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Hope for Dark Days

 • Series: Advent 2025

What is hope? Can we even be hopeful when the world is falling apart? On this podcast we explore the many meanings of hope from fleeting optimism to a sustaining, long-term sense of possibility. We talk about the ways that hope improves our mental health and resilience and ways that we can practice hope in our everyday lives, no matter what we’re facing. Tune in to learn how to stay hopeful in dark times and some practical ways to share hope with one another. 🎧 In this episode, we explore: Different Kinds of Hope The Connection Between Faith and Hope God’s Plan of Redemption How to Hope in Hard Times What It Looks Like to Live with Hope 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Different Kinds of Hope 5:02 Big Hope for the Future 10:50 Too Comfortable for Hope? 17:35 Hope Creates Resilience 19:37 Hope is a Gift to Share 24:40 Hope is Infectious