Unquenchable Hope

Jun 23 2024 4
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Wonder 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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Don't Be A Yo-Yo (Psalm 42, pt. 2)

Jun 23 2024 37 mins  
Send 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

Are You Thirsty Enough? (Psalm 42, Pt. 1)

Jun 16 2024 31 mins  
Send 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 onl

Let's Rewind: Behind the Pack? Keep Running! (Don't Give Up!, Pt. 2)

Jun 09 2024 24 mins  
Send 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 rac

Let's Rewind: Eyes on the Prize (Don’t Give Up!, Pt. 1)

Jun 02 2024 25 mins  
Send 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

Let's Rewind: How to Comfort the Grieving (Dealing With Grief, pt. 3)

May 27 2024 28 mins  
Send 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

Let's Rewind: How Deep the Father's Love For Us (Dealing With Grief, Pt. 2)

May 19 2024 26 mins  
Send 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 Mar

Rewind: Goodbye Doesn’t (have to) Mean Forever (Dealing with Grief, pt. 1)

May 11 2024 29 mins  
Send 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

Forgiving Because We're Forgiven (Offense, Pt. 3)

May 05 2024 27 mins  
Send 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 or

Don’t Take The Bait (Offense, Pt. 2)

Apr 28 2024 25 mins  
Send 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

Brush it Off Like Dolly Did (OFFENSE, PT. 1)

Apr 21 2024 32 mins  
Send 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 D