In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Tom Sugimura about his book, Hope for New Dads: 40 Days in the Book of Proverbs. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How do secular attitudes about fatherhood contrast with a biblical view of this God-given role? • How does the gospel offer encouragement for the dad who did not have a godly father or role-model in their life? • What is "fear of the Lord" and what is it's relevance to Christian fathers? • Why is it important to help our children look at their decision-making through a God-centered lens? • Are the proverbs to be viewed by Christian dads as a book of promises? • What can it look like for a Christian father to be intentional about the love he displays for his children? • What are some ways the local church can improve upon their support and discipleship of fathers? • What encouragement does the gospel offer to the father who is unsure about his ability to be a godly dad? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/dads-proverbs-tom-sugimura The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Camille Cates about her book, Moving Forward After Abortion: Finding Comfort in God. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some of the ways that abortion impacts a woman emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually? • What are common stumbling blocks to post-abortion healing? • What role do extenuating circumstances play in a women's decision to abort her baby? • How are emotions like a "check engine" light and what's the danger of ignoring them? • How might abortion impact the father of the baby? • Why might some women feel a degree of numbness regarding their abortion experience? • What are some practical ways the local church can improve upon their support of post-abortive woman and men? • How does the gospel of Jesus Christ offer the post-abortive parent healing and hope? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/abortion-camille-cates The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

"Hope + Help Podcast" host Christine Chappell interviews Paul Tautges, author of "Remade: Embracing Your Complete Identity in Christ." They explore topics such as understanding Christian identity, practicing our position in Christ, resting in our provision as sinners, submitting to our purification as sufferers, and the role of the local church in embracing our identity in Christ. Tautges highlights the importance of forgiveness, the connection between suffering and choices, and how renewing our minds in Scripture empowers us to overcome condemnation.

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider making a financial contribution to our 2023 End of Year Giving Campaign at http://ibcd.org/donate. Thank you! ••• In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Ed Welch about his book, Someone I Know is Grieving: Caring with Humility and Compassion. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What might a person be thinking or feeling as they navigate a season of grief? • What are different causes of grief we should be aware of and prepared to recognize as we seek to handle sufferers with care? • How does the way we respond to our own sorrows and griefs shape the way we engage and help others? • What does Christ's wisdom have to do with the way we engage someone else's grief? • What are some hurtful ways we might engage grieving people in conversation? What are some helpful ways to extend a compassionate invitation to conversation? • How does Christlike humility guard us from speaking harshly or hastily to grieving people? • What can the local church do to improve upon their care for whose who are grieving? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/engaging-grief-ed-welch The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Dr. Venessa Ellen about the topic of autoimmune disorders. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is it like to live a day in the life of someone who has an autoimmune disorder? What sorts of challenges are a unique part of their lived experience? • In what ways is living with a autoimmune disorder a prolonged journey through grief? • Is it unfaithful for someone to feel disappointed and discouraged as they suffer from an autoimmune disorder? • How does the gospel of Jesus Christ offer comfort and counsel to sufferers of autoimmune disorders? • What are some practical ways the local church support and care for those who are living with an autoimmune disorder? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/autoimmune-disorders-venessa-ellen The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Robert Cheong about the topic of hard stories and his book Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters in a Broken World. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is it important for us to see how our hard stories are embedded in God’s story of redemption? • What are the four major "movements" of God's story and what difference do they make to how we interpret the hard story we're living in? • How can we fit the reality of God’s love into the reality of our hard life story? • How does God’s story help us to understand and respond to urges to escape or distract ourselves from the painful realities of our hard stories? • Why is it important for Jesus to become the “reference point” of every aspect of our hard story? What happens when he’s not? • “If Jesus holds everything together, why does our world sometimes fall apart? Where is Jesus when dreams shatter, marriages fail, and diseased or aging bodies break down?” • What are some practical ways the local church support and care for those who find themselves in the thick of a hard story? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/hard-stories-robert-cheong The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Shannon McCoy about the topic of loneliness. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is a biblical understanding of loneliness? • Why does loneliness seem to be such a prevalent experience for people today? • What are some reasons why we might feel disconnected from others? From God? • What are some harmful ways we might be tempted to cope with our feelings of loneliness? • How does the gospel of Jesus Christ apply to our experiences of loneliness? • What are some helpful steps someone take when they feel lonely? • Is loneliness something we can completely eradicate from our lives this side of Heaven? • How might the local church be proactive in its approach to addressing loneliness in their congregation? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/loneliness-shannon-mccoy The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Julie Lowe about her minibook, Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing the Hope. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why do today's teens seem so vulnerable to suicide? • What is the mindset of a teen who is vulnerable to suicide? • What are some warning signs that caregivers can watch for in their teen? • How might caregivers compassionately engage teens who are struggling in this way? • How does the gospel of Jesus Christ offer hope to a teen who is vulnerable to suicide? • Why is it wise to open lines of communication between teens and caregivers about the topic of suicide? • In what words of comfort and counsel do the Scriptures offer to caregivers to help them face the fears they have for their teen? • What role does the local church have to play as we seek to care for teens who are vulnerable to suicide? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/teens-suicide-julie-lowe The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Jim Newheiser about his minibook, Help! My Anger is Out of Control. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is a biblical definition of anger and what are its common characteristics? • Is it true that circumstances and/or people "make" us angry? • Why is it that angry people are prone to being blind to their sinful anger? • What are some of the ways anger can manifest in our daily life and relationships? • What hope is there for someone who feels like their anger is out of control? • What are some practical ways we can address our inclinations to sinful anger? • How does the gospel inform the way we think about anger that is directed at self? • What role does Christian fellowship and discipleship play as we seek to overcome anger by grace? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/overcoming-anger-jim-newheiser The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Brad Hambrick about his book, Angry with God: An Honest Journey through Suffering and Betrayal. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How is "angry grief" different than selfish anger? • Why might anger be a commonly misunderstood or overlooked part of the Christian’s grieving process? • What does it mean to be angry with God instead of at him? • How can it be helpful to approach our angry grief as “a life-shaping (but not necessarily life-defining) experience and a difficult journey”? • How does Psalm 44 apply to the pain and confusion of angry grief? • Why is it important to distinguish between what feels real and what is true when processing angry grief? • What does it look like to accept and embrace a "partial understanding" in angry grief? • Why is it important to not only process our anger with God, but also with the help of a trusted friend? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/angry-with-god-brad-hambrick The Hope + Help Podcast offers biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. The podcast accomplishes this by offering a mix of interviews with seasoned biblical counseling professionals and ministry leaders on a variety of topics. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit https://ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell at https://christinemchappell.com. IBCD's Hope + Help Podcast is available on most podcast streaming platforms, so please don't keep the show a secret! If you know someone walking through a challenging season of life, please share the Hope + Help Podcast with them.