The Hope Podcast with Lina Abujamra

A Conversation about Same-Sex Attraction with Sam Allberry

In this podcast, Sam Allberry will help us think more biblically, more carefully, and more pastorally on the topic of same-sex attraction.
I believe this episode will encourage anyone who struggles with same-sex attraction and help everyone to better understand and support Christians who experience same-sex attraction.

Your Suffering Is Not Meaningless: A Conversation with Vaneetha Risner

We have all lived through suffering. It’s all hard and there are no easy answers or quick fixes. But even if we don’t see it right now, God is using all we’re going through for something much bigger and more glorious than we can imagine.
In this conversation with Vaneetha Risner, who faced bewildering suffering in her life, you will hear her story of how God met her in the fire and find encouragement as you struggle with your own pain.

Food, Fitness, and Body Image: A Conversation with Alexandra MacKillop

We live in a culture obsessed with food and body image, and most of us bought into the lie that thinness means healthy and satisfaction with ourselves. So, we go to great lengths to attain our ideal weight only to find ourselves still not at peace with our bodies and probably stuck in unhealthy eating patterns.
What does it mean to have a healthy body image, embrace the unique size and shape that God created for you, and eat in a way that honors your hunger and God’s design for the role of food in the human life? Listen to this conversation with Functional Medicine Doctor, Alexandra MacKillop. 

Dear Lina: What are some of your favorite things from 2020?

As I looked back on this eventful year, I came to realize that a lot of good things happened as well. Today’s podcast will be a fun episode! I’m sharing my “2020 list of favorite things” in the hope that it will encourage you and provide a few ideas for you to process this year and prepare for the next one. Enjoy!

Dear Lina: How do I live out my calling in social isolation?

As the social distancing rules go on and the challenges of the global pandemic remain, we continue to be affected in the way we work, do church, ministry, and quite frankly life. How do we reach out to others, worship, serve, and live out our calling in these times of social isolation? 

Dear Lina: Is it ever OK to change my mind about what the Bible is teaching?

"Dear Lina: I’m having a crisis of faith. I’m reading God’s word but having doubts that the Bible is the literal truth. Is it ever OK to change my mind about what the Bible is teaching?" Listen in as I answer this question about the truth, relevance, and authority of Scripture and consider some of the challenges we face in approaching the Bible in a post-Christian world.

Dear Lina: Why are so many Christians struggling with anxiety and depression?

Depression and anxiety can darken the way of even the most faithful, focused Christians. We all can go through periods of darkness when joy seems to stay just out of reach. What causes depression and anxiety and how can we move from despair to hope? Listen in!

Unshaken when it feels like I have little to be thankful for

With all the challenges we’ve faced this year, we might find it difficult to be grateful this time of the year. A look at Scriptures, however, will show us that we can see and trust God’s goodness even in the darkest of times. Today I want to encourage you with a message on the story of Stephen from Acts 6-7 that I titled “Unshaken when it feels like I have little to be thankful for.”