Season 5 | Episode 80: The Necessity of Hope: Fighting Despair & Stubbornly Clinging to Hope in 2021

In this first episode of 2021, we continue with our focus on the necessities. As we begin this new year, it seems one of the most hard fought necessities we are grasping for is that of Hope. Alissa hosts the episode, with Kayla, Lindsy and Patty joining for a conversation on what it means to fight through despair and work for a discipline of hope.

In this episode, we:Define what the word hope means to usTalk about the stubborn nature of hopeFlesh out Hebrews 11:1Consider what hope as action looks likeThink about how our faith as Christians impacts our ability to hope.Discuss an amazing faucet/well analogy that Kayla's husband Jonny created for a sermon  Share the people that give us hope and the things that give us hopeTalk about ways we each individually practice hopeRemember the ultimate hope of God’s Kingdom on Earth as is in HeavenJoin us as we consider how to be a people of hope, firm in our belief in a God who loves us and all of humanity.  Recommended reading & resources:Jonny Craig’s Sermon on Hope for The Bridge Romans 12:12Hebrews 11:1Pope Francis’ Book Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better FutureThe Discipline of Hope ArticleQuotes:“Hope is the audacity to believe and fight for God’s dream of Shalom in the world.” - Lindsy Wallace“Celtic spirituality speaks of a term called ‘thin places” A place where the boundary between earth and heaven is especially thin, so much so, you can feel it.The distance between Heaven and earth collapses and we’re able to catch a glimpse of the divine. The veil between our earthly home and eternal home becomes thin, almost translucent.”  -Patty Breene (@amoderngrace on Instagram)News, Notes, and Links:Support more conversations like this on Upside Down Podcast! Please visit us, where you can pledge a few dollars of monthly support to help us pay our bills and keep the conversations going.Learn more at Upside Down Podcast.We’re on Instagram, too.Join the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the show