Happy New Year from Living Hope Ministries! Psalm 19:14 says, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." In this episode, Bonnie and Ricky talk about how we can refocus our minds on the things of the Lord in 2025. We are all being discipled by something, and it is important for that to be the Word of the Lord. We hope this episode encourages you to shift your mindset to the hope we have in Christ and to set your mind on the Lord and His promises.

On this Eve of Christmas Eve, Ricky, Bonnie and Bruno from Living Hope come together to recap a year of blessings at Living Hope and to discuss Christmas traditions.

In this episode, Bonnie and Ricky discuss the common problem of loneliness during the holiday season, and offer insight how to create space for community, even if that community is not technically family. They talk about how the holidays are ultimately not even about family, but about Jesus and celebrating Him coming into the world to redeem us.

On this episode, Bonnie and Ricky acknowledge how going "home for the holidays" may be quite triggering for a lot of people. They discuss practical ideas to prepare to deal with a variety of difficult situations that might arise when spending time with loved ones in the holiday season.

Bonnie and Ricky dive into the current trend of "no contact" or the practice of people cutting off their families because of hurt or disagreement. They talk about the damage this can do, but also discuss how God-fearing parents can respond to their children cutting them off, particularly in the case of an adult child identifying as LGBTQ+ and cutting off their parents because they know their parents will not agree with their lifestyle.

Ricky and Bonnie address the difficulty of the recurring holiday season for people who might be experiencing familial brokenness. They discuss the "no-contact" trend and challenging call in Scripture to honor our mothers and fathers, and how that can be carried out still today as we enter the holiday season.

In this episode, Bonnie and Ricky talk about the lies that circulate in our culture that can be easy for those who struggle with same-sex attraction to believe, and how to combat those with the truth of the gospel.

Ricky and Bonnie talk about some of the most significant things they have learned through journeying with people seeking sexual and relational healing and wholeness throughout the years they have served at Living Hope Ministries.

Ricky and Bonnie talk about how to develop healthy friendships and how to discern the types of relationships you build with other people. Ricky compares friendship development to the process of making good sourdough - it is a long, slow process and the richness of the friendship grows with time.

Ricky and Bonnie talk about how to discern between a sexual attraction and a desire for human connection with someone. They explain how attraction can often be bodily responses linking to past trauma or experiences, rather than actual desire.