How would you rate your anxiety level on a daily basis? What about your quality of sleep? Are you looking for tools to maintain peace and calm? What if all of our breathing could be connected with prayer and God’s presence? You may have heard of the implications of breath work for the nervous system, but have you ever tied your breath work to prayer?

Amanda Valantine is back with a new episode of Hope Worth Repeating featuring Jennifer Tucker’s book, “Breath as Prayer: .” If you’re looking to improve your quality of life and your prayer life, Jennifer’s book is an excellent resource. Let’s dive in to how this mental health tool can be literally life changing on a daily basis.

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He grew up with loving parents, but it was dysfunctional at best. By age 13 he was shooting up various drugs. His life was filled with occult practices and he worshipped satan. He couldn't stand the name of Jesus and resisted anyone who claimed to follow Christ. As his rap career began to rise, he had an encounter with God that would change his life.

Ronnie Kesner joins us on the show to share his story of Hope and how God radically changed him. From instant deliverance from drug addiction to being completely sold out for Jesus Christ, Ronnie wants the world to know that God loves everyone and is calling everyone to repent and follow Him.

Ronnie is a Christian rapper known as ReallyGood. He posts regularly on TikTok as @ReallyGood777 so be sure to follow him.

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How difficult is prayer for you? Do you want a more strategic and creative way to pray for your children?

Amanda Valantine is back with a new episode of Hope Worth Repeating featuring Jodie Berndt’s 20 year anniversary edition of her book, “Praying the Scriptures for Your Children.” Whether you’ve been praying for years or are just starting on your prayer journey, Berndt has provided a practical and powerful guide.

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By now, you have either seen or heard about the ads during Superbowl LVII from  "HE GET US".

Many praised the ads. Many others were critical of the ads. Some of the critics accused the campaign of:

• Grooming young people into a right-wing agenda
• Wasting millions of dollars that could be better spent to help people
• Promoting hate
• Promoting anti-LGBTQ+ messages
• Promoting anti-abortion messages
• and so much more

Even evangelical Christians accused the campaign of a 'watered-down message', portraying Jesus with a 'we are all okay' message, or even heretical.

Long before the Superbowl, we reached out to the team at He Gets Us and requested an interview. The goal was to hear directly from them and get questions answered.

Chief Solutions Officer, Brad Hill, sat down with us to explain the purpose of He Gets Us. We learned what results they hoped to see through this campaign. But they didn't jump into an idea haphazardly. They interviewed many non-Christians to find out what they think about Christians, what they think about the Christian church, and what they think about Jesus.

That information became a driving force for the agenda at He Gets Us. They began to focus on the topics of #love #hope #struggle #justice #activist #forgiveness #outrage #reaction #refugee #women #relationships #inclusive # judgment and #RealLife.

These would be the topics they would begin sharing through videos and other media. These are the most important issues that people cared about. He Gets Us wants to recognize that these are also important issues for Jesus. These are issues that Jesus also dealt with---HE GETS US!

My takeaway from the conversation of hope with Brad Hill was, this is a group of people who are passionate about sharing the Hope of Jesus Christ with everyone. They want to enable churches and individuals with resources that help all Jesus followers to be the hands and feet of Jesus to our world--at home, at work, and at play. This is a group of people who are hearing a desperate cry from our world that they need HOPE. If Jesus is who He said He is, then they want to know Him. After all, HE GETS US.

 “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" - 1 Peter 3:15
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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 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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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 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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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.

Be sure to subscribe to the show, then RATE and REVIEW the show to help us reach more who need to hear about, and be reminded of, The True HOPE.

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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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