The Hope For Life Podcast

0:29 - Intro and recap of last episode 2:35 - Rhys’ initial comments 8:18 - A story of the difference it makes to discover your gifts 14:20 - What happens to a church when you are missing gifts of over/under emphasize certain spiritual gifts? 21:00 - How do you respond to the idea that certain gifts are “weird?”  34:00 - How do we know when this “weird” thing is authentically a God thing? 38:45 -...

Today Rhys Scott joins me to discuss spiritual gifts. I had a profound prophetic experience at their church in January, 2025 that spawned a friendship between us and I've learned a lot from him. 0:48 - Introducing Rhys Scott Tim’s Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rmmU0ZirCQ 3:30 - What is a Word and Spirit Church? 11:40 - What is a Spiritual gift? 15:10 - Natural gifts, acquired gifts, and...

Today I interview Professor Rikk Watts. You can access his bio from the link below. Here's an outline of the episode: 4:58 - What is the Bible? 9:12 - Why are there so many translations of the Bible?  Which is best? 12:30 - How confident are we that the Bible we have is the Bible that was originally written?  16:10 - Is it God’s book and is it a good book? 25:40 - How do we know what the Bible mea...

Today I interview Doug Pippus and Mark Buchanan about calling. It's an episode that left me praising the faithfulness and goodness of Jesus! 1:25 - Intro to calling   3:56 - Where does the idea of “calling” come from? 8:20 - Abuses and misunderstandings of “calling” 16:40 - What gives God the right to call me?  Cultural pushback to God as master and Lord 20:40 - Mark and Doug’s stories of discover...

1:00 - Who is Geri Fitch and why are we talking about mental health? 2:45 - Steps anyone can take to pursue mental wellness 4:25 - The messages we hear 8:40 - Mental wellness is linked to what you think and what you do 11:20 - People who do well aren’t just gifted, and learning to win arguments with yourself 18:40 - The tricks and lies of anxiety and depression 21:55 - More on self-talk and arguin...

Most retirees travel from Calgary to places like Phoenix, but Gary and Peter raised money to purchase critical food and medical supplies for Ukrainian refugees and then repeatedly drove into the war zone to deliver them with a European pastor. 1:30 - The origin story 3:45 - Rethinking retirement 5:25 - A quick summary of the trip 10:20 - The local churches they worked with 13:20 - Describing the p...

1:45 - Introducing Phil Reinders 3:40 - Phil’s comments on the rising interest in Rule of Life amongst Western Christians 8:00 - Which spiritual disciplines do people dabble in where they should dive in? 14:50 - Further thoughts on dabbling versus diving in 17:35 - What are some of the most common renunciations people have to engage in to make space for new rhythms? 26:22 - What’s your favourite s...

Four people at Hope For Life Church decided to participate in a radical lenten fast in 2024. This podcast captures some of their insights and will spur you to consider the impacts fasting would have on your life with God. You'll laugh a time or two along the way too. 1:00 - What was the lenten fast and why did you do it? 4:00 - How hard was this to do? 6:37 - What did you learn about the things th...

Join us as Tim interviews Fred Waters, former COO of the Salvation Army and all around fantastic human being! Introducing Fred (1:00) Fred’s faith formation - let’s talk revival! (5:36) The story of the Salvation Army and discussion of addictions (9:15) More talk about addictions and hope (21:17) Lessons learned working for the Salvation Army (26:50) What role does the average Christian and church...

Geri Fitch recently spoke to a few Calgarian churches on values based parenting.  The audio quality is poor, but the content is worth your time!

In this episode, we cover lots of ground... and Matt's accent doesn't hurt.   0:00 - Introduction - Introducing Matt Pamplin from Hamilton 3:45 - The Story of St. Claire Part 1 “people were longing for an authentic community that wasn’t just based on a meeting or an event… how do we do this life together?"  10:10 - Story of St. Claire Part 2 - “Are you starting a Sunday gathering or a ch...

This topic may not draw you, but I think this is one of the best conversations I've had on one of the most important topics that there is.  Here is an outline of the episode with links to articles and books mentioned below: 1. Intro  2. Why anyone should listen to a long-form discussion on spiritual practices (Boring right!?) 2:51 3. A fully human life and integrating faith with normal l...

In this episode Tim dives into a question that's come up several times lately - how much (time/money/service/etc.) is enough?  How do I know what God requires of me?

Today we talk magazines, binging the gospel of Mark, and what it means to spur one another on to love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24) and be a community full of good deeds (Titus 2:11-15).

Here is the link to the podcast Tim references in his episode: https://www.68culture.org/episode-4-brian-mcconaghy-ratanak-international-part-1/ You can also find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts - look for 68culture and "Ratanak International" If you have any comments, we'd love to hear them!

Nick Mitchell is currently the Provincial Medical Director for Addictions and Mental Health, and we're grateful he was willing to do this interview.  Below is a table of contents for the interview.  If you have any feedback or there are questions you wish Tim had asked, email Tim (Tim@hflchurch.ca) and let him know. 3:06 Who is Nick and why he’s well positioned to speak into the opioid c...

Nick is one of the smartest, most engaging, and most interesting people Tim's ever met.  He's also a practicing psychiatrist and senior administrator in the addiction and mental health department of AHS (Alberta Health Services).  Today they discuss mental health.   If there is a question you wish Tim had asked, let him know!  We'll have round #2 with Nick sometime soon. Sectio...

Today Tim kicks off HFL Storytime with a story of his failure, the leading of the Holy Spirit, and a great quote from C.S. Lewis.

In this podcast, Tim interviews Doug about the formation of HFL.  Doug presents his perspective on how the church came to be, what God may have been doing, and the vision for a different kind of church that drove HFL in the early years.