Hope + Help Podcast

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.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Steve Viars about his book, Overcoming Bitterness: Moving from Life's Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled with Joy. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is "bitterness" and how can we define it from a biblical perspective? • What does it mean that “Bitterness is not first a response—it is first a reality"? • What is the "power of bitter lament?" • Is there a place for "bitter tears" in the life of a believer? What does God's Word say about this reality? • What does bitterness have to do with the desires of a person's heart? • What are a few key biblical principals to keep in mind as we seek to overcome bitterness with God's help? • What does "courageous faith" have to do with melting away the bitterness in our hearts? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/overcoming-bitterness-steve-viars 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 Zach Schlegel about his book, Fearing Others: Putting God First. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is "fear of man" and how can we tell if it has become a pervasive problem in our life? • What does it mean that "we obey what we fear"? • What does Proverbs 14:26 have to do with the problem of fearing others? • How can the Scriptures help to reframe the way we think about our fear of failure? • What does defensiveness in personal relationships have to do with fearing others? • What does it mean to “Compete to love, not to be loved"—a statement based on Romans 12:10, 15? • What are some practical steps someone could take to address the fear of man they're wrestling with? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/fearing-others-zach-schlegel 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 Vaneetha Risner about her book, Walking Through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some of the questions, fears, or doubts about God we might wrestle with while walking through layered losses? • How might well-intended encouragements be particularly unhelpful or hurtful to those navigating layered losses? • How does biblical lament transform the way we engage God in the midst of loss? • How might someone process the loss of identity they may feel as a result of their suffering? • How might we think biblically about coming to accept continual loss? • What can personal devotion time look like during spiritually dry seasons of loss and suffering? • What does it mean for suffering to be a "gift" that we "steward?" View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/layered-losses-vaneetha-risner 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. Charles Hodges about his book, The Christian Counselor's Medical Desk Reference. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some general guidelines a biblical counselor can use as they care for individuals who have been given a psychiatric diagnosis? • Why is it important to think carefully about the dynamic between medicine and the doctrine of scriptural sufficiency? • When is it appropriate for a biblical counselor consult their counselee's medical doctor? • How can a biblical counselor care for someone who is labeled with obsessive compulsive disorder? • Why do diagnoses of schizophrenia seem to be on the rise? • How might a biblical counselor care for someone who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/medical-desk-reference-charles-hodges 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.