Normalizing Hope
Why We’re Starting a New Podcast
Have you heard the exciting news? We’re starting a new podcast called Hope Talks!
Each week, Haley Scully and I (Dustin) will be your hosts as we unpack what the Bible says on mental health issues, emotions, relationship problems, spiritual life issues, and more.
We want each episode to be filled with practical guidance from God’s Word, but also to feel like you’re catching up with Haley and me as friends. So, expect a healthy dose of humor and vulnerability as we share our stories and discuss what God’s Word says about real life issues.
The Reason for Hope Talks
As we think about this podcast, I wanted to share with you some of the heart behind why we’re starting Hope Talks.
When Haley and I recorded the first episode, she said something that perfectly captured why we’re doing this.
We want to normalize hope.
You and I know there are no shortage of reasons today to be discouraged, frustrated, and weary. And yes, maybe even hopeless. The pain and burdens we carry are very real.
But so is the reality of hope.
Like a broken fixture at home, sometimes we settle into our brokenness and feel like we just have to “live with it.” We’re often so busy or weighed down by life that we forget about God’s goodness.
Friend, the Christian life is a life of hope.
Jesus is alive and well, and we have an unshakeable hope that circumstances can’t ever change. We should be able to say like the psalmist, “As for me, I will always have hope” (Psalm 71:14).
That’s why we’re starting the Hope Talks podcast – we want to give you every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.
Finding Hope in Our Pain & Circumstances
On the first episode, I share a passage you have probably heard. It’s from the book of Lamentations, which describes in detail the deep sorrow and anguish God’s people felt after the destruction of Jerusalem.
But in the midst of his pain, the prophet Jeremiah says this … “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:21–23).
I want to encourage you … no matter what you’re facing today – God has great love for you. He is faithful, and there is hope! And that’s what we want to focus on each week on Hope Talks.
How to Listen & Pray for Us
Haley and I are excited to come alongside you and share the love of Christ, whether you are on your commute or listening from home each week. Our heart is to help you apply God’s Word to real life issues like anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationships, and more.
We invite you to tune in on June 6th and join us on this journey! You can click here to learn more about the podcast – or join the launch team to receive exclusive access before the official launch.
In the meantime, Haley and I would appreciate your prayers. Please pray that God guides us in this next chapter and uses Hope Talks to minister His love to people who desperately need it and may have never experienced it.
Thank you for being part of our Hope for the Heart family. Your support means the world to us.
All is grace,
Dustin Anderson
Director of Communications
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