Restoring Hope

Is attending church difficult or anxiety-inducing for you? You're not alone and there is hope in the journey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Does our vision of better tomorrow include, invite, and restore hope for everyone, everywhere? Let's go on the journey together. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

What does it mean when people talk about "deconstructing faith" and is it okay to question our beliefs? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Home is a place of belonging and formation. But when it comes to finding a safe place to practice our spirituality in our increasingly divided world, where can we rediscover home? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

In an age of misinformation, fake news, deep fakes, and AR (augmented reality), how can we know truth and who get's to define it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Our nation has yet to heal from its collective grief. So what does a hopeful future look like and what can we do about it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Expect the unexpected, then embrace it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

When troubles come, remember who you are meant to be. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

The project of restoring hope is surprisingly difficult and frequently undermined. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Complex problems don't have easy solutions, but simple acts inspire hope for others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Quitting becomes bravery when your deepest priorities are at stake. In this episode, Matt relates to Simone Biles and talks about his own journey of learning to restore faith when choosing to step away from your calling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

What has divided us and how can we learn to trust one another again? When we build trust, we foster change and a hopeful future for everyone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

After a year experiencing a global existential crisis and collective trauma, what does a hopeful future begin to look like? The project of restoring hope for everyone everywhere is an eager participation in crafting a new story; a new way of seeing and living in our connected world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

The Restoring Hope Podcast is back! As we emerge from a "Covid Winter", do you know where you've been, where you are today, where you're going? What has changed? What should change? Or more importantly, what vision of hope are you running after that is no longer possible? Learning to stop, rest, and reflect is key to the journey of restoring hope for you and others! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Look around you and read the news. The world is crying out for justice – from oppression, inequality, discrimination, corruption, and more. When we speak the language of truth and justice, we are on joining God's mission to restore hope for all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Truth – shared facts and a grounded reality – is the foundation to restoring hope. When we collectively seek the discovery of truth, wherever it's found, we also end up pursuing God. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Today in the United States, we inaugurate a new President under challenging and divided times. On this week's podcast, we look back to an inauguration that forever changed the world with a new order, a new politic, a new social system, and a new and better way of life. An inauguration of heaven coming to earth to “make all things new”. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

Restoring Hope is about making tomorrow better – for everyone. So where do we begin? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

So far 2021 isn't shaping out to be the miraculous "new" year we had hoped for. So where do we go from here and where do we find our hope? It starts with being "okay to not be okay". Now, let's get started ... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

The following is a recorded reading of an article originally published on December 13, 2020, "Good News for All People: The Three 'Advents' of 2020", by Matt Till. Read and share the article at, https://ephesiology.com/blog-post/good-news-for-all-people-the-three-advents-of-2020/.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

When Christmas is feeling less bright this year, we need to find the light. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

The journey always includes trials and tragedy. The question is, will you see them as obstacles or opportunities for growth? This is a key insight to the pursuit of hope and cultivating a better tomorrow. Let's get after it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

When freedom is used to benefit the other, it inspires hope in a better tomorrow for all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

The journey to restoring hope starts by turning down the external voices and learning to cut through the noise.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support

The world you're living in is far from perfect. Together, we can cultivate a movement of hope and change the world for a better tomorrow. Let's do this! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoringhope/support