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Encouragement for You
Don Hawkins
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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Part 2 of an Interview of Host Don Hawkins
June 19, 2024 - 28 min
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.
An Interview of Host Don Hawkins
June 12, 2024 - 33 min
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.
Healing from OCD and Sexual Abuse
June 6, 2024 - 23 min
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.
Solutions for Stress and Lessons in Leadership
May 29, 2024 - 21 min
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 lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Hope for Victims of Sexual Abuse
May 22, 2024 - 22 min
Statistics have indicated 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 lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Caring for Each Other's Hearts
May 15, 2024 - 23 min
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 lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Caring for Widows
May 9, 2024 - 24 min
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.
Overcoming Worry and Anxiety
May 1, 2024 - 20 min
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 lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Dealing with Grief and Loss
April 17, 2024 - 21 min
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 hope There’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 about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Investing Biblically
April 10, 2024 - 21 min
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 lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Meet Your Host
Meet Your Host
Don Hawkins, the host and executive producer of the live Saturday evening call-in program Encouragement Live, serves as President/CEO of Encouragement Communications.
Don is a veteran of Christian live call-in programs. He was the original Host and Executive Producer of the Minirth-Meier Clinic, a pioneering broadcast combining Christian counseling in a live call-in setting. He also served 8 years as co-host and producer of the Back to the Bible radio broadcast, and hosted his own live weekday call-in program Life Perspectives for over 20 years.
Don has authored or co-authored over 20 books, including Never Give Up, Master Discipleship Today, How to Beat Burnout, Leadership Under Fire and Friends in Deed.
Don is a veteran of Christian live call-in programs. He was the original Host and Executive Producer of the Minirth-Meier Clinic, a pioneering broadcast combining Christian counseling in a live call-in setting. He also served 8 years as co-host and producer of the Back to the Bible radio broadcast, and hosted his own live weekday call-in program Life Perspectives for over 20 years.
Don has authored or co-authored over 20 books, including Never Give Up, Master Discipleship Today, How to Beat Burnout, Leadership Under Fire and Friends in Deed.
