Hope Cast

Ricky and Bonnie discuss how accountability is necessary but not enough on it's own when overcoming harmful habits and sexual sin.

Ricky and Bonnie give advice to parents who are navigating how to talk to their LGBT+ child who is coming home for an extended time. They also discuss some do's and don'ts when navigating these conversations.

In this episode, Bonnie and Ricky discuss Ricky's new book titled "Do You See Me?"

Ricky and Bonnie discuss the impact that Living Hope Ministries has had internationally!

Today Bonnie, Ricky and Leah discuss how neuroplasticity works and why it matters as you go about the healing process!

What are boundaries? Why do boundaries matter? How do we go about creating boundaries?? Bonnie, Ricky and Leah discuss all of these questions and more in today's episode!

In this episode, Bonnie and Ricky dive into the topic of coping! They talk about healthy ways to cope, and how important it is to rely on God even when we are trying to cope through tough and painful things.

In this episode, Ricky and Bonnie address the rising trend of self-diagnosing! They talk about how we should view mental health in the Christian community and they remind us of a crucial truth: A diagnosis can inform us—but it was never meant to define us.

In this episode, Ricky and Bonnie talk through what it really means for parents to communicate with their child—especially when navigating conversations around same-sex attraction or LGBTQ identity.

This week, Ricky and Bonnie talk about how to respond and move forward as parents, friends or family members when an individual gives an ultimatum like "Accept this about me [Call me___ from now on] or I won't see you anymore."

This week, Ricky and Bonnie discuss the new efforts of courts in the United States to protect children from being pressured into getting the life-altering sex change surgeries before their brains are fully developed. Ricky and Bonnie discuss the struggle of gender dysmorphia and ways to combat that struggle with the truth in God's Word.

How do you respond to finding out your teen has watched or has been consistently viewing gay pornography? Ricky and Bonnie give some cautionary advice and some helpful tips to parents who might face this difficulty in their journey with their child. Learn more about the research-proven harmful effects of pornography: https://fightthenewdrug.org/ Recommended internet accountability tools: https://...

In this episode, Ricky and Bonnie tackle the intricacies of building deep, intimate (but not codependent!) friendships with people of the same sex, as God intended for all of us to have.

This week, Ricky and Bonnie dive into what it means to steward your God-given sexuality well, especially outside of the context of marriage between a man and a woman.

Ricky and Bonnie spend this episode talking about the importance of fathers intentionally connecting with their sons, and how fathers can communicate their affection better through attention and affirmation, and how the Lord can even redeem the imperfect parental experience in children's lives.

This week, Ricky and Bonnie talk about singleness, and what God intends for single people, as well as the great ways He can and often chooses to use people who are living out their singleness well. Whether singleness may be a season, or your whole life experience, there are ways to follow God well in the midst of it and use your singleness for His glory.

Most people - men and women - struggle with body image at some point in their lives. This week, Ricky and Bonnie discuss this sensitive topic and how to fight the lies that we often believe about our own bodies.

This week, Ricky and Bonnie are here to encourage you on your journey struggling against sin and temptation. You are not alone! They talk about ways anyone can avoid feeding sin struggle and how to push through what we feel to chase after what is true.

We all want the new year to kick off to a great start and the year itself to be healthy and beneficial. This week, Ricky and Bonnie discuss ways to practice healthy habits that can benefit anyone spiritually as well as emotionally and physically.

Happy New Year! This week, we are celebrating 300 episodes of the HopeCast with a very special sharing of brief testimonies from listeners. Enjoy hearing about the impact that 300 episodes have made and consider listening to one of our 299 topics discussed here!

It's Christmas Week, which is a great time to prepare for the many triggers that come with the holiday season. Ricky and Bonnie discuss managing expectations for the holidays, how to prepare for the holiday not being picture-perfect like the movies and how to navigate tricky family interactions. We hope you all have a joyous and happy holiday!

This week, Ricky and Bonnie discuss how to approach conversations with teens about navigating their LGBTQ+ friendships with truth and grace. In a culture where everything screams that love is agreeing 100% with another's decisions, young people can struggle with honoring Christ and honoring their friends simultaneously, and Ricky and Bonnie are here to give tips for discussing these things with te...

This week is just Bonnie and Marsha! Our Women's Minister and Friends & Family Director discuss how transgenderism is often lumped together with same-sex attraction in the LGBTQ+ community, but that the struggle of transgenderism is a little more on the opposite spectrum of same-sex attraction. They talk about what is often going on under the surface of someone struggling with their God-given gend...

Ricky and Bonnie are joined by Marsha Inman, the Friends & Family Director at Living Hope, to discuss how parents can navigate their children's struggle with their genders from young and still in the home, to adult and returning home for the holidays. They talk about asking good, open questions, setting boundaries, and continuing to love with grace and truth.

Happy Thanksgiving, HopeCast Listeners! Whether you are in the U.S. gearing up for Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving is not a holiday you celebrate in your part of the world, gratitude is something we can all grow in. Thankfulness can shift your perspective in many ways. This week, Ricky and Bonnie are here to discuss how gratitude can improve your relationships with both with other people, something...