Unquenchable Hope

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What if you discovered one day that not only was your ridiculously huge credit card debt all paid off, but so were all the other debts you owed? And not only that—someone actually deposited a trillion bucks in your account! Well, that’s exactly what happens spiritually when we accept the gift of salvation God offers us through faith in His Son, Jesus. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne discuss the “breastplate of righteousness,” an essential piece of the spiritual armor God gives His children.

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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Every day, hundreds of thoughts come knocking on the door of our minds. How do we know which ones to let in? It's a big deal because the thoughts we allow to move in play a huge role in determining what we do and who we become. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne talk about the danger of lies, the freedom of truth ... and the futility  of yelling at people on Facebook.

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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Forget to put on your belt and you’re liable to lose your britches. Forget to put on your spiritual “belt of truth” and you’re liable to lose something far more important. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann continue their discussion of spiritual warfare with a look at the first piece of the armor God has given us to fight spiritual battles: the belt of truth. And boy, do we ever need it these days! (Note: This is a rerun of an episode the ladies released last year. New episodes are coming soon!)

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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Mary Ann's husband continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury, so we're re-running some of our favorite episodes. In this one, you're sure to learn one thing: Mary Ann hates snakes. Don’t miss her story about an up-close encounter she had with a slithering, yucky serpent in her garage. (It may or may not involve her husband running naked across the lawn.) There’s a reason for all the snake talk: Luanne and Mary Ann begin their discussion of spiritual warfare with a look at where the war began and the nature of our enemy (and God’s)—that snake, Satan. 

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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When it seems like we can’t hear from God or sense His presence, is it because He’s too busy or too big to care about our wee little stuff? (NO, IT’S NOT!!!!) In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann look at some lies we’re tempted to believe when we can’t sense God near and some reasons why perhaps God allows His kids to experience these “quiet” seasons. And Mary Ann speaks a little Greek again to remind you that you’re God’s poem. That’s right, His poem. And He doesn’t forget His poems. 

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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As Mary Ann is with her husband while he recovers from a traumatic brain injury, we’re revisiting some of our most popular episodes. In this one, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about those distressing times when we desperately want to hear from God but He seems strangely silent. Does it mean He’s mad at us or can His silence mean something very different? In the course of discussing this heavy subject, the ladies also weigh in on whether God’s breath probably smells more like peppermint or spearmint (yeah, you read that right).

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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Mary Ann and Luanne wrap up their deep dive into the topic of hope by discussing the familiar promise of Romans 8:28, the enigmatic man in the Bible who waited 38 years beside a pool for healing, the danger of embracing victimhood, the stages of hopelessness, and how to dig ourselves out when we’re in that dark pit. (Baking cakes and eHarmony may have come up.) 

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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While Mary Ann is by the bedside of her husband, who is hospitalized after a terrible accident, the ladies are reposting some of their favorite episodes from the past. In this one they discuss how we become emotionally attached to whatever we put our hope in, so we need to be sure to place our hope in the right things. Mary Ann and Luanne also share some  heart-wrenching experiences that threatened to permanently steal their hope … but didn’t. 

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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While Mary Ann's husband, Joe, is recovering from a traumatic brain injury, her full-time job is helping him, so she and Luanne invite listeners to go back to the beginning with them and in this episode, hear how this podcast was birthed. Even if you've heard this episode before, the ladies pray it will remind you that no matter what, there is hope in the Lord.

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .

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In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne talk about the scads of promises they found in the Bible about the blessings that come from having an appropriate fear of God. One of those blessings? If we fear God, we don't have to fear anything else!

Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann’s book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!”

You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they’ve written, and read Mary Ann’s newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at [email protected] and [email protected] .