Welcome to the third episode of The Hope Podcast.
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We explore the topic of hopeful realism in this episode. A good definition of hopeful realism is found in the book How People Change by Tim Lane and Paul Tripp. They observe:
"The gospel calls us to look at the messiness of life in a radically different way. The good news of the gospel is that Christ has conquered sin and death, and with them every meaningless and destructive end. Our final destination infuses every word, action, desire, and response with meaning and purpose. There are no completely hopeless situations. The gospel welcomes us to a hopeful realism. We can look life in the face and still be hopeful because of who Christ is and where he is taking us. Everything God has brought into your life has been brought with your destination in view. God is moving you on, even when you think you are stuck."
We also mention the importance of finding a good counselor in this episode. We suggest calling CCEF (Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation). Their phone number is 215-884-7676. If you're in the Philadelphia Area you can also contact the Philadelphia Renewal Network. They're a network of counselors based in local churches. You can go to www.philadelphiarenewalnetwork.org.
If you are not successful, email us (thehopepodcast@gmail.com) and we will try to help.
We pray you will find future episodes of the Hope Podcast to be encouraging. We also invite you to visit our website and sign up for our free newsletter. Our web address is www.thehopepodcast.com.
A new episode of The Hope Podcast will appear each Monday. The topic of episode #4 will be how we can create communities of hope.
Intro and Outro
Release the Deep: Josh White
Used with Permission
http://deeper-well.com/releases/absolution/
