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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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25:27

The Power of Perspective

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2024/07/24

For over 20 years, Encouragement for You’s host Don Hawkins hosted a live radio program titled Life Perspectives. On this episode of our podcast, Don talks about the power of perspective with christian phycologist Dr. Gary Oliver. In our second segment host Don Hawkins talks with callers from across the country on how life is tough but God is good. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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32:41

Dealing with Differences and Conflicts

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2024/07/17

Struggling with differences between you and others at home, church, or work? According to Rodney Cox of Ministry Insights, there's a reason for all those differences, and he joins host Don Hawkins to explain.Conflict within churches can be extremely difficult and painful. Dr. George Hillman of Dallas Theological Seminary joins host Don Hawkins to give practical and Biblical help for resolving church conflict in a Godly manner. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about

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19:58

Never Give Up!

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2024/07/10

Discouragement is extremely common today and Christians are certainly not exempt. In our first segment the late Dr. Frank Minirth, from his years of practice as a Christian psychiatrist, offers three reasons to never give up. I don’t have to tell you that for many of us these have been extremely difficult days. Christian counselor Brad Fairchild offers encouragement and hope as he talks with host Don Hawkins about learning to rely on The Lord. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com

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24:12

How to Have Healthy Conflict

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2024/07/03

It’s likely that most of us are under the impression that conflict is not a good thing, that it is never healthy. Christian counselor and author Dr. Gary Oliver joins host Don Hawkins with an important perspective on the subject. Graduation whether from college or high school marks a new beginning for each participant. On our next segment, on the eve of a college commencement ceremony host Don Hawkins talks with missions authority Steve Saint about new beginnings Discover more Christian podcasts

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23:39

Are You Too Busy?

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2024/06/26

For many couples, adoption may be the only way to grow their family, for others it represents another option. From their own experience adopting their daughter, Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley discuss adoption with host Don Hawkins Has anyone ever told you that you’re too busy? According to Host Don Hawkins, he hears that criticism from time to time, and that’s the topic he discusses with Dr. greg and Erin Smalley. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising

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28:42

Part 2 of an Interview of Host Don Hawkins

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2024/06/19

Over the years Don Hawkins has served as a pastor, a radio broadcaster, a college president, an author, and a podcast host. This week and next we’ll go behind the scenes as Don’s grandson Chris interviews our host. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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An Interview of Host Don Hawkins

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2024/06/12

Over the years Don Hawkins has served as a pastor, a radio broadcaster, a college president, an author, and a podcast host. This week and next we’ll go behind the scenes as Don’s grandson Chris interviews our host. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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23:27

Healing from OCD and Sexual Abuse

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2024/06/06

The late Cindy Kubetin authored two books on the subject of sexual abuse; Beyond the Darkness and A Shelter from the Storm. Cindy and host Don Hawkins discuss how victims of sexual abuse and those who struggle with OCD can find hope. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Solutions for Stress and Lessons in Leadership

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2024/05/29

Many books have been written on the subject of leadership but few people have applied leadership principals the way Dan Cathy did during the years he served as CEO of Chick-fil-a. In our first segment Dan and host Don Hawkins discuss lessons in leadership. Most of would agree that life today is stressful and certified Christian life coach Rodney Love has helped many stressed out individuals. Rodney and host Don Hawkins offer solutions for dealing with stress. Discover more Christian podcasts at

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22:42

Hope for Victims of Sexual Abuse

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2024/05/22

Statistics have indicates that a significant percentage of both men and women have been victimized by sexual abuse. Dr. Dan Allender is a christian therapist and author. He joins host Don Hawkins to offer hope for those who have suffered this trauma Have you been feeling exhausted lately? Therapist Brad Fairchild joins host Don Hawkins to offer rest for the weary. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at

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23:36

Caring for Each Other's Hearts

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2024/05/15

Dr Greg Smalley is the Vice President for Families at Focus on the Family and he and his wife Erin joined host Don Hawkins to talk about the importance of caring for each other's hearts. In our next segment, missionary Gracia Burnham addresses the students at Southeastern Bible College to describe her experience when she and her husband Martin were taken captive by terrorists. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at

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Caring for Widows

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2024/05/09

When her husband Bob Neff passed away from ALS, Miriam sought God’s direction for her life. As a result she founded a ministry called Widow Connection. She explores the Biblical mandate to care for widows and her vision for the ministry she founded with host Don Hawkins Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Overcoming Worry and Anxiety

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2024/05/01

The late Dr. Frank Minirth treated literally thousands of patients for a variety of forms of anxiety during his practice of Christian psychiatry. In our first segment he and host Don Hawkins talk about how to overcome this pervasive problem. Is worry the same thing as anxiety? In our second segment Christian life coach John Redd and host Don Hawkins discuss overcoming worry. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at

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21:36

Dealing with Grief and Loss

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2024/04/17

As a committed christian, Dr. Tom Dooley has dedicated his life to the pursuit of science. In our first segment he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about cancer and hopeThere’s been significant progress in cancer treatments causing the death rate to drop. However, cancer still takes far to many lives. Dr. Robert Crummie lost his wife to cancer and he and Cliff McArdle join host Don Hawkins to discuss dealing with grief and loss. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire

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21:49

Investing Biblically

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2024/04/10

Over the years inflation and other factors have created financial hardships for many of us. In our first segment, financial authority Jeff Chinery joins host Don Hawkins to talk about money during hard times.For many years Tony Cooper led the Jimmie Hale mission, an important ministry to the homeless in Birmingham Alabama. He and host Don Hawkins talk about ministering to the homeless today. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at

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24:50

Going the Distance

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2024/04/03

Many people start off well in life, but fail to go the distance for the Lord. Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins and Dr. David Shibley, who founded a worldwide ministry called Global Advance, both have decades of service to the Lord. In a recent radio broadcast the two of them discuss the importance of going the distance in service to Christ. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Defending your Faith

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2024/03/27

The Christian faith is under attack today like never before. As Christians we need to know how to defend our Fatih. Dr. Steve Cowan taught apologetics for many years at Southeastern Bible College and he, and Craig Branch join host Don Hawkins to discuss this important topic. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Hope for Healing from Trauma

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2024/03/20

Dr. Mark McNear has written a book on Christian Trauma titled Finding My Words: A Ruthless Commitment to Healing Gently after Trauma. He joins host Don Hawkins to talk about what trauma is and how it affects those who have experienced it. One of the common effects of trauma is loss of hope. The late Dr. Frank Minirth invested his many years as a Christian psychiatrist in sharing hope with others. He talks with host Don Hawkins to talk about finding hope in out next segment. Discover more Christian

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24:45

Conflict in the Middle East

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2024/03/13

Ever since the terrorist group Hamas launched a devastating attack on southern Israel last October, the Middle East has been a major focus of attention. In our first segment Dr. Erwin Lutzer shares prophetic perspectives from his book The King is Coming.Dr. Rex Rogers is the president of a ministry focused on sharing the good news of Christ through internet and satellite television throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He and host Don Hawkins explore the ongoing conflict taking place in the

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24:53

Solution Based and Action Focused

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2024/03/06

Dr.Greg Smalley is the vice president for families at Focus on the Family and he and his wife Erin, who is a Christian therapist conduct marriage seminars all over the country. Greg and Erin join host Don Hawkins to talk about the link between marriage and parenting.Christian life coach Rodney Love is know by his colleagues and friends as a man of action. That’s easy to see as he talks with host Don Hawkins about solution based and action focused. Discover more Christian podcasts at

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