Living in God's Peace
How to Find Hope
In today’s uncertain times, many people struggle with hopelessness. According to Christian life coach John Redd, the Bible is the ultimate source of hope. He joins Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins to talk about what hope is and how to live it out.
Have you had a Spiritual Checkup Lately?
Every year individuals who are on medicare are required to take an annual checkup to determine how they’re doing health wise. On this episode, Rebecca Carrell of Dallas Theological Seminary joins host Don Hawkins to discuss a spiritual checkup.
Resolutions vs Goals
Have you already left behind your new years resolutions for 2025? Maybe there’s a better way to achieving real change in your life. Roxane Indermuehle of His Faithful Stewards joins host Don Hawkins to discuss the difference between temporary resolutions and setting goals that make lasting change.
Why Trust Christ?
There is nothing more important for any of us than to understand what a person needs to do in order to receive the gift of eternal life. The late Tony Dyer was an evangelist, a therapist, and a youth minister. On this episode he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about trusting Christ. Truett Cathy th…
Inside Israel
On a recent Encouragement live radio broadcast, host Don Hawkins was able to connect with Gil Ilutowich of blessil.com to talk about what things are like right now in the nation of Israel, which has been under attack virtually from every direction
Keeping New Years Resolutions
Most of us have overspent on Christmas gifts and entertaining at the holidays at times. For many years Bettye Banks served as vice president of consumer credit counseling service, and she and host Don Hawkins provide answers for those post-holiday financial stresses. Often times, it doesn’t take …
Post-Holiday Blues
For many people, the Christmas holiday can be a depressing time, and often those dark feelings linger. The late Dr. Frank Minirth, Christian psychiatrist talks with host Don Hawkins about how to overcome those feelings. Often depression and grief over significant losses go hand-in-hand. The late D…
Avoiding Emotional Christmas Landmines
Family dynamics can sometimes be complicated, especially during the holidays. Dr. Greg Smalley joins host Don Hawkins to discuss healthy boundaries, good communication, and other ways we can ease family tension during the holidays. Then, unrighteous anger can hold us back from the life God design…
How to Pray During Times of Warfare
In recent days our world has been plagued with warfare as Israel has suffered attacks from surrounding enemies, and Russia has invaded Ukraine. Dr. Rex Rogers serves as president of SAT-7 a Christian ministry focused on sharing the good news of Christ to the Middle East and North Africa using satel…