Only Hope with Caroline Thornton

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton delves into chapters three to five of the Book of James, emphasizing the importance of personal scripture reading, the responsibilities of teachers, the power of the tongue, the nature of true wisdom, and the conflicts that arise from worldly desires. She encourages listeners to reflect on their words and actions, highlighting the need fo...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton walks through line by line, verse by verse of the first two chapters of the book of James. With her breakdown she shares how with each trial we go through James explains that we should consider it great joy because God is using these trials to sanctify us and mature us into Christlikeness. She also discusses how James gives us a steps on...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton shares how our children can be the best example of how to have true bold surrendered faith for our Heavenly Father. She discusses how we need to look at our Heavenly Father with gratitude and realize all that He has provided for us. Caroline encourages her listeners to wake up every morning like a child without a worry knowing that no mat...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews Alex Kaisharis. Alex shares how God has transformed her life while serving Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers in church and through Young Life. She expresses while teaching and mentoring her girls, they also are pushing and holding her accountable to grow more with Jesus as well. She explains how fulfilling and purposeful your lif...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews fellow Podcaster, Alexis Brown. Alexis shares her radical testimony of how Jesus changed her life in an instant. She speaks on the transformation from a life of addiction and turmoil to one of faith and healing. Alexis discusses her early life, struggles with identity, and the pivotal moments that led her to surrender to God. She r...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton discusses how God has transformed her life during the waiting period of her martial hardship. The Lord taught her how to truly surrender every aspect of her life and put it in the hands of the Maker. She encourages anyone who is going through a martial hardship or feeling unequally yoked in their marriage to call their spouse higher, lift...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton discusses the transformative power of healing through the Holy Spirit. She emphasizes the importance of addressing unhealed wounds, recognizing their signs, and taking actionable steps towards healing. Caroline shares her personal journey of healing, the significance of forgiveness, and the necessity of inviting God into the healing proce...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses the importance of praying for your children and declaring scripture over your children. She touches on no matter their age, they are never too young to learn the gospel. She also describes how praying, reading the Bible, listening to worship music, and anointing your home are all things that change the atmosphere of your home a...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses Acts 2:42. She dives deep into the structure of how the early church was created. She encourages her listeners that this verse is not only for the church to be modeling after, it is how our daily lives should be models after as believers and the body of Christ. Caroline reads how Christians need to be reading the Bible daily, f...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses the book of Habakkuk. She relates this small but mighty book with today's climate about how it can feel like there is so much evil happening and we can wonder and cry out to God asking him why he is allowing this. Caroline explains how the enemy wants it to look like evil wins but that is not true. God is the judge, and he...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses grief that can come from being obedient to God. She explains how there can be grief behind the loss of the plans you had in mind, loss of relationships you were praying would be restored, staying quiet when every part of you wants to speak and letting go when you don’t want to. She expresses times when it's hard when God is...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses Luke 19:11-27 about the parable of the Ten Minas. In this story, Jesus tells the parable of the three servants who were giving money to steward and grow. Caroline addresses how God calls believers to steward our finances, our spiritual gifts, our possessions, our time and our relationships. She also discusses how tithing and tr...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses Luke 16:19-31 about the parable of the rich man and the poor man. In this story, Jesus tells the pharisees about two different men that die with different destinies. One goes to Heaven and the other goes to hell. Caroline speaks on how important we need to take God's Word seriously. She explains how we are not promised tomorrow...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews Raven Hartwell, a Christian Content Creator. Raven is known for her willingness to be obedient to the Lord and share what He is speaking to her about regardless of the backlash she receives. She has gone viral with sharing her testimony about how God restored her marriage after infidelity and experiencing a stillbirth. The conv...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews dear friend, AK Simmons, who shares her powerful testimony of her faith, marriage restoration, and the transformative role of the Holy Spirit. The conversation explores the journey of understanding the Holy Spirit, the importance of surrendering to God, and the challenges faced in marriage. AK recounts her struggles in her marr...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton concludes reading through the book of Ruth. She reflects that Boaz is a representation of Jesus. Jesus is our family redeemer, he redeems us from sin, shame and death. Caroline reiterates no matter the circumstance you are going through now, Jesus will redeem and restore. Caroline encourages her listeners that even when they can't see eve...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton explores the Book of Ruth, emphasizing themes of God's sovereignty, worldly choices, and the importance of faith. She discusses the struggles faced by Naomi and Ruth, highlighting how God works behind the scenes to bring about redemption and grace. The conversation encourages listeners to trust in God's plan, even during difficult...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses her part series of idolatry. Today's episode she goes over the idolatry of comfort, self-sufficiency and marriage. She describes how Jesus is our only comfort, everything else is only temporary. She also explains how dangerous the idol of self-sufficiency is because we think we can rely on ourselves and our own strength which i...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses idolatry. She identifies the true definition of an idol and how idolatry started with Adam and Eve. She explains when we try to take things into our own hands, when we are impatient and we don't believe God's timing is better, then we are idolizing things and people. She goes into dept about the idol of approval of man...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses the scripture Proverbs 31. She identifies that this message can be helpful for married women or men with or without children, and single women or men. She walks through the chapter and breaks down a more detailed view of this passage. One main take away she explains the power of the tongue. Speaking with authority instead of fe...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses how when we try to be more like Jesus we have a glow about us. People notice you have changed and there is a light when you walk in a room when you work to be more like Christ. She explains praying the armor of God every morning, pray God's will over your own, forgiving easily and fast, asking Holy Spirit before we speak, being...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton continues her second part episode on how to suffer well. She summarizes how we need to invite Jesus into our suffering instead of praying it away. She discusses how drinking, drugs, food, shopping, bingeing Netflix; all of these things are ways we try to numb the pain but they are only temporary fixes that help us to stop thinking about...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton speaks on her experience going through trials and tribulations and how to overcame those moments by inviting Jesus to comfort her. She talks about how when we have doubts to bring them to God since he already knows what you are thinking. As humans we don't like suffering, we want to stay comfortable, but Caroline encourages her listeners...

In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton and guest Jill Blue discuss Jill's journey of healing and transformation. They discuss Jill's new book, 'Weightless: Receiving Freedom from Lies about Your Weight and Value.' Jill is a Christian life coach who uses the Holy Spirit to lead her sessions to help her clients with inner healing. She shares how the Lord took her through inner...

In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline discusses the profound impact of unforgiveness on our lives and relationships. She shares her personal journey of struggling with unforgiveness, the importance of recognizing it in your relationships, and the transformative power of forgiveness. Caroline emphasizes the need for grace, both for ourselves and others, and highlights the biblical pers...