The Hope Podcast with Lina Abujamra

Top 10 Podcasts: #4 Hope When a Loved One Struggles with Mental Illness

In today’s episode of the Top 10 Podcasts series Patty Kujawa, mother of Jack Kujawa, former Marquette University High School student who took his life after battling depression, speaks out about the stigma of mental illness, parental self-doubt and rebuilding her relationship with God.
This conversation is a difficult and painful one, but I believe it's going to help those of you who are close to someone who struggles with depression or mental illness. 

Top 10 Podcasts: #3 Five lessons I’ve learned as a woman in ministry

We're continuing our Top 10 Podcasts series today with a message on leadership. This episode is a sermon I gave not long ago to women leaders that highlights some of the lessons I’ve learned as a woman in ministry. 

Top 10 Podcasts: #2 Hope for Prodigals

“When loving a prodigal in your midst, err on the side of grace.” Today on our Top Ten Podcasts series you will hear from Judy Douglass, author, speaker, and the founder and host of Prayer for Prodigals. She shares a tough but redemptive story about loving a prodigal child, which not only helped her grow closer to Jesus, but also inaugurated an international ministry.

Top 10 Podcasts: #1 Conversation with Rosaria Butterfield on Hospitality, Church, Challenges

Over the summer we will repost our most listened to podcasts as we believe they will offer encouragement, biblical perspective, and hope for any believer in this post-Christian world. Expect to hear conversations with various guests and teachings from Lina that will nourish your soul and deepen your faith.
Today, listen to a recent conversation with my friend Rosaria Butterfield on Hospitality, Church, Challenges in the COVID era.

Practical Theology for Women, Divorce and Single Motherhood – A Conversation with Wendy Alsup

On today’s podcast I invite you to listen to my friend Wendy Alsup who is well acquainted with the sting of suffering but also knows the faithfulness of God to walk with us through our deepest valleys and give us hope and purpose amid the hardest things. Her story of going through divorce, cancer, raising two boys as a single mom, while being involved in ministry will offer genuine insight into persevering through suffering and scriptural truths about the character of God.  

A Conversation with Hannah Anderson about Nature, Seasons, and Church Culture

Today I have the joy of sharing a conversation with Hannah Anderson about the significance of slowing down, noticing the world around us, finding beauty in everyday life, and learning what the natural world reveals about God. We’ll also talk about what’s happening in our church culture today and how to navigate some of the challenges that the Church and believers are facing currently.

Dear Lina: Are there such things as miracles and why don’t I see more of them in my life?

In today's world, it can be difficult to have faith in the power of God. We know of the miracles recounted in Scripture, but today miraculous events seem rare, and perhaps God worked differently in the Old and New Testament periods than the way He works today. In this episode I answer the question if miracles still happen today and why we don't experience more of them in our lives?

Dear Lina: Is suicide the unforgivable sin?

Today’s question is a tough one. The topic of suicide fills one with sadness and heartache and suicidal thoughts trouble both Christians and non-Christians alike. The question most believers wrestle with is whether or not suicide is the unpardonable sin. While the subject of suicide and salvation is no simple matter, in today’s podcast I’ll present three brief ideas that I hope will help us think scripturally and compassionately about this question.