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BONUS 8 - Carlos Whittaker | Hope Worth Repeating with Amanda Valantine Mar 02, 2023

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Have you been moving so fast that you’ve left people in your wake? Has social media jaded your heart with regard to compassion? Do you typically judge first or love first?
Amanda Valantine is back with a new episode of Hope Worth Repeating featuring Carlos Whittaker’s new book, “How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, and Disconnects Us".
Whittaker’s book meets us in a post-pandemic society that is very disconnected and distracted. There’s not enough time or resources to help one another, let alone see one another fully. But as Jon Acuff said about the book in his New York Times review, Whittaker has served up “an antidote to what ails us.”
Whether you are feeling disillusioned by the lack of compassion in the world pr are feeling fatigued by the incessant distractions and devices, this book will speak to you.
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Mariah Roehrenbeck | Saving Your Marriage When There is No Hope - Pt. 2 Feb 26, 2023

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Mariah and her twin sister, Amanda, had dreams. They planned to attend Bible college after graduating from their Christian high school, then pursue ministry. But at 17 years old, Mariah became pregnant and those plans changed.
At age 18, she gave birth to a beautiful daughter, then six months later she was married. Before long, her husband's career took him away from home all week while she was caring for children and battling depression. Alone, caring for four children, with no one to talk to, and drifting from God, Mariah was becoming desperate.
Her emotional needs were not being met. Then she began receiving the attention she desired. They began texting one another and she soon found herself in an extra-marital affair. Life was spinning out of control and divorce was inevitable.
Mariah and Amanda join us in Part 2 of this episode. They each discuss this story of a broken marriage, broken lives, and a broken family. The end of the story is still being written, but redemption is where God met them all.
Mariah had divorced and expected to feel a newfound freedom. Surprisingly, that was not the case.
Had God turned His back on her? Had she sinned enough that she had no hope of redemption? She began to recognize the hurt that she had caused to her children and so many others. Could her life turn around?
This episode is for anyone who thinks God cannot redeem them because of their past. Mariah's advice? Don't ever give up--there is Hope!
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BONUS 7 - Life's "When Nothing Else Matters" Moments | Amanda Valantine | Hope Worth Repeating Feb 23, 2023

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Have you ever had a moment where you felt the world stop or move in slow motion? Have you experienced the chaos of crisis intersecting with your obligations? Are you in the middle of crisis right now?
Amanda Valantine is back with a unique, raw, and practical episode of the Hope Worth Repeating podcast. In this episode, she is addressing life’s “Nothing Else Matters Most” moments.
Amanda shares transparently about her current family crisis situation. She also shares a practical tool to help get clarity when you’re living in chaos or survival mode. Her goal for this episode is that you feel seen and that you gain clarity instead of spiraling when faced with crisis.
Whether you’re in the midst of a crisis situation or are looking for a tool when life gets overwhelming, Amanda wants to share that there is still hope to survive.
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Mariah Roehrenbeck | Saving Your Marriage When There is No Hope Feb 19, 2023

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Mariah and her twin sister, Amanda, had dreams. They planned to attend Bible college after graduating from their Christian high school, then pursue ministry. But at 17 years old, Mariah became pregnant and those plans changed.
At age 18, she gave birth to a beautiful daughter, then six months later she was married. Before long, her husband's career took him away from home all week while she was caring for children and battling depression. Alone, caring for four children, with no one to talk to, and drifting from God, Mariah was becoming desperate.
Her emotional needs were not being met. Then she began receiving the attention she desired. They began texting one another and she soon found herself in an extra-marital affair. Life was spinning out of control and divorce was inevitable.
Mariah and Amanda join us in Part 1 of this episode. They each discuss this story of a broken marriage, broken lives, and a broken family.
This episode is for anyone who thinks God cannot redeem them because of their past. Mariah's advice? Don't ever give up--there is Hope!
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BONUS 6 - Amanda Valantine | Hope Worth Repeating | Emily P. Freeman Feb 16, 2023

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How would you rate your decision-making skills? Are there unmade decisions causing you stress and overwhelm? Would you like to feel more confident in your life decisions?
Amanda Valantine is back for her weekly episode of the Hope Worth Repeating podcast. In this episode, she is featuring Emily P Freeman and her book, “The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions”.
Amanda shares her own struggles with decision fatigue and analysis paralysis when it comes to life’s decisions. She also shares hope from Emily P. Freeman and her practical and philosophical take on decision-making. Emily’s book is for anyone looking for peace, clarity, and a nudge in the right direction.
Whether you’re in the midst of a major life transition or are tired of the low-grade anxiety that daily decisions can bring, Amanda’s Hope is that you can learn from Emily to just do the next right thing.
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Val Shannon | A Teen Pregnancy, Far From God & A Choice to Make Feb 11, 2023

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Val Shannon's life may not have been what you think it was growing up.
At the age of 7, she had a heart for the Lord. She was the typical church camp, know-every-book-of-the-Bible, sang-solos-at-church kind of girl. As typical as that may have been, she was also a child of divorce. So by default that made Val fiercely independent, and also made her childhood much more challenging than most kids. As she entered middle school, she started doubting her faith, and everything she grew up believing.

By the time high school rolled around, she had little hope left in the Lord and felt as though her life didn’t matter. She became depressed and figured God didn’t care about her.
She craved love, acceptance, and normalcy, and didn’t know where to find it.

Once in high school, she began drinking, and doing drugs and had little self-respect. For the most part, she appeared to have it all together. She was on the honor roll, worked 2 jobs, was a cheerleader, played sports, and had lots of friends.
On the flip side, she was arrested more than once for theft, drinking, and drugs. Her self-respect continued to diminish. She tried to find what was missing through relationships with boys, which led to self-harm. What she really needed was a Savior.

Then, the summer before her senior year in high school she found out she was pregnant.

When the pregnancy center volunteer told her the test was positive, her stance on abortion changed instantly. In a moment of crisis, all she knew to be true about the sacredness of life went out the window.
She didn’t want to be a mom--she wanted an abortion.

Seventeen.
Pregnant.
Scared.
With no idea what was about to happen.
Listen to Val's story to see how God walked with her through all the pain.
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BONUS 5 - Amanda Valantine | Hope Worth Repeating - Pam Parish Feb 09, 2023

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Parenting is hard. Parenting children in crisis or with difficult behaviors is extremely hard. Emotions such as frustration, discouragement and exhaustion can show up and turn us into parents and people we don’t recognize anymore. We are weary from the battle that is parenting.

Amanda Valantine is back for her weekly episode of the Hope Worth Repeating podcast. In this episode, she is featuring Pam Parish and her book, “30 Daily Devotions for Battle-Weary Parents: A Scripture-Based Guide for Parenting in the Trenches”.

Amanda shares of her own struggles with parenting children in difficult situations and circumstances. She also shares hope from Pam Parish’s straightforward and scripturally based guide for weary parents. Pam writes this book to all types of parents: biological, foster, adoptive, and grandparents who are parenting again. When we are at our end, God still sees us. Listen as Amanda shares hope worth repeating from Parish’s helpful and encouraging daily guide. There is hope in the trenches for battle-weary parents.
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BONUS 4 - Amanda Valantine | Hope Worth Repeating - John Baker Feb 02, 2023

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Life happens. Healing is ours for the choosing. We’ve all been hurt by other people, we’ve brought pain on ourselves, and we’ve hurt others. As a result, every single one of us ends up with some kind of “hurt, hang-up, or habit”. Where do we go from here?
Amanda Valantine is back for her weekly episode of the Hope Worth Repeating podcast. In this episode, she is discussing John Baker’s book, "Life’s healing Choices: Freedom from Your Hurts, Hang-Ups, and Habits."
Amanda shares of a spiritual awakening in author, John Baker’s life. After he felt God lead him to Alcoholics Anonymous for his own fight as a “functional alcoholic,” he saw an opportunity to bring support to churches by founding Celebrate Recovery in 1991. Now he is sharing the principles of Celebrate Recovery in this hope-filled and practical book that will help you see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Even when we feel we have exhausted all resources for life change, THERE IS HOPE! Listen as Amanda provides you with some insight into the book and some encouraging words that will remind you of God’s grace and unconditional love on your healing journey.
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Sam Black | Is Porn Morally Acceptable? | "The Healing Church” Jan 28, 2023

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From television to movies, to social media and beyond, media has become more and more sexualized. As Christians, we are to be set apart, to turn away from sexualized media, especially pornography. But many Christians are having a difficult time doing that.
As porn has become more accepted throughout Western society, fewer Christians today find porn sinful. More men and women who self-identify as “religious” say porn is okay and they are doing so at an accelerated rate. In 2017, 16% of Americans who claimed religion is very important to them also said that porn is morally acceptable. In just one year, that number rose to 22% saying porn is morally acceptable.

While some Christians accept pornography, many more say they know it’s morally wrong and they want to stop but they keep going back to it. That is hurting the church, and it’s hurting marriages. A survey showed that in 56% of divorces,, a major contributing factor was one spouse's “obsessive interest in pornographic websites.”

Today, my friend and colleague, Sam Black, who wrote a new book called “The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix It”. Sam is the Director of Life Change Education at Covenant Eyes. He has served with Covenant Eyes for 16 years and is a former journalist. Sam also wrote The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits. He is passionate about helping Christians live free from pornography because he knows you keep what you give away. He walks his own grace-filled journey with the support of valued allies.

Whether you are directly affected by porn or not, you know someone close to you who is struggling. I hope you will listen, share with everyone you know, and help your church to become a safe place for people to confess their sins for healing.

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BONUS 3 - Amanda Valantine | Hope Worth Repeating - Jerry Sittser Jan 25, 2023

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Tragic loss can lead to the depths of grief. Are you walking with grief from a personal loss? Are you struggling to see anything good coming out of your pain?
Amanda Valantine is back for her weekly episode of the Hope Worth Repeating podcast. In this episode, she is discussing Jerry Sittser’s book, "A Grace Disguised Revised and Expanded: How the Soul Grows Through Loss."
Amanda shares of tragic loss in author, Jerry Sittser’s, life. Twenty-five years ago he lost his mother, wife, and daughter in a car accident involving a drunk driver. This book is the 25 year revised and expanded edition, including two new chapters describing life now being further removed by time from his painful tragedy.
Even in the pain and soul ache of loss, THERE IS HOPE! Listen as Amanda provides you with some insight into the book and some encouraging words that will remind you of God’s grace and unconditional love in your pain.
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