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Encouragement for You

Encouragement for You is a weekly podcast designed to give you Christ-centered encouragement to help you face life’s most challenging problems. Each episode features Don Hawkins talking with individuals who can address the specific encouragement needed for relationship challenges, mental health issues like depression and anxiety, achieving financial stability, and much more.

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23:48

Leaving a Legacy

Encouragement for You ·

2025/05/28

Host Don Hawkins talks with financial authority and author Russ Crosson about leaving a legacy. Then, the late Dr. Frank Minirth, Christian psychiatrist and author, shares encouragement from Scripture. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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21:31

Christian Leadership

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2025/05/21

The world today typically relates leadership to success, but the Biblical model, as seen in the life of Jesus, is servant leadership. Christian Life coach John Redd of the Hope Speaks Clinic joins host Don Hawkins to talk about it. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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22:46

Mental Stability and Forgiveness

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2025/05/14

In a previously recorded interview with the late Dr. Frank Minirth, host Don Hawkins and Dr. Minirth discuss how to gauge mental stability. Then, Steve Saint and host Don Hawkins discuss the life changing power of forgiveness. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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24:42

Surviving Parenthood

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2025/05/07

Erin Smalley is a licensed Christian counselor and her husband, Greg is the vice president for families at Focus on the Family. In our first segment, Greg and Erin join host Don Hawkins to talk about parenting and marriage. In virtually every relationship, there comes a time when the need for forgiveness is present. Sometimes forgiveness can be difficult, though. From his years of experience in Christian counseling, therapist Brad Fairchild joins host Don Hawkins to talk about the importance of

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21:59

Coping with Cancer Diagnosis

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2025/04/30

Despite recent medical advances in cancer treatment, many people still consider a cancer diagnosis to be a death sentence. Fear, Depression, anxiety and other emotions are common. Dr. Gary Oliver has been treated for a number of cancers, and he and host Don Hawkins discuss dealing with the emotions that accompany dealing with a cancer diagnosis. For decades, Christian psychiatrist Dr. Frank Minirth and Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins answered listener questions on a variety of subjects over

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23:43

Overcoming the Trauma of Sexual Abuse

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2025/04/24

The statistics on both men and women who have had to deal with the trauma of childhood sexual abuse are alarming and the results are often emotionally devastating. Dr. Dan Allender addresses the issue in his book The Wounded Heart and he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about overcoming the effects of sexual abuse. On our next segment, former Chick-fil-a CEO Dan Cathy and special guest discuss a topic that many men don’t want to talk about; their emotions. Discover more Christian podcasts at

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20:51

Are You Getting Enough Rest?

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2025/04/03

Are you getting enough rest these days? According to the late Dr. Frank Minirth a lot of us are not. He joins Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins to talk about it. All of us have suffered losses, some major, such as the death of a spouse or a child.The late Dr. Robert Crummie and host Don Hawkins explor the important subject of how to process grief. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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21:06

Are you a Distraught Person?

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2025/03/28

In our first segment Dr. Minirth joins host Don Hawkins to talk about how to deal with worry. Dr. Tony Dyer spent decades in Christian ministry to young people and adults and wrote a major curriculum for young people. In our next segment he and host Don Hawkins address the question: are you a distraught person? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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20:26

How can The Church Minister to Those with Disabilities?

Encouragement for You ·

2025/03/19

There’s a major deficit in our churches, a missing category of people. How can our churches minister to those with disabilities? Paul Pettit and Jason Epps join host Don Hawkins to talk about this issue from their book One Body One Spirit. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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24:09

Expectations and Building Trust

Encouragement for You ·

2025/03/12

Host Don Hawkins talks with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley about expectations in relationships. Then, therapist Brad Fairchild provides helpful insights on establishing trust. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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19:52

Beating Burnout and Dealing with Depression

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2025/03/05

John Coleman is a pastor, life coach, and psychologist. He joins host Don Hawkins to discuss dealing with depression. Have you found yourself exhausted recently? Todd Nevins is a christian life coach and pastor and he offers encouragement for those who feel exhausted. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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27:59

Relationship Advice on Succesful Marriages

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2025/02/28

Dr. Mark Yarbrough joins host Don Hawkins for a conversation on defining ministry and what ministry looks like in the life of each Christian.Then, Relationship authorities Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley join host Don Hawkins to share their best relationship advice on having a successful and happy marriage. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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21:49

Living in God's Peace

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2025/02/12

Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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21:34

How to Find Hope

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2025/02/12

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. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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28:03

Have you had a Spiritual Checkup Lately?

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2025/01/30

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. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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18:29

Resolutions vs Goals

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2025/01/22

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. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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17:51

Why Trust Christ?

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2025/01/15

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 the late founder of Chick-fil-a has been known to say, “You can tell if a person needs encouragement, just check to see if they are breathing.” On part two of this episode of encouragement for

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21:52

Inside Israel

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2025/01/08

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 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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25:24

Keeping New Years Resolutions

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2025/01/03

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 very long to find ourselves breaking those New Year’s resolutions. Christian life coach Rodney Love provides some practical suggestions in the upcoming conversation with host Don Hawkins.

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21:45

Post-Holiday Blues

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2024/12/28

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 Dr Robert Crummie served as president of Carver Bible college. In a previously recorded interview, he talks with host Don Hawkins about how to cope with grief. Discover more Christian podcasts at

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