In this episode, Haley and Dustin are joined by Dr. Curt Thompson. He is a Christian psychiatrist, speaker, host of the Being Known podcast, and author of numerous books, including The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope.

Dr. Thompson shares his story of hope and how the close relationships in his life have helped cultivate his hope in the Lord. He also shares how hope is not just something we “have” in Christ but something we “form” by embracing our suffering, sharing our story, and allowing ourselves to be loved by God and others.

Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more:

(10:41) Concept of Hope and Salvation 

(14:14) The Importance of Community in Hope

(18:29) Hope in Grief and Longing 

(22:16) Finding Hope in the Real World 

(28:21) Memory and Anticipated Future Encoding 

(32:44) Hope Formation Through Community and Embodiment

(36:08) Forming Hope Through Love and Story 

(50:34) Suffering and Hope in Following Christ 

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Helpful links and resources

Listen to Being Known, Curt Thompson’s podcast --

--On Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-known-podcast/id1556261828

--On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JO8BOyMi2eAcwilfHBPho

--On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeingKnownPodcast

Learn more about Dr. Curt Thompson: 

–Website: https://curtthompsonmd.com/

–Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtthompsonmd/ 

–The Center for Being Known: https://www.thecbk.org/ 

Get Dr. Curt Thompson’s book, The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope -- https://tinyurl.com/tzv8yt9y

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Psalm 130:7 – “Put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

John 16:33 (NKJV) – “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Acts 9:10-19 – The story of Paul and Ananias

Romans 5:1-5 – “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”

Hebrews 6:19 – “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”