The Hope Podcast with Lina Abujamra

In celebration of the Christmas holiday, I’m sharing a bonus episode about Mary and how her example of faith teaches us how to respond when God’s will sounds kinda crazy. God may have asked you to do something that doesn’t fall in line with what the culture and everyone else is doing. Maybe His calling on your life does not seem like the most logical thing to do. That certainly was the case for Ma...

Today we’re so excited to share with you this bonus episode about how to be there for your kids when they’re hurting. Diana and I are going to talk about how to ask heart/hard questions, how to create space for connecting with them, how to speak truth to them even when they might not want to hear it, how to plan for changes, how to try to understand them and their pain, how to help them learn to t...

In today’s conversation with my sister Diana , we’ll consider some of the trends and pressures of our culture around the Christmas season, how to maintain a biblical perspective about giving but also be practical and wise about our budget, and how to battle materialism during the holidays. If you’ve ever felt stressed about gifts, money, and expectations during the holidays, this podcast is your y...

Last week we launched a new podcast series called Soul Sisters where I’m joined by my sister Diana to converse about life around the holiday season. Our goal is to help us maintain a biblical perspective and be whole and healthy during the holidays. If your family is hard to deal with around the holidays, you’re not alone... In today’s episode we’ll talk about the challenges that are caused by fam...

For the next seven weeks I’m inviting my sister Diana Sahakian to conversations about life around the holiday season. Holidays can be a challenging time for many reasons, but what if we could address those difficulties from a biblical and practical perspective so that we can learn to navigate them better, and experience more peace and joy? That’s our hope with this podcast series called Soul Siste...

What do you feel when you think about aging? Resistance? Anxiety? Hopelessness? Disorientation? Most people associate negative emotions with the aging of our bodies. Granted, aging has its difficulties, but a look at what the Scripture says about old age is in fact comforting. God’s word is good news also for the aging, encouraging us to fix our eyes on a God who always cares for us (Isaiah 46:4),...

Caring for elderly parents can be a challenging season in emotional, practical, and financial ways, and there is no ‘one size fits all’ guide to teach us how to balance this act. Does the Bible speak to this situation? What is the right way to handle the aging of one’s parents? What if we didn’t have good relationship with our parents? Are we doing enough? What about my own life goals and responsi...

Many people believe that the way to a more confident, free, whole, and happy life is to love ourselves. In fact, some Christians think Jesus said you must love yourself before you can love others (Matthew 22:39).  Is self-love a biblical concept and if so, how do I do it? In today’s podcast I invite you on a journey of defining this ambiguous concept and exploring what the Bible has to say about i...

Have you ever been asked that question? Have you ever asked that question yourself? Many Christians believe that Jesus died and rose again for our salvation but have no personal experience of the love of God. Perhaps our own shortcomings, insecurities, struggles with identity, and false measures we use to determine our value make us question how God could love someone like us. In today’s podcast I...

It can be difficult to “evangelize” those who are closest to us, especially when we’ve repeatedly shared the gospel with them, and it can be too easy to believe that our loved ones will never change.    But today I’m here to remind you to not lose heart, and to not give in to the lie that your spouse, child, neighbor, or friend will never come to know Jesus. Keep walking a walk that reflects your...

Friend, we’re living in an age plagued by business and digital distractions, and it is easy to drift away from the godliness that God insists should characterize His people. Any Christian genuinely seeking to please God will struggle with being consistent in their walk with God. It is true that we can’t accomplish the Christian life on our own, and we need God’s work in us to capture our hearts an...

Someone recently asked me: Dear Lina, can the bond of Christ ever be broken? In other words, is it possible to lose my salvation? I understand the wrestling with this question. We read of people in the Bible like Demas, Hymenaeus, or Alexander, who started out well but ended up making a shipwreck of their faith (1 Tim 1:19-20). Does this mean they lost their salvation? Can we ever have an assuranc...

In today’s podcast I will address a question that has great implications for how to increasingly live in the character and power of Christ.  Dear Lina, what are the spiritual disciplines and why do I need them? Also, how do I do them? If you’re wondering how to victoriously fight sin in your life, if you feel like your appetite for God needs to be re-awakened, if you’re looking for that freedom an...

Have you ever wondered what’s behind our sinful patterns? Why does sin have such a hold on us? Why does an all-powerful God seem powerless to change us? In today’s podcast I will address a significant question believers wrestle with: Dear Lina, why can’t I overcome sin in my life? If you’re stuck in a cycle of sin that has caused you to doubt whether you even know God, you’re not alone. But the go...

I’m so excited to launch today a new podcast series called Bread and Butter Christianity! In this series I’m going to address topics that are the bread and butter of Christianity with the aim to equip us to navigate life and culture from a Christian perspective in this post-Christian world. In today’s episode I’m going to answer a critically important question about our salvation: Dear Lina: How c...

This week we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of my book Fractured Faith and I’m incredibly grateful and moved by how God has used my experience with church hurt and the near deconstruction of my faith to breathe hope into hurt and revive souls. In today’s podcast I’m sharing an interview I recently recorded with Pat Williams on his radio show The Power Hour, where we briefly discuss each...

We all face giants in our life. Your giant might be a challenging marriage, an addiction, difficult kids, singleness, loneliness, financial problems, or a health crisis. [Stop to consider and name your giant] Today’s podcast about how David won the victory over Goliath (1 Samuel 17) will reveal some powerful truths that we can apply to our lives and that will equip us to fight our battles unshaken...

In this podcast episode in our Unshaken series, we’ll be looking at the calling of David out of obscurity and anonymity to be anointed as the next king of Israel. You might feel hidden, insignificant, and even forgotten, but it is the waiting time that God uses as the training ground for your future. Will you worship, believe God, and submit to His ways in your years of obscurity like David did?

Have you ever felt caught in a cycle of besetting sin and felt unable to change? Have you ever wondered why we tend to go back to habits that we know will destroy us? What do you think will motivate us to give up our sinful ways for God’s ways? In today’s podcast we’ll look at the story of Samson and learn how devastating it can be to deal lightly with sin. Yet, God’s love and grace are available...

Do you struggle with disbelief? Do you feel confused by the hardships in your life? Do your past experiences or failures paralyze you into inaction? The story of Gideon and how God used him mightily despite his lack of confidence will surely encourage you today!    Please listen to this podcast! 

If you’ve been a believer for some time, you are probably well accustomed with the story of the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6. God brought an incredible and miraculous victory for his people, and the long-awaited promise to enter a land flowing with milk and honey finally starts to be materialized. But before this victory takes place there is a pause in chapter 5 that can be easily missed. God is st...

Every now and then we find ourselves at a crossroad. A crossroad is a diverging road, giving you the option to go one way or another. You may find yourself at a relationship crossroad, a professional crossroad, a health-related crossroad, and you’re not sure which way to go. What do we do when we face the unknown, a new beginning, or a scary change? Listen to this Podcast episode in our #Unshaken...

In Numbers 13 we find that twelve men were sent out to spy the Promised Land and come back with two perspectives of the situation. The majority acknowledge that the land is fruitful but it’s impossible to take because it’s occupied by powerful people, while they seem like grasshoppers in comparison (Num. 13:33). Two men however, Caleb and Joshua, believe the promise and power of God to bring them...

Have you ever felt unsure about God’s plans in your life? Have you sensed a calling but don’t quite see how it’s going to happen? Or do you simply feel insecure because of past failures and stopped dreaming for God? Moses’ story will encourage you to overcome your painful places, believe in God’s ability to fulfill His purposes with you no matter your past, and trust God’s leading as you learn to...

Are there any areas in your life right now where you feel stuck? In today’s episode in the Unshaken podcast series, we'll take a look at Joseph's story in Genesis 37 and 39 and learn the secret to his successful life with God in spite of being stuck in a series of unfortunate and undeserved events.