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14 episodes
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HFL Speaks Tim Pippus
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- Religion & Spirituality
This is the podcast of Hope For Life Calgary. This platform is for telling our stories, God's story, and teaching resources that will help us mature in Christ.
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Smarter Than Tim #8 - A Different Take on Retirement
Most retirees travel from Calgary to places like Phoenix, but Gary and Peter raised money to purchase critical food and medical supplies for Ukrainian refugees and then repeatedly drove into the war zone to deliver them with a European pastor.
1:30 - The origin story
3:45 - Rethinking retirement
5:25 - A quick summary of the trip
10:20 - The local churches they worked with
13:20 - Describing the places they saw
18:15 - Describing life in a war zone
28:40 - Why were you in a war zone? How did being there impact you?
37:08 - The challenges of the trip
45:55 - What they learned about the Ukrainian people and how they were inspired by the Ukrainian church
57:00 - Lessons the Ukrainian Church has to teach us
107:20 - Final thoughts -
Smarter Than Tim #7 with Phil Reinders - Rule of Life #2
1:45 - Introducing Phil Reinders
3:40 - Phil’s comments on the rising interest in Rule of Life amongst Western Christians
8:00 - Which spiritual disciplines do people dabble in where they should dive in?
14:50 - Further thoughts on dabbling versus diving in
17:35 - What are some of the most common renunciations people have to engage in to make space for new rhythms?
26:22 - What’s your favourite spiritual practice in this season and why?
28:54 - Honest discussion of Phil’s personal prayer life
38:20 - What do you do when you sense you’ve lost the heart of the practice? (I’m just ticking off my Bible reading on the app) 46:00 - How much freedom is there in the way we practice spiritual disciplines?
50:38 - How long should someone stick with a discipline before they can evaluate if it’s fruitful?
52:00 - The tension between grace (do I have to?) and truth (If I never want to, what does that mean about my spiritual life?)
56:50 - Where does God’s role end and our role begin?
58:15 - What spiritual rhythms work best in the life of a young family?
101:40 - Addressing a cycle of trying and failing alongside the discovery of our brokenness through spiritual practices.
104:48 - What would you say to someone who feels defeated and stuck?
106:25 - Final Words - a blessing for those practicing a rule of life -
Smarter Than Tim #6 - Fasting For Abundant Life
Four people at Hope For Life Church decided to participate in a radical lenten fast in 2024. This podcast captures some of their insights and will spur you to consider the impacts fasting would have on your life with God. You'll laugh a time or two along the way too.
1:00 - What was the lenten fast and why did you do it?
4:00 - How hard was this to do?
6:37 - What did you learn about the things that control you and more generally about yourselves through this fast?
13:30 - What did you observe about each other growing through this lenten journey?
24:48 - How did fasting affect your experience of Good Friday?
30:18 - What’s one of the most important things you learned through this fast?
46:33 - Would you do this again?
49:34 - What do you want to say to the church about this experience?
59:55 - Final comments
102:20 - "More Christians are dieting than fasting," AND "do I have to???"
104:00 - God isn’t trying to wreck your life
105:45 - Will Tim join next year’s fast? -
Smarter Than Tim #5 with Fred Waters - Learning from a Salvation Army Officer
Join us as Tim interviews Fred Waters, former COO of the Salvation Army and all around fantastic human being!
Introducing Fred (1:00)
Fred’s faith formation - let’s talk revival! (5:36)
The story of the Salvation Army and discussion of addictions (9:15)
More talk about addictions and hope (21:17)
Lessons learned working for the Salvation Army (26:50)
What role does the average Christian and church play in affordable housing, addictions, and other social ailments? (30:00)
More talk of ways forward as a society - let’s talk partnership (35:27)
Discussing vision, institutions, and fundraising (40:00)
What else would you say to the average Christian about social ministry in Canada? Talking about housing first strategy, why everyone can’t just help themselves, and the epidemic of individualism. (41:35)
Story time with Fred - stories of God showing up miraculously throughout Fred’s life (49:19)
Final thoughts - salt and light in my neighbourhood (57:41) -
Growing Parents - Values Based Parenting With Geri Fitch
Geri Fitch recently spoke to a few Calgarian churches on values based parenting. The audio quality is poor, but the content is worth your time!
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Smarter than Tim #4 with Matt Pamplin - Spiritual Family and the Story of St. Claire
In this episode, we cover lots of ground... and Matt's accent doesn't hurt.
0:00 - Introduction - Introducing Matt Pamplin from Hamilton
3:45 - The Story of St. Claire Part 1
“people were longing for an authentic community that wasn’t just based on a meeting or an event… how do we do this life together?"
10:10 - Story of St. Claire Part 2 - “Are you starting a Sunday gathering or a church?”
15:00 - Experts Versus Ordinary Saints
18:15 - What is a Missional Family and the Early Years of St. Claire
26:00 - Spiritual Family and Community in the Age of Individualism and Consumerism.
30:30 - The Good News of a Highly Committed Community
35:20 - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Community
“Missional, family isn’t a once a week thing, but it does involve one.”
42:20 - How Many in a Missional Family?
43:15 - What’s the Connection Between Community and Mission?
“one of the biggest lies we’ve been told is that people aren’t hungry for the good news."
49:35 - Final Comments