Health, Hope & Inspiration for People of Faith Living with Cancer

Featuring: Kristianne Stewart Kristianne Stewart chats with the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration about the work her ministry, Compassion That Compels, is currently doing across the United States to provide hope and emotional support to women battling cancer. She also shares her perspective about why it's important to support cancer patients in the faith community, and offers ways to help those...

Featuring: Pastor Hector Nunez Rev. Percy McCray sits down with Pastor Hector Nunez, a former cancer patient whose battle with stage-four oral cancer helped him to clearly define how to utilize his faith in order to rely on God in his greatest hour of need.

Featuring: Rev. Tammy James A former cancer patient turned chaplain, Rev. Tammy James talks with the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration about how her unexpected cancer journey as not only a patient, but a caregiver, led her to become a chaplain at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. She also shares her perspectives about the roles that faith, spirituality, medicine and science play in an ind...

Featuring: George and Jeanie Stewart The hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration chat with George and Jeanie Stewart, cancer care ministers through the Our Journey of Hope Cancer Care Leadership Training program, to talk about their call to ministry after an up-and-close experience with colon cancer became the catalyst for God to use them to minister hope to others going through similar circumstances.

Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd In this episode of Health, Hope & Inspiration , the hosts discuss the topic of death and how to effectively minister to a dying patient and their loved ones. They also address stages of preparation and sharing ways to help family and friends redeem the time with their loved one in a dignified, God-honoring manner.

Featuring: Larry Foster Rev. Percy McCray sits down with Rev. Larry Foster, a chaplain at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Chicago, Illinois, to talk about his philosophy of spiritual care to the patients he serves, his formula for self-care, and how his approach to ministry has been shaped by every person he's encountered.

Featuring: Tom Sellars Cancer patient Tom Sellars shares with the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration an important lesson about not allowing a victim's mentality to dictate how he saw and how he responded to his cancer journey.

Featuring: Fely Kuhler The hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration chat with Fely Kuhler, Patient Experience Coordinator at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Chicago, Illinois, to talk about her call to pastoral care and how God used her unique brand of ministry to bring cancer patients and their families and caregivers hope.

Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd In this episode of Health, Hope & Inspiration the hosts talk about how cancer is perceived by the public and ways to potentially change the conversation in the way people think about cancer in the face of who God is and how we relate to Him.

Featuring: Tom Caswell Host Rev. Percy McCray has a heart-to-heart conversation with cancer patient Tom Caswell, who shares lessons he's learned while on the journey of faith, and how being diagnosed with cancer helped to deepen his faith and his understanding of what it means to be a child of God.

Featuring: Zorta Evans Former cancer patient Zorta Evans shares with the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration an important message about taking ownership of your health, healthcare, and maintaining your physical well-being. She encourages individuals to step past their fear and take control of their health—not just for themselves, but for others.

Featuring: Carl Williamson The hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration chat with Reverend Carl Williamson about his inspiring journey from being a limo driver at CTCA to being led to serve as Manager of Pastoral Care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Chicago. He also shares his experiences over his 12-year career of helping patients and their families navigate their own personal cancer journey...

Featuring: Robbie Robinson In this episode of Health, Hope & Inspiration the hosts talk with cancer survivor Robbie Robinson, who shares how his experience with cancer has inspired him to commit his life to serving others and made him an advocate for those starting their own journey.

Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd This special edition of Health, Hope & Inspiration places the spotlight on the compelling story of how the Our Journey of Hope program began and how it became a ministry outreach offering cancer care ministry resources and leadership training that helps to build and offers support to a network of church-based cancer care ministries.

Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd In this special Christmas edition of Health, Hope & Inspiration , the hosts share insights from the scriptures about how hope is defined, and how the message of the birth of Jesus may bring renewed hope for someone, even in the hardest of circumstances.

Featuring: Shelia Williams Breast cancer patient Shelia Williams shares with the hosts her experience along her journey from diagnosis to treatment; how her faith has helped her stay encouraged and empowered to navigate the challenges of living with cancer, and that life is truly worth fighting for.

Featuring: Carolyn Lammersfeld The hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration chat with Carolyn Lammersfeld, Vice President of Integrative Services at Cancer Treatment Centers of America about how to eat healthy during the upcoming holiday seasons. She also shares her perspective and tips for listeners regarding the correlation between food and diet, eating, weight gain and cancer.

Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd This special edition of Health, Hope & Inspiration focuses on nutrition, especially as it relates to cancer. The hosts talk with guests about the importance and the role that nutrition potentially plays in the continuing dialogue about cancer, cancer care, and prevention.

Featuring: Tara Lessard In a special two-part episode, the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration talk with guest Tara Lessard, a currently-treating ovarian cancer patient whose mission is to help encourage other cancer patients to live their best life today and make every moment matter.

Featuring: Tara Lessard Cancer patient Tara Lessard sits down with the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration to talk about the mental and emotional impact of her ovarian cancer diagnosis; her journey to find an effective treatment plan which combined evidence-based medical treatments with integrative support services; as well as her advocacy for patients to become empowered participants in the care...

Featuring: Rev. Robin Childs & Rev. Wendell Scanterbury The hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration have an in-depth discussion with CTCA chaplains Rev. Wendell Scanterbury and Rev. Robin Childs about their respective views about the progression of faith and spirituality within the healthcare system, and how spiritual care has evolved beyond just patient and family support. They also talk about the in...

Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd What does it mean to say that "cancer is a community disease?" In this episode, the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration discuss the implications of that phrase and ways cancer impacts more than just the person who has it. They also explore ways in which the church can think about cancer on a broader level and learn how to be focused and equipped to m...

Featuring: Mary Fanning Breast cancer survivor Mary Fanning joins the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration to talk about her cancer journey and how it led to a unique ministry opportunity that would enable her to reach out to patients from all over the world. Fanning also talks about how her treatment and encounters with staff at CTCA inspired her to want to "pay it forward" to others who were in s...

Featuring: Lannett Lester Guest and cancer patient Lannett Lester joins the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration to share her vibrant story of faith and courage after losing her husband to cancer and then being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Lester also shares how making God the center of her joy has transformed her outlook on life and given her determination to live every day to the full.

Featuring: Maria Antaya Hosts Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Shepherd sit down with cancer patient Maria Antaya, who shares her amazing story about how her life-changing encounter with the scriptures at age 24 has helped her cultivate a faith that sustains her in the face of a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.