Unquenchable Hope
169 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWonder how you can hang onto hope in a world that seems bent on stealing it? Eavesdrop on Christian writers and speakers Luanne Botta and Mary Ann Crum as they discuss all kinds of relevant topics and how God, His Word (the Bible) and His grace can give us the hope we need to get us through whatever we face. This isn’t your typical Bible teaching or preaching, but real conversation, sprinkled with humor, honesty and spontaneity, by two women who’ve walked with God and used His Word to encourage and teach others for many years.
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Embrace the Wait (Pt. 1)
June 30, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Nobody likes to wait, but life is full of it. Just about every major character in the Bible had to go through agonizing seasons of waiting, so we can’t expect to dodge that bullet. But waiting is also one of God’s favorite tools for molding us and as Mary Ann and Luanne discuss, we should embrace the changes God works in the waiting. We usually don't ... but we should. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through he...
Don't Be A Yo-Yo (Psalm 42, pt. 2)
June 23, 2024 12:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Playing with a yo-yo is one thing; being a yo-yo is something else. As Mary Ann and Luanne continue looking at Psalm 42, a central theme emerges: when our emotions go into hyperdrive and we’re heading toward rock bottom, it’s crucial for us to tell ourselves the truth. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn ...
Are You Thirsty Enough? (Psalm 42, Pt. 1)
June 16, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Feeling thirsty may feel uncomfortable, but it's a sign our body needs water. Spiritually speaking, there's only one "drink" that can truly satisfy our thirst, and that's Jesus, the "living water." In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann begin going verse by verse through Psalm 42 and share their own experiences with dry times and the satisfaction that comes only from a close relationship with God. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is av...
Let's Rewind: Behind the Pack? Keep Running! (Don't Give Up!, Pt. 2)
June 09, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBSend us a Text Message. (NOTE: PLEASE FORGIVE THE AUDIO QUALITY ON THIS PARTICULAR RECORDING. WE KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE LISTENING TO A CHEAP TRANSISTOR RADIO IN 1965. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.) Does it seem like everyone else in the race is wayyyyyy ahead of you and there's no chance you can catch up? Luanne looks back to the 1972 Olympics to provide a great example of why our race is never hopeless as long as we don't quit. Mary Ann once again reminds us that if we keep doing the right t...
Let's Rewind: Eyes on the Prize (Don’t Give Up!, Pt. 1)
June 02, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBSend us a Text Message. You may not have run 100 miles, but as Luanne mentions in this episode, a friend of hers has and it's a great physical example of the kind of spiritual endurance Christ-followers need in order to finish the race God has called each of us to run. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann encourage us (and themselves) to run with endurance the race set before us and finish well, to the glory of God. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is availa...
Let's Rewind: How to Comfort the Grieving (Dealing With Grief, pt. 3)
May 27, 2024 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBSend us a Text Message. We'll be back with new episodes soon, but until then, enjoy (or re-enjoy) this episode featuring teacher, speaker and mom Heather Campbell, who lost her teenage son in a car accident. In this last of a three-part series, Heather, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about how true God's Word is, even in the hardest trials of life, and they discuss some very practical "do's and don'ts" for those trying to comfort grieving friends and family. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Wa...
Let's Rewind: How Deep the Father's Love For Us (Dealing With Grief, Pt. 2)
May 19, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBSend us a Text Message. While Mary Ann and Luanne take a short break, this week they're re-posting the second part of their three-part series on grief. In our hardest, most emotionally painful moments and seasons, God is with us, speaking, comforting, manifesting His character and Word, and bringing life from death. These are the truths that guest Heather Campbell discusses with Mary Ann and Luanne in this episode. Heather, who lost her oldest son in a car accident, doesn’t sugarcoat her ex...
Rewind: Goodbye Doesn’t (have to) Mean Forever (Dealing with Grief, pt. 1)
May 12, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSend us a Text Message. As Mary Ann packs moving boxes and Luanne travels to visit family, this week they rewind and reshare one of the most popular episodes of "Unquenchable Hope." In this episode, the ladies talk with Heather Campbell, a teacher and speaker who lost her oldest son in a car accident. Heather shares how even in the midst of unimaginable emotional pain, for believers in Christ, there is still unquenchable hope. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,...
Forgiving Because We're Forgiven (Offense, Pt. 3)
May 05, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Luanne continues sharing her story of a 10-year period of her life when she struggled to forgive someone who had hurt her. The ladies discuss what is perhaps the biggest key to finding the will and power to forgive others: realizing how much we’ve been forgiven by God. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn...
Forgiven People Should Forgive (Offense, Pt. 3)
May 05, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBLuanne continues sharing her story of a miserable 10-year period of her life when she didn’t forgive someone who had hurt her. The ladies discuss what is perhaps the biggest key to finding the will and power to forgive others: realizing how much we’ve been forgiven by God. As Luanne reminds us, when we don’t forgive others, it’s very much like Jesus’ parable of the servant who’d been forgiven billions by the king, only to turn around and try to wring a few thousand out of a fellow servant. N...
Don’t Take The Bait (Offense, Pt. 3)
April 28, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBLuanne and Mary Ann continue talking about being offended, which is an epidemic in our culture. As Luanne explains, being offended is like bait that the devil uses to entrap us in anger, bitterness, hatred, and ultimately, if we don’t choose to forgive, a hardened heart. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn more about Luanne and ...
Don’t Take The Bait (Offense, Pt. 2)
April 28, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Luanne and Mary Ann continue talking about being offended, which is an epidemic in our culture. As Luanne explains, being offended is like bait that the devil uses to entrap us in anger, bitterness, hatred, and ultimately, if we don’t choose to forgive, a hardened heart. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can lea...
Brush it Off Like Dolly Did (OFFENSE, PT. 1)
April 21, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Remember that old commercial with the Budweiser Frogs where one of them tells the other, “Let it go, Louie … let it go”? Well, most of the time, that’s pretty good advice. As Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this episode, if we’re going to shine like stars in this dark world, we need to respond the right way if someone offends us or ticks us off. If Dolly Parton did it, we can, too. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for ord...
Deal With All Your Feels (Kim Harrell, Pt. 2)
April 14, 2024 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Luanne and Mary Ann are joined again by Kim Harrell, their pastor's wife and friend, for part two of their conversation. In this episode, Kim talks about the importance of dealing with grief and letting God heal our wounds. Luanne also forgets Mary Ann’s husband’s name as he happens to walk by during this recording. And you’ll catch Kim’s phone going off and somebody coughing. Reminder: We are NOT professionals … but we do love Jesus. Luanne’s newest book, “Spirit...
Faithful Through the Fire (Kim Harrell, Pt. 1)
April 07, 2024 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBSend us a Text Message. Luanne and Mary Ann are joined in this episode by Kim Harrell, their pastor's wife and friend, who shares how she and her husband lost all their possessions in a fire. Even so, Kim says the goodness they experienced outweighed all the bad. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn more about Luanne and Mary An...
The Rewards are Awesome! (Surrender vs. Quitting, Pt. 2)
March 30, 2024 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBSend us a Text Message. God has called each of us and given us gifts He wants to use, but when we try to hijack those callings and gifts, it doesn't work. But if we take our hands off, surrender to God, trust Him and refuse to quit, the rewards at the finish line are wonderful beyond our imagination. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You c...
Leave it to Him (Surrender vs. Quitting, Pt. 1)
March 24, 2024 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBSend us a Text Message. Luanne shares about a recent “wilderness” experience when frustration and disappointment caused her to quit on her dreams of ministry. She and Mary Ann talk about the difference between quitting things God actually wants us to do and surrendering to Him the details of when and how those doors will open. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “L...
Good Stuff From Romans, Pt. 2
March 17, 2024 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Shhhhh … listen. Do you hear the groaning? Yes, indeed, according to the Bible, ALL of creation is groaning to be released from the effects of sin, decay, and death in this fallen world. Plants, animals and maybe, most of all, us! That’s just one of the subjects Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this second episode where the ladies go verse-by-verse through Romans 8. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her we...
Good Stuff from Romans 8 (Pt. 1)
March 10, 2024 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Mary Ann says God has often used Romans 8 to encourage her when she’s dealing with difficult, painful circumstances. In this episode, she and Luanne go verse-by-verse through that powerful chapter and talk about the difference between conviction and condemnation, and the HUGE blessing of being able to call God Almighty “Abba.” If your hope battery is running a bit low, this episode will get you recharged! Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of Go...
Encouragement ... and Pennies ... From Heaven (When the Unthinkable Happens, Pt. 3)
March 03, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne continue talking about some of the spiritual lessons Mary Ann has learned since her husband sustained a traumatic brain injury several months ago and about the many ways God can speak to us if we have ears to hear. And you won't want to miss Luanne's own rather amazing “pennies from heaven” story. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon...
Lord, Make it Count (When the Unthinkable Happens, Pt. 2)
February 25, 2024 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Following up on last week’s episode about Mary Ann’s journey with her husband after he sustained a traumatic brain injury, she and Luanne begin talking about the many lessons God has taught and is teaching Mary Ann through this experience. Among those, not fixating on the big question, “WHY?,” is huge, as is the prayer “Lord, make it count.” Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on...
Journey with Joe (When the Unthinkable Happens, Pt. 1)
February 18, 2024 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBSend us a Text Message. After a five-month hiatus, this episode marks the return of new episodes of “Unquenchable Hope.” In this one, Mary Ann describes the journey she and her husband, Joe, have been on since Joe sustained a traumatic brain injury. When the unthinkable happens, God is right there, providing wisdom, encouragement, and yes, hope that can’t be quenched. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) an...
No Big Hair Required (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 4)
February 11, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBSend us a Text Message. If your idea of “holiness” is big hair and a condescending countenance, you’ve got it wrong. Holiness actually equals happiness, as Mary Ann and Luanne discuss today. As the ladies wrap up their series on our identity in Christ (as His followers), they talk about what it means to be holy, loved by God, and a few other wonderful perks. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazo...
Out of the Fog (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 3)
February 08, 2024 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBSend us a Text Message. It’s like coming up out of the “fog of war” and experiencing clear skies. That’s how Mary Ann describes knowing, hearing and living out our true identity as Christ-followers. In this episode, she and Luanne talk about more of the wonderful, freeing things God says about His children and how embracing those can drastically change our lives. (NOTE: I, Mary Ann, apologize that this episode was posted late. The dog didn't eat my homework. I just forgot. Go ahead and roll...
What A Deal! (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 2)
January 29, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann continue to talk about how important it is for us to remember who God says we are. From senior citizen discounts to TV shows about Appalachian marshals, Mary Ann continues to offer up her trademark weird analogies to illustrate the need for Christ-followers to reject all the lies the world tells us about our identity and embrace God's affirming, glorious truth. (NOTE: The ladies are continuing to rerun some of their favorite episo...
Who Are You? (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 1)
January 21, 2024 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Do you feel like you’ve been adopted into a royal family, accepted by God and forgiven for all the ways you’re grieved Him? It can be a struggle for us to embrace and walk in the identity God says we have in Christ—an identity that is far more wonderful than all the other things we sometimes try to base our identity on. In this first part of a four-part episode about our identity in Christ, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about adoption, acceptance and forgiveness. Believe ...
Talk About Some Turnarounds! (God's "Suddenlies," Pt. 3)
January 15, 2024 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBSend us a Text Message. What do a desperate widow, a prostitute, a bullied scaredy-cat, and prodigal son have in common? All these people experienced a miraculous, SUDDEN turnaround in their lives when God showed up and drastically changed things. As Luanne and Mary Ann discuss in this episode, because God is “no respecter of persons” He’s still able to change lives suddenly and profoundly today. (NOTE: The ladies are hoping to be able to record some new episodes again very soon, but while ...
Things Can Change Suddenly (God's "Suddenlies," Pt. 2)
January 08, 2024 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Even though, as Mary Ann says in this episode, Moses could’ve been featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” God knew this fugitive had the right stuff to lead His people to the Promised land, so He spoke to Moses, gave him his marching orders, and the rest, as they say, is history. Moses is just one character Luanne and Mary Ann talk about in this episode as they remind us that because nothing is impossible with God, no situation or relationship in our lives is hopeless....
Don’t Get Cynical, Charlie Brown (God’s “Suddenlies,” Pt. 1)
December 31, 2023 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Do you believe that as you’re going about your daily life, God can SUDDENLY intervene and change everything? Well, He can, and the Bible is full of examples of Him doing just that. From the “famous” to the obscure, Luanne and Mary Ann are going to be talking about some of these people and their stories in this and the next few episodes. No situation is hopeless because God is alive! (NOTE: The ladies are hoping to be able to record some new episodes again very soon,...
How to Avoid a Holiday Funk (Holiday of Hope, Pt. 2)
December 17, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Even though Christmas is all about celebrating the “Light of the world,” Jesus Christ, it can also be a challenging, even dark, season for some. As Luanne and Mary Ann discuss in this episode, if we’ll use the powerful weapons Christ-followers have been given, we can defeat enemies like loneliness, stress and despair and allow the hope-filled light of Christ fill our hearts and minds. As Luanne says, “When darkness invades light, we’ve got a spiritual battle going on...
After the Silence … Boom! (Christmas, pt. 1)
December 11, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBSend us a Text Message. During the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments, God was silent. No prophets spoke His Word to His people. Crickets. But when the time was right, He broke that silence in a BIG way. First, John the Baptist—a miracle baby. Then Jesus, the “Sunrise from on high," came to this dark world. Join Luanne and Mary Ann as they prepare our hearts for Christmas, truly a holiday of hope. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for...
Swords Out! (Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 8)
December 03, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Ever play a game called Fruit Ninja? Well, if you want to wait in line behind Mary Ann's grandkids to use her phone, you can. In Fruit Ninja, you’re challenged to slice and dice various kinds of fruit that fall down the screen at an alarming pace. You control the sword. There’s a lesson there. In the spiritual realm, God has given us a sword, too—the Bible, His Word—not just to know, but to USE in our battle against forces of evil that are as real as the chair you’r...
A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 8)
November 27, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBSend us a Text Message. What’s going on inside that noggin of yours? That’s an important question because the Bible says, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Women, too, by the way.) Scary, huh? Well it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about the “helmet of salvation,” the essential piece of the spiritual armor God has given us to protect our minds, and Luanne gets personal as she talks about how these principles helped her overcome deep discouragement in ...
Shields Up! (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 6)
November 20, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Do you ever feel like a human dartboard? Like you’re constantly getting hit with the fiery darts the devil is slinging at you—darts like condemnation, failure, and discouragement? Well, in the immortal words of Captains Kirk and Picard of “Star Trek” fame, “Shields up!” In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about the “shield of faith”—what it is (and isn’t) and how essential it is for our spiritual survival. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Arm...
Put Your Shoes On! (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 5)
November 12, 2023 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Even if you prefer to walk around barefoot in this earthly realm (even on gravel like Luanne), if you want to experience the supernatural peace God offers in the spiritual realm, you better put your shoes on -- the “shoes of the preparation of the gospel of peace.” What’s that about? Tune in and find out as Mary Ann and Luanne do a deep dive into this essential piece of the spiritual armor God has given us to do battle with our enemy, Satan. Trust us—you’ll never wan...
Blameless? Me? (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 4)
November 05, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBSend us a Text Message. What if you discovered one day that not only was your ridiculously huge credit card debt all paid off, but so were all the other debts you owed? And not only that—someone actually deposited a trillion bucks in your account! Well, that’s exactly what happens spiritually when we accept the gift of salvation God offers us through faith in His Son, Jesus. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne discuss the “breastplate of righteousness,” an essential piece of the spiritual ...
Don’t Let the Scary Clowns In! (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 3)
October 29, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Every day, hundreds of thoughts come knocking on the door of our minds. How do we know which ones to let in? It's a big deal because the thoughts we allow to move in play a huge role in determining what we do and who we become. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne talk about the danger of lies, the freedom of truth ... and the futility of yelling at people on Facebook. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through h...
Let's Rewind: Got Your Belt On? (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 2)
October 22, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Forget to put on your belt and you’re liable to lose your britches. Forget to put on your spiritual “belt of truth” and you’re liable to lose something far more important. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann continue their discussion of spiritual warfare with a look at the first piece of the armor God has given us to fight spiritual battles: the belt of truth. And boy, do we ever need it these days! (Note: This is a rerun of an episode the ladies released last year....
Let's Rewind: We Hate Snakes! (Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 1)
October 16, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Mary Ann's husband continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury, so we're re-running some of our favorite episodes. In this one, you're sure to learn one thing: Mary Ann hates snakes. Don’t miss her story about an up-close encounter she had with a slithering, yucky serpent in her garage. (It may or may not involve her husband running naked across the lawn.) There’s a reason for all the snake talk: Luanne and Mary Ann begin their discussion of spiritual warfare ...
Let's Rewind: When God is Silent (Pt. 2)
October 08, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSend us a Text Message. When it seems like we can’t hear from God or sense His presence, is it because He’s too busy or too big to care about our wee little stuff? (NO, IT’S NOT!!!!) In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann look at some lies we’re tempted to believe when we can’t sense God near and some reasons why perhaps God allows His kids to experience these “quiet” seasons. And Mary Ann speaks a little Greek again to remind you that you’re God’s poem. That’s right, His poem. And He doesn’t...
Let's Rewind: When God is Silent (Pt. 1)
October 01, 2023 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBSend us a Text Message. As Mary Ann is with her husband while he recovers from a traumatic brain injury, we’re revisiting some of our most popular episodes. In this one, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about those distressing times when we desperately want to hear from God but He seems strangely silent. Does it mean He’s mad at us or can His silence mean something very different? In the course of discussing this heavy subject, the ladies also weigh in on whether God’s breath probably smells more l...
Here’s Hope (Pt. 3)
September 24, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Mary Ann and Luanne wrap up their deep dive into the topic of hope by discussing the familiar promise of Romans 8:28, the enigmatic man in the Bible who waited 38 years beside a pool for healing, the danger of embracing victimhood, the stages of hopelessness, and how to dig ourselves out when we’re in that dark pit. (Baking cakes and eHarmony may have come up.) Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her websi...
Here's Hope (Pt. 2)
September 17, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBSend us a Text Message. While Mary Ann is by the bedside of her husband, who is hospitalized after a terrible accident, the ladies are reposting some of their favorite episodes from the past. In this one they discuss how we become emotionally attached to whatever we put our hope in, so we need to be sure to place our hope in the right things. Mary Ann and Luanne also share some heart-wrenching experiences that threatened to permanently steal their hope … but didn’t. Luanne’s newest book...
Back to the Beginning: Here's Hope (Pt. 1)
September 10, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBSend us a Text Message. While Mary Ann's husband, Joe, is recovering from a traumatic brain injury, her full-time job is helping him, so she and Luanne invite listeners to go back to the beginning with them and in this episode, hear how this podcast was birthed. Even if you've heard this episode before, the ladies pray it will remind you that no matter what, there is hope in the Lord. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her websit...
The One Fear That Can Eliminate All Others (Fear of God, Pt. 3)
September 03, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne talk about the scads of promises they found in the Bible about the blessings that come from having an appropriate fear of God. One of those blessings? If we fear God, we don't have to fear anything else! Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn more about Luanne and Mary An...
Hitler or Santa Clause? God is Neither! – (Fear of God, Pt. 2)
August 27, 2023 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Many people swing to one extreme or another in their opinion about what God is like, but in order to have a healthy fear of God, we need to have an accurate, Biblical view of Him and His love for us. As Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this episode, if we believe in Jesus Christ, God has given us the right to call him “Abba,” but He also commands and deserves the respect and honor that is rightfully His. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,...
A Surprising Key to all the Good Stuff – (Fear of God, Pt. 1) Episode #107
August 20, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBSend us a Text Message. What does it mean to have a healthy fear of God? What’s an unhealthy fear of God? Why is this subject even important and relevant today? Those are some of the questions Mary Ann and Luanne tackle in this new series. And as the ladies emphatically repeat, it may seem counter- intuitive at first, but having a proper fear of God has everything to do with having unquenchable hope! Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order th...
Keep That Hippocampus Healthy – (Complaining, Pt. 3)
August 13, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBSend us a Text Message. God never asks us to put off sinful behaviors and attitudes without also instructing us what to put on in their place. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne wrap up their series about complaining with some healthy, joyful alternatives that will improve your mood and make you a lot more fun to be around. Plus, as Mary Ann is ever so diligent to point out, these alternatives will also keep your hippocampus plump and functioning smoothly. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritu...
Make Some New Brain Ruts (Complaining, Pt. 2)
August 06, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Would you keep doing something that was creating bad neural pathways in your brain, making your stomach fat and possibly taking years off your life? Well, that “something” is complaining and sadly, nearly all of us do it to some extent. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne discuss one of the big reasons why God takes grumbling so seriously: it’s really, really bad for us. The good news? There’s an antidote. Listen and find out what that is. Luanne’s newest book, “S...
Don't Be a Whiny-Pants (Complaining, Pt. 1)
July 30, 2023 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBSend us a Text Message. God loves us, but He sure doesn’t love to hear us complain. In fact, as Mary Ann and Luanne talk about in this first episode of a three-part series on complaining, the Israelites suffered some pretty awful consequences for their whining and grumbling. God may not send a bunch of snakes to bite us like He did the Hebrew complainers, but that doesn’t mean He takes it any less seriously. Why is it a big deal to God? Tune in and find out! Luanne’s newest book, “Spirit...