it sometimes difficult to diagnose a toxic relationship? • What does “people idolatry” hav...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Jim Newheiser about his book, Money, Debt, and Finances: Critical Questions and Answers. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How do the Scriptures inform the way we view money? • How do the Scriptures inform the goals we set for money management and budgeting? • What practical wisdom can be offered to so...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Lucy Ann Moll about her mini-book, Help! I Get Panic Attacks. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What does it feel like to have a panic attack? Why do some people get them? • What does helpful care and support look like when someone is having a panic attack? What is unhelpful to say in the midst of an a...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews John Onwuchekwa about the topic of prayerlessness. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is a biblical definition of prayer? What is it, and what isn't it? • What are some of the reasons that we struggle to pray? • How do our desires and affections shape our prayer life, or lack of? • In what ways do...

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Dave Harvey about his book I Still Do: Growing Closer and Stronger through Life's Defining Moments. Some of the questions addressed in this episode are: • What are some major "defining moments" in marriage that couples should be aware of and prepare for? • Why is it important to view our spouse as a "whole person" instead of...