Hope + Help Podcast

***Register now for our 2025 Summer Institute & Pre-Conference: https://ibcd.regfox.com/2025-summer-institute *** In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Stuart Scott about his book, Wayward Children: Finding Peace, Keeping Hope. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is the issue of wayward children one so difficult to talk about in the church? • Why is it so challenging to fully entrust our children to the God who gifted them to us? • How might parents respond to the anguish they feel in response to their wayward child? • Why is it important to consider our heart posture before the Lord when grapple with the pain of wayward children? • How might God work through our wayward children to reveal were we're setting our hope? • Why is it a comfort that God—who is the perfect Parent—knows the pain of rearing rebellious, wayward children? • What are some practical ways that can parents work against (or begin to reverse) relational disconnect? • What role does prayer play in the context of wayward children, and what are some things we can be intentional about praying for? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/wayward-children-scott 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 Elizabeth Turnage about her book, Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is glory, and why do we need to prepare for it? • What happens to us when we die? • What will life be like in the new heavens and the new earth? • Is there an “art” to dying? • What do sickness and death say about the strength of our faith? • What is anticipatory grief? • What is lament, and how does it help us to face dying and death? • How does prayer prepare us for glory? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/preparing-for-glory-turnage 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 Joe Hussung about his book, Learning to Listen: Essential Skills for Every Counselor. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is listening well an important component of loving people well? • What makes listening well an essential skill for biblical counselors? • What role does posture, purpose, and practice have in our ability to listen well in counseling sessions? • What Christlike characteristics do we mimic when we listen well to the people we're caring for? • What difference does body language and tone of voice make in a counseling session? • How does personal preparation ahead of a counseling session impact our ability to listen well during it? • What makes asking good questions a key component to listening well to our counselees? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/listening-well-joe-hussung 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 Jenn Chen about her book, Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is the difference between the terms “mental disorder” and “mental illness?” • In what ways might a disorder diagnosis impact a sufferer's perception of themselves and their world? • How does identity in Christ offer hope to those who have been diagnosed with a mental disorder? • How can we think about our “goal” and “role” as biblical counselors (or disciplers) when it comes to walking with someone who's been diagnosed with a mental disorder? • How does considering a person's fallenness, finitude, fragility, and faltering empower caregivers to minister God's Word to a sufferer's experience in a meaningful, relevant way? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/mental-diagnosis-jenn-chen/ 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.

Donate today in support of this podcast! Help IBCD hit its year-end fundraising goal of $30,000 by sending a financial gift of any amount by 12/31/2024. Give at https://ibcd.org/donate - THANK YOU! In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Ed Welch about his book, Depression: Finding Christ in the Darkness. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • In what way does Jesus welcome those who are experiencing depression? • Why is it true that "faith can feel good, and faith can feel horrible," and how might this comfort a despondent heart? • How does the gospel offer hope to those who fear that healing and change will never come? • How might hopelessness "be anxiety that is exhausted"? • How can we broach the topic of confession in such a way that is productive for the sufferer? • How might sufferers take aim at hopelessness by taking part in God's "family business"? • Why is it true that "God must fight [the sufferer's] battle" and what makes this a reality they can rest in? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/depression-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 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 Ste Casey about his book, I Prayed and Nothing Changed: What God is Up to in the Silence. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What makes unanswered prayer a "strange double sorrow" for believers? • Why is it important to "fight for sight" in seasons where God seems unresponsive to our prayers? • How does Paul's testimony in 2 Corinthians 12 help us to process the fact that God is still good even when "he gives pain to those he loves"? • In what ways might unanswered prayer be God's way of keeping us from "soul-destroying self sufficiency"? • What are some of the voices we hear in our suffering and how might they negatively influence the way we interpret God's apparent silence? • How might asking a "magic-button question" help biblical counselors to engage and encourage those living with unanswered prayer? • How might we engage a fatalistic attitude toward prayer? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/unanswered-prayer-ste-casey 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 Jonathan Holmes about his book, Grounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is meant when the term "identity" is used in everyday conversation? • What positive role can parents or caregivers play in the formation of a child's identity? How might parents or caregivers negatively influence it? • How has the concept of personal identity evolved over the years? • What are five different yet common areas where kids tend to struggle with their identity? • How do the Scriptures speak to the problem of a child grounding their identity in their academic performance? • Why is it good news that our identity is ultimately “something we receive, not something we achieve?” • Why is it important to "connect before [we] correct" when it comes to having identity-related conversations with our children? • What role does the local church play in helping children learn how to base their identity in Christ? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/children-identity-jonathan-holmes 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 Jeremy Pierre about the topic of perfectionism. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is meant by the term "perfectionism?" • How might perfectionism manifest in a person's life? • What are some of the physical, relational, emotional, and spiritual impacts of perfectionism in our lives? • How does the gospel of Jesus Christ minister to those whose perfectionistic ideals have driven them to total exhaustion? • How is perfectionism a reflection of impatience towards God? • If someone has experienced a bent toward perfectionism for most of their lives, what might the change process look like for them? • If there is someone listening to this conversation who wants to help a friend or family member who's struggling with this kind of thinking, what are some meaningful ways they could offer support and encouragement? • What role does the local church play in helping those who desire to break free from the bondage of perfectionism? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/perfectionism-jeremy-pierre 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 Mark Vroegop on his latest book, Waiting Isn't a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why do we seem to have a natural aversion to waiting? • How do the Scriptures help us build a robust understanding of what "waiting" is? • What are some unhelpful ways we might respond to situations that require us to wait? • What are six aspects of waiting that are helpful for believers to reflect deeply upon? • What are biblical four principals we can apply when we find ourselves in a situation that requires us to wait? • What role do our expectations have in our struggles with impatience? • In what ways does viewing our waiting as an intentional choice benefit us and honor the Lord? • How does the gospel offer encouragement to someone who feels like their waiting is a waste of time? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/waiting-mark-vroegop 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 Scott Mehl about his book, Redeeming Sex in Marriage: How the Gospel Rescues Sex, Transforms Marriage, and Reveals the Glory of God. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why might the topic of sex be such a difficult one for husbands and wives to discuss together? • What are some prevailing views about sex—both inside and outside the church—that have distorted God's good design for sexual intimacy? • Why is it important to build a solid theological foundation of God's design for sex? • What are five fundamental purposes of God's design for sex in marriage? • Why does sex in marriage seem so difficult and complicated? • How does observing the life of Jesus help us to see God's intention to redeem, bless, and honor the sexually broken? • Why is it important to consider the emotional, spiritual, and mental aspects of our personhood in addition to the physical aspects of sex? • What makes sex in marriage a “journey?” View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/redeeming-sex-scott-mehl 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 Megan Hill about her newest book, Sighing on Sunday: 40 Meditations for When Church Hurts. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some reasons that church may feel like a sad or difficult place to be? • What are some of the unhelpful ways to respond to a person's story of hurt in the church? • In what ways might our trust in God be shaken as a result of our church-related pain? • How do the Scriptures help us to interpret and process our church-related hurts? • What are some practical ways we can respond to the grief we feel in these particular situations? • How does looking to Christ's relationship with his church offer us wisdom and hope in the midst of church hurt? • Where can we find biblical narratives of church hurt in the Scriptures, and what guidance do they have to offer us? • In what ways can the members of the local church support those who have experienced church hurt in the past? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/megan-hill-church-hurt 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, host Christine Chappell reflects on five years of Hope + Help Podcast conversations and shares clips from past interviews with guests who are also speaking at this year's Summer Institute & Pre-Conference in La Mesa, CA on June 20th-22nd. For links to the podcasts, books, events, and additional resources mentioned in this episode, visit our complete show notes at https://ibcd.org/5th-anniversary-episode-of-the-hope-help-podcast/

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Curtis and Jenny Solomon about their respective books, Redeem Your Marriage: Hope for Husbands Who Have Hurt through Pornography and Reclaim Your Marriage: Grace for Wives Who Have Been Hurt by Pornography. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are common views some husbands might have regarding the use of pornographic materials? How do these views contrast with a biblical understanding of sexual sin? • What are some common initial responses a wife might have after learning of her husband's pornography use? • What role does lament and repentance play in the life of a husband who has confessed his use of pornography? • How can we comfort a wife whose husband does not view his pornography use as detrimental to their relationship or hurtful to her? • What makes a husband's wife his "second greatest ally" in the fight against porn? • Does a wife hold the "keys" to her husband's freedom from sexual sin? • How do the Scriptures encourage women whose husbands are making imperfect yet earnest attempts to break free from pornography use? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/pornography-marriage-curtis-jenny-solomon 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 Brad Hambrick about his book, Transformative Friendships: 7 Questions to Deepen Any Relationship. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What makes a biblical view on friendship distinct from popular understanding? • What are some reasons we might struggle to enjoy or pursue meaningful relationships, even within the body of Christ? • What kinds of questions can we ask ourselves as we seek to nourish friendships with wisdom and intentionality? • How can we best enjoy our friendships, whatever depth they may be at? • How might exploring "what's fun" together in friendships be helpful? How might it lead to the friendship "stalling out?" • How can the local church promote the cultivation of transformative friendships? • What hope and help does the gospel offer to the person who is struggling to experience meaningful friendships in their life? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/deeper-friendships-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 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 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.

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 Paul Tautges about his book, Remade: Embracing Your Complete Identity in Christ. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What does "Christian identity" mean and what's it completely comprised of? • What is a secular understanding of a person's identity, and how does it differ from what the Scriptures teach? • What does it mean to "practice our position in Christ" as a saint? • What does it mean to "rest in our provision in Christ" as a sinner? • What does it mean to "submit to our purification in Christ" as a sufferer? • What does it mean to be "born again to a living hope" as a saint in Christ and what difference does that make in our everyday struggles? • How does resting in our provision in Christ as a sinner help us when we're struggling to extend forgiveness to someone? • What does submitting to our purification in Christ as sufferers have to do with experiencing the consequences of sinful choices? • What role does the local church play in helping individuals better understand and embrace their complete identity in Christ? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/remade-identity-paul-tautges 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.

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.

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.

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Michael Gembola about his book, Anxious About Decisions: Finding Freedom in the Peace of God. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What makes decision making "an arena for spiritual formation"? • What role does risk play when it comes to making decisions? • What are four counterproductive practices someone might engage in when experiencing decision-related anxiety? • How do "mystical" and "magical" views of God's guidance serve to stoke decision anxiety? • In what ways might culture and family upbringing influence our approaches to decision making? • What might it look like to exercise the skill of decision-making when we find ourselves "sweating the small stuff?" • What are some practical next steps a person could take if they find themselves battling decision anxiety? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/anxious-about-decisions-michael-gembola 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 Katie Faris about her book, God is Still Good: Gospel Hope and Comfort for the Unexpected Sorrows of Motherhood. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is it helpful for a mother to take the time to grieve her unexpected sorrows? • How does lament help moms to process their pain while they wait on God for help? • How can a mom honestly address her grief-laden questions in a way that builds—not breaks—her faith? • Which truths about God's character can help moms to process their difficult questions or discouraging doubts? • How might a mom engage her anxiety in the midst of unexpected sorrow? • How can a mom identify and address the discontentment she feels in response to her unexpected sorrows? • What are some practical steps a mom can take today if she's feeling overwhelmed or discouraged? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/god-is-still-good-katie-faris 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 Rush Witt about his book, I Want to Escape: Reaching for Hope When Life is Too Much. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some words to describe the experience of feeling overwhelmed by life? • What are four common "escape routes" we might be tempted to take when we feel overwhelmed? • How do suicide and self-harm relate to our desires to escape pain or overwhelming emotion? • What are three reasons why we can be "courageously dependent" on God when life is too much? • What does it look like, practically-speaking, to be courageously dependent on God when we're tempted to escape life through other means, such as denial, distraction, deflection & destruction, or even death? • How does the hope and help of Jesus Christ encourage someone who feels overwhelmed by life? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/i-want-to-escape-rush-witt 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 Lauren Whitman about her mini-book, Mom Guilt: Escaping Its Strong Hold. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some ways that mom-guilt might manifest in the everyday life of a mother? • How does mom guilt differ from true guilt? • How can a mother's view of her personal limitations influence her feelings of mom guilt, and how does God's Word reorient our perspective in this area? • How does the gospel ease the pressure mom's might feel to be “supermom?" • What role does the "comparison trap" play when it comes to the experience of mom guilt? • Why is it true that fear may sometimes be at the root of mom guilt? • What role does Christian community, particularly in the local church, play in the life of a woman who is wrestling with feelings of mom guilt? • What are some immediate practical steps a mother could take to begin to address the mom guilt she's feeling? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/mom-guilt-lauren-whitman 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 Don Roy about his work with military veterans through the Fallen Soldiers March organization. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some of the challenges military veterans experience after their time spent in service? • Why is suicide so prevalent among former service members? • What is the transition from active combat duty to civilian life like, and what impact does this transition sometimes have on families? • Why does loneliness seem to be a problem for former service members? What steps could someone take to address the relational disconnection they feel? • What are some common faith-related questions military veterans may be wrestling with? • In what ways does being a former service member influence a person's identity, value, or purpose in life? How does the gospel of Jesus Christ speak into these particular realities? • What role does lament play in helping military veterans to give voice to some of their painful experiences or to process some of their painful memories? • What might a well-balanced support system look like for former service member who's learning to “cope with the ‘Consequences of War' in ways that glorify God”? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/veterans-don-roy 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 Eric Schumacher about his book, Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some thoughts or emotions that might take men by surprise when walking through a miscarriage? • Why does viewing a miscarried baby as an actual child (instead of a "potential" child) help men to process their loss? • How can men think about the helplessness and uncertainty that swells post-miscarriage from a biblical perspective? • What can men know about what Jesus is going in the midst of their grief? • How can men fight against the temptation to despair post-miscarriage? • If children are a reward from the Lord, then is miscarriage and/or infertility a punishment from the Lord? • How might men process the anger they may be feeling post-miscarriage? • How does the hope and help of Jesus Christ offer comfort to men grieving miscarriage? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/miscarriage-eric-schumacher 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 Tim Challies about his book, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How does grief impact us as embodied souls? • Why is it so difficult to articulate our pain and emotion in seasons of sorrow? • Why might we sometimes feel afraid of God after loss? How can we process this kind of fear? • What are the dangers of comparing our grief journey to someone else's? • How can we process the anxiety that comes from feeling like something bad is about to happen again? • What can we do with the love that's left in our hearts for the person who died? • How does the hope and help of Jesus Christ comfort someone who feels like they are drowning in grief? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/seasons-of-sorrow-tim-challies 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 Mark Vroegop about his Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy Devotional Journal. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is biblical lament? What are the four major/common components of this kind of prayer? • What does it mean to "receive the grace of lament?" • Why are we sometimes reluctant to talk to God about our problems? How might we overcome that apprehension? • How does Psalm 42 help us to understand the concept of "languishing" and what it looks like to hold conflicting emotions in tension? • How does practicing lament help us shift from "urgent request to urgent worship?" • Why is it important for penitential laments to become a regular part of our spiritual rhythms? • What are "justice-seeking" laments and why are they helpful to rehearse? • How might we realistically measure "healing progress" as we practice lament after loss? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/lament-mark-vroegop 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 Ed Welch about his book, I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis: What Does the Bible Say? Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What's the difference between the terms psychiatric, psychological, and spiritual? • What does being an embodied soul have to do with being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder? • Do sufferers need to know the exact reasons why they're suffering in order to experience God's comfort? • What makes forgiveness of sin relevant and comforting to someone labeled with a psychiatric disorder? • Is it wrong to partake of physical treatments when diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder? • What's one biblical piece of wisdom you'd share with those caring for someone who has a psychiatric diagnosis? • How does the hope and help of Jesus Christ encourage someone who has recently been given a psychiatric diagnosis? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/psychiatric-diagnosis-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 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 Esther Smith about her book, A Still and Quiet Mind: Twelve Strategies for Changing Unwanted Thoughts. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What types of thoughts could be categorized as "unwanted?" • What are some common reasons why we might we be unaware of the content in our "thought life?" • Why isn't the thought-change process as easy or automatic as we wish it would be? • What helpful questions can we ask ourselves as we seek to know and examine our unwanted thoughts? • Why is learning to pray our unwanted thoughts to God a critical part of the overall thought-change process? • Why is it important to "disentangle" where our unwanted thoughts come from and where they are taking us? • What does it mean to "repair" our thoughts and what are three biblically-faithful components of working through that process? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/unwanted-thoughts-esther-smith 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 Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson about their book, When Home Hurts: A Guide to Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What does it look like to be an "agent of God's love" when domestic abuse is disclosed? • What is domestic abuse and how can we think about it biblically? • Why can common terms associated with domestic abuse sometimes be helpful, and other times be hurtful? • After abuse is disclosed, what are some practical next steps we can take to approach the victimized spouse? • What are two "ditches" we want to avoid when seeking to engage perpetrators? • How can people-helpers wisely minister to children who are witnessing abuse in the home? • What's the difference between the terms "victim," "survivor," and "overcomer"? • How can church leaders wisely communicate with the church body about an abuse situation in their congregation? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/when-home-hurts-pierre-wilson/ 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Megan Hill about her book, Patience: Waiting with Hope. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is a biblical view of impatience and how can it manifest in daily life? • How does impatience affect our relationships with God and others? • Why is it important for God's people to take seriously the charge to wait well—and with hope? • How does the gospel empower believers to cultivate the fruit of patience? • Why is it true that "trials are the school of patience?" • How can believers redeem the time in the midst of a season of waiting? • How does the gospel empower believers to cultivate patience in the midst of conflict? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/patience-megan-hill 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Deepak Reju & Jonathan Holmes about their books, Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography and Rescue Skills: Essential Skills for Restoring the Sexually Broken. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is pornography addiction? • What three elements are critical to consider when charting a course to rescue prisoners of pornography? • What kinds of discipleship skills are needed for helping someone who struggles with pornography? • What are 5 main biblical ideas that speak directly to the heart of pornography addiction? • What do we need to know about the dynamic between pornography and masterbation? • What do we need to know about pornography use in the context of singleness? What distinctive challenges do singles face in this area? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/deepak-reju-jonathan-holmes-rescue-plan-skills 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Listeners! Get an additional 25% off the already discounted website price of A Small Book about Why We Hide: How Jesus Rescues Us from Insecurity, Regret, Failure, and Shame by Ed Welch with promotion code HIDING25 now through March 31 at New Growth Press! https://bit.ly/3tlkgjv *** In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Ed Welch about his book, A Small Book about Why We Hide: How Jesus Rescues Us from Insecurity, Regret, Failure, and Shame. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • How is "shame" defined by the Scriptures? How is shame different than guilt? • What is it about Christ's heart that makes him a safe refuge for those who live with shame and regret? • Why doesn't it work when we try to talk ourselves out of insecurities or demeaning thoughts? • What are some "ground rules" for addressing regret? • What role does humility play in addressing shame and regret? • Why is it important for us to live with "the end in view," particularly when it comes to these issues? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/ed-welch-shame-regret 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Brad Hambrick about his book, Making Sense of Forgiveness: Moving from Hurt Toward Hope. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is forgiveness one of the subjects where Christians are most prone to rush one another? • What does—and doesn't—it mean to extend forgiveness to someone? • In what ways might we be tempted to leverage an offense against someone who has asked for our forgiveness? • Is God's forgiveness for us in Christ unconditional? • What are four principals that can help us think wisely about the role that boundaries might play in the context of forgiveness? • What does it mean that trust is a "proportional value" and how might acknowledging this be helpful to us as we seek to move forward in the process of relational reconciliation? • Why do we often struggle with feelings of fear, anger, mistrust, shame, and even intrusive thoughts in the wake of extending initial forgiveness to someone who has wronged us? View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/forgiveness-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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Jenilyn Swett about her book Singleness: Living Faithfully. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is the topic of identity important to consider when discussing singleness? • What are some unhelpful platitudes singles might hear frequently? • What are some challenges and opportunities that are unique to singles in the local church? • How can biblical lament help singles to express their feelings of grief, loneliness, anger, and disappointment? • What is "ambiguous loss" and how might it apply it the context of singleness? • Why is it important for singles to learn how to "talk back" to the self-pity they may be tempted to feel? • How does Revelation 19:6-7 offer hope and perspective to single Christian men and women? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/singleness-jenilyn-swett 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 author and Pastor John Crotts about his book Hope: Living Confidently in God. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is hope, and why is it important for persevering through hard times? • What is the basis and nature of true Christian hope? • How can meditating on the imagery of Jesus as the anchor of our hope be helpful when we're in despair? • How might we become "practical atheists" when we're going through hard times? • How can we know that God is for us when it feels like everything in life is working against us? • Which biblical realities about our hope can help to sustain us when we feel like we want to quit? • What can we know about how God is working in and through us our prolonged trials? • What is an important biblical "prescription" for despair and how can we practically apply it in hard times? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/hope-john-crotts 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Caroline Newheiser and Cheryl Marshall about their book, When Words Matter Most: Speaking Truth with Grace to Those You Love. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why do you think it can be such a challenge to know which words to say when someone is worried, weary, wayward, or weeping? • What does it mean to be a gracious friend? • How can we grow to become a more gracious friend? • What are some biblical principals for graciously speaking to someone who is reluctant or refusing to listen to us? • What are some biblical principals for speaking graciously to someone who is weeping and/or grieving? • How do the Scriptures encourage those who don't feel like they know how to speak God's truth in a gracious way? • Why is it important for us to remember that we're not our friend's savior? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/when-words-matter-most-newheiser-marshall/ 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Sharon Betters and Susan Hunt about their book, Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What does the Bible have to say about aging? • What does Jesus Christ offer to the aging woman who is struggling with a sense of purposelessness in her life? • What does it mean to "travel heavenward" as we age, and how can this biblical concept encourage us during seasons of grief and loss? • What does fruitfulness and flourishing look like in our older years of life? • Which biblical narratives are helpful for the aging woman who feels like it's too late for God to use or redeem her? • What are some practical questions we can ask ourselves to help maintain a biblical perspective on what's going on in our lives as we age? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/aging-with-grace-hunt-betters 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 Kellemen about his books, Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling & Gospel-Centered Family Counseling. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What is gospel-centered counseling, and how does it differ from other counseling methods? • What are four helpful "compass points" of gospel-centered counseling? • How are family counselors meant to "empower" parents rather than "replace" them? • How can counselors grow in their practice of getting family members to talk to one-another during the counseling session? • What kinds of expectations should biblical counselors be setting with counselees in advance, especially as it relates to goal-setting? View the full show notes & links for this episode:https://ibcd.org/gospel-centered-counseling-robert-kellemen/ 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. Listeners can expect to receive biblical wisdom as well as practical steps for facing suffering, struggling, and sin with courage and grace. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit http://ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 author Dave Jenkins about his book, The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What to Do About It. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: - What is biblical illiteracy and why is it a problem for Christians? - Why do you think Christians sometimes struggle to consistently spend time in God's word? - What can we do when cognitive limitations impair our ability to spend time reading the Scriptures? - What is the role of the Holy Spirit and how does his ministry work through the Scriptures? - What are some practical ways Christians can become more purposeful in how they engage with Sunday sermons, especially when they struggle to connect with what the Pastor is preaching on? - What role does Christian community play in developing biblical literacy? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/the-word-explored-dave-jenkins/ 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. Listeners can expect to receive biblical wisdom as well as practical steps for facing suffering, struggling, and sin with courage and grace. 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 and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources 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 author Christina Fox about her book, A Holy Fear: Trading Lesser Fears for the Fear of the Lord. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • What are some of the different words (and their respective meanings) that the Bible uses to talk about fear? • What are three particular kinds of common fear experiences? • What does it mean to "trade lesser fears for the Fear of the Lord" and what does that look like, practically-speaking? • What does the Bible mean when it speaks about "fear of the Lord?" • How does reflecting on the nature of God, who he is, and what he has done help us to grow in fear of the Lord? • What are some of the promises that God graciously offers to those who fear him? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/a-holy-fear-christina-fox/ 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. Listeners can expect to receive biblical wisdom as well as practical steps for facing suffering, struggling, and sin with courage and grace. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources at http://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 counselor and author Lauren Whitman about her book, A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are: • Why is it important to spend time reflecting on who God is and how he relates to us when taking the first toward healing and moving forward from a painful past? • Why can this process be viewed as "a journey of lament?" • Why is it important for us to take the time to sift through the details of what has happened in our past? • How do you counsel people who are wrestling with the question, “Where was God when this was happening?” • What are some biblical encouragements you'd offer to someone who get stuck thinking “What if the past repeats itself?” • At what point should we consider sharing our painful past with someone like a counselor, mentor, or loved one? View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/a-painful-past-lauren-whitman/ 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. Listeners can expect to receive biblical wisdom as well as practical steps for facing suffering, struggling, and sin with courage and grace. Hosted by Christine Chappell. To learn more about the show and to access helpful resources, visit ibcd.org/hopeandhelp. Connect with host Christine Chappell and subscribe to her weekly Christ-centered biblical counseling resources at http://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.