Best HopeRecovery.us Podcasts (2024)

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WJTL Radio Interview of Greg Schmalhofer of Hope Recovery 9:55

4h ago9:55

9:55

Many THANKS to everyone at WJTL 90.3 radio for the fun interview to highlight the ministry of Hope Recovery and the Grace and Hope faith-based recovery meeting of Calvary Church of Lancaster Pennsylvania. This brief interview message offers hope and help for those in recovery and guidance for churches as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://p…

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Thirty-Eight Years 14:57

22d ago14:57

14:57

Help and hope for success in recovery, or any struggle of life, regardless of how many years or even decades you have been in that struggle. The message of John 5:1-9 reveals that God cares for the sick and hurting and that everything changes with God in the picture. Recovery is possible, because there is always hope with God, even after thirty-eig…

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The Top 5 Recovery Slogans 23:23

2M ago23:23

23:23

The recovery community does a great job of reaching out to support and encourage each other to be successful in recovery and one of the ways is through recovery slogans. This podcast episode presents what I suggest as "The Top 5 Recovery Slogans". In this episode I discuss some of the key recovery principles of each and also the biblical principles…

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What Will Your Choice Be? 19:27

3M ago19:27

19:27

Recovery is full of choices! The choices and decisions you make will have a dramatic impact on your success in recovery. The AA Big Book and the Bible have much to say about choices. This episode today looks at two criminals that were with Jesus and the choices they each faced and how they each made dramatically different choices. As you listen to …

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When You Don't Understand God 20:00

4M ago20:00

20:00

We all have times when we don't understand God, whether in recovery or just in the struggles of life. This episode looks at biblical principles for how to respond when we don't understand God. The passage of Luke 5:1-11 shares five key insights of how to respond when failures and struggles come and it starts with remembering that we are not alone, …

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Lost and Looking for Direction? 18:36

5M ago18:36

18:36

Are you lost and looking for direction in recovery? Are you looking for direction in life too? This podcast looks at three steps and biblical principles that can help provide the direction you need not only for recovery, but for a full and abundant life as well. God does not give up on you, no matter how lost you may feel or how difficult your reco…

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The Message of Step Twelve 18:50

6M ago18:50

18:50

The powerful message of Step Twelve becomes quite clear when we look at what the founders of The Twelve Steps included for Step One and then what they end with in Step Twelve. The Twelve Steps of recovery and the message of the Bible do not leave us without hope or without a solution, and amazingly they both point to the same solution. --- Send in …

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God Cares for the Lost and Hurting 28:08

7M ago28:08

28:08

This powerful story of "The Lost Son" reveals that God cares for those that are lost and hurting and even those that have made many terrible decisions in the past. Do you feel as if you are lost and distant from God. This podcast reminds you that God cares for you and wants you to "be found" and to have a restored relationship with him. --- Send in…

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Pop-up Interviews: "How to Prevent Relapse" 20:28

8M ago20:28

20:28

Several "Pop-up Interviews" were taken during the "Recovery Day Lancaster" event and each individual answered this one very important question of "How to prevent relapse?" This podcast explores this question and provides the top 3 answers collected from the interviews, AA/NA quotes, and biblical insights as well. How do you answer this important qu…

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Success Over Your "Giant Battle of Addiction" 23:11

9M ago23:11

23:11

The struggle of addiction may very much feel like a "giant battle of addiction" and this Bible story of David versus the giant Goliath can give you many principles of recovery and even spiritual principles, that can help you to be successful in recovery and even over any struggle of life as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot…

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The Hope Recovery Podcast - Trailer 09-21-2023 1:47

9M ago1:47

1:47

Hello and welcome to The Hope Recovery Podcast hosted by Greg Schmalhofer. The Hope Recovery Podcast provides faith-based recovery messages to help you to be successful in recovery and to grow in your faith as well. Regardless of where you are at in recovery, whether you are at one month or many months, I want to encourage you that recovery is abso…

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Evidence of Hope 20:55

10M ago20:55

20:55

The books and fellowships of AA and NA are full of true life stories of lives that were dramatically changed by the recovery principles and also by the spiritual principles of the Twelve Steps of Recovery. These stories are evidence of hope that recovery is absolutely possible. As you put your hope and trust in God your life can also be dramaticall…

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The Twelve Steps: Final Thoughts and Why It Works 16:07

10M ago16:07

16:07

The Twelve Steps of Recovery have helped many millions of people to not only be successful in recovery, but also to lead dramatically different lives. Find out why the Twelve Steps are so successful and why it works for so many people and why it might work for you as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoperec…

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You Can Change The Future 15:07

10M ago15:07

15:07

As you look back on your past life in addiction, there may be many things you would like to forget; things you wish you could take back. But, while it is true you cannot change the past, it is also true that you can indeed change the future. With God in your life your future can be very different from your past. --- Send in a voice message: https:/…

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You Have Another Chance 8:38

11M ago8:38

8:38

If you are listening to this podcast right now, drugs and alcohol did not kill you. You are not dead and you have another chance! You have another chance to be successful in recovery and you have another chance at life. Listen to this podcast to learn how you can take full advantage of this second chance at life and see what God has for you! --- Se…

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Step Twelve of Recovery: Had a Spiritual Awakening 15:38

11M ago15:38

15:38

In many ways Step Twelve summarizes all of the Twelve Steps of Recovery and also gives a final charge as well. It is interesting to note what AA and NA chose to include in this final step of the Twelve Steps of Recovery, which is to focus on a "spiritual awakening" as being key to recovery. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

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Step Eleven of Recovery: Through Prayer and Meditation 14:45

11M ago14:45

14:45

Step Eleven instructs us to be intentional to take time for prayer and meditation each and every day. Step Eleven is a big step forward that reflects a true change in our heart and in our personality, such that we are now doing things differently. Now we take time daily to seek God's will in our life through prayer and meditation. --- Send in a voi…

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Mini-Devotional: What God Says About You 14:30

11M ago14:30

14:30

Today's podcast is a message inspired by our brand new granddaughter, Maria Bea Schmalhofer, and is a message of four Bible truths of "What God Says About You". These four basic Bible truths present a perspective that is very different from the message of popular culture, but these four truths of "What God Says About You" can make a dramatic impact…

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Step Ten of Recovery: Continued to Take Personal Inventory 16:37

11M ago16:37

16:37

Step Ten instructs us to continue on growing in our recovery and in our faith by daily taking a personal inventory of our wrongs and to promptly and humbly admit them. But, while this is an important process in our recovery, to properly take a daily personal inventory, requires that we ask God to be the one directing the searching of our personal i…

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Step Nine of Recovery: Made Amends Wherever Possible 18:40

12M ago18:40

18:40

Step Nine of Recovery is the beginning of a dramatic change in how we think and act; it is the beginning of a heart change. In Step Nine we take the dramatic step of making amends to those we had harmed in the past and this is a reflection of a spiritual change within. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoperecover…

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Step Eight of Recovery: Became Willing to Make Amends 14:36

12M ago14:36

14:36

Step Eight of Recovery is all about putting the needs of others before your own needs and this is done by making a list of the people we have harmed and then being willing to make amends to them. Listen to this podcast episode and see what you may have in common with the apostle Paul. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

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Step Seven of Recovery: Humbly Ask God 13:36

1y ago13:36

13:36

Here in Step Seven we humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings and the sin in our life, and even more to change us. In Step Seven we ask God to change our heart and mind so that we think and act differently. To be successful in recovery requires a fundamental change, an internal change. It is with Step Seven that we can go further than just being …

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Step Six of Recovery: Ready for God to Remove Our Defects 14:17

1y ago14:17

14:17

Step Six of Recovery presents the question are you "entirely ready" and willing to have God remove all your defects? Step Six can be a dramatic step forward in your recovery and a dramatic step forward in your faith as well. Step Six is all about being ready and willing to have God remove your character defects! You do not do the removing, but rath…

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Step Five of Recovery: We Admitted to God Our Wrongs 17:06

1y ago17:06

17:06

Step Five of Recovery builds upon the "moral inventory" list of Step Four. Creating the moral inventory list of Step Four is an important step, but Step Five goes even further and requires action. It is not enough to simply make the moral inventory list, but rather Step Five requires us to take action based upon this moral inventory list. Step Five…

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How God Can Change Our Expectations 15:52

1y ago15:52

15:52

This episode today is all about how God can change our expectations. God may not change the actual circumstances of our life or of our recovery, but God can move in our life with dramatic events that will begin to show us what he is really doing in our life and this will lead us to dramatically change our expectations. The God of the Bible is indee…

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Interview with Anthony Acampora: "An Integration of Faith and Clinical" 29:03

1y ago29:03

29:03

The episode today is part two of a powerful interview with Anthony Acampora. Anthony is the national director of the Faith In Recovery program, which is one of the treatment programs available at the Banyan Treatment Centers. In part two today Anthony shares his heart for recovery ministry and the amazing success of the Faith In Recovery program. A…

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Interview with Anthony Acampora: "God Rescues Us To Help Rescue Others" 35:03

1y ago35:03

35:03

This is part one of a fascinating interview with Anthony Acampora. Anthony is the national director of the Faith In Recovery program within the Banyan Treatment Centers. From the interview Anthony describes how God rescued him from a life torn apart from "The Perfect Storm" of alcohol and gambling addiction and how God rescued him so that he could …

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Step Four of Recovery: We Made a Fearless Moral Inventory 16:07

1y ago16:07

16:07

Step Four of Recovery begins a different direction than the first three steps. The first three steps are the beginning of restoring your relationship with God, but the next several steps you begin to look more closely at yourself. It is in Step Four that you take a "searching and fearless" moral inventory of yourself and in some ways this is simila…

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Step Three of Recovery: We Made a Decision for God 14:26

1y ago14:26

14:26

Step Three of Recovery is a foundational step and it is a critical building block for the rest of the Twelve Steps of Recovery. The Twelve Steps of Recovery are all about a spiritual experience with God and that this spiritual experience with God can help you to be successful in recovery and even to a brand new life as well. Step Three is about mak…

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Step Two of Recovery: A Power Greater than Ourselves 14:19

1y ago14:19

14:19

Step Two of Recovery is an important step and in many ways it is the beginning of hope and also in a small way the beginning of faith as well. Step Two is all about POWER, but not just any power. Step Two is specifically about "a Power greater than" yourself that can help you to be successful in recovery. Step Two reveals that there is indeed hope,…

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Step One of Recovery: We Admitted We Were Powerless 11:07

1y ago11:07

11:07

Step One of Recovery is where recovery starts at the beginning. It is important to not skip over this important step, as each step builds one upon the other. Step One is very much like the passage in Romans that says "I want to do what is right, but I can’t.” In your own strength you are indeed "powerless" but God is the true "higher power" and he …

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The Twelve Steps of Recovery: A Spiritual Foundation 14:14

1y ago14:14

14:14

The Twelve Steps of Recovery have helped many millions of people be successful in recovery and even more, to live full and abundant lives. One of the main components of The Twelve Steps is the spiritual foundation of seeking to find God and to have a spiritual experience with God. If you or a friend or loved one are struggling in addiction I encour…

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Interview with Greg K: "Don't Ever Give Up - It is Better on the Other Side" 30:02

1y ago30:02

30:02

This is part-2 of the interview with Greg K where he shares how he went from feeling completely "hopeless" and in a "chasm" that he could not get out of to not only being successful in recovery, but also being full of hope and having gratitude to God for a brand new life. Greg K shares that his decision of faith in God has changed everything and he…

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Interview with Greg K: How God Answered the Prayer of a "Raging Alcoholic" 38:43

1y ago38:43

38:43

This is part-1 of an amazing interview with Greg K, who describes himself as a "raging alcoholic", and his story of how God answered his simple prayer in prison to help him finally be successful in recovery. Greg K shares many insights into his struggle as an alcoholic and how he came to the decision that he didn't "want to be like that ever again"…

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Mini-Devotional: The Most Important Relationship 16:19

1y ago16:19

16:19

This episode looks at the dramatic statement that "the opposite of addiction is connection" and explores just how important relationship and connection are to being successful in recovery. The AA and NA fellowships embrace the importance of relationship and connection and they each encourage their members to find "the most important relationship" o…

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Mini-Devotional: If I Only Had This One More Thing 9:32

1+ y ago9:32

9:32

Often times the thinking that "If I only had this one more thing" then I would be a happy is a lie that only leads people further into alcohol and drug addiction. This brief podcast episode today shares the message of a man who said that everything he ever wanted in life "...all came true, and I'm the least happy I've ever been.... I'm closest to n…

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Mini-Devotional: The Most Powerful Prayer 12:32

1+ y ago12:32

12:32

Often times the terrible struggle of alcohol or drug addiction will make people feel hopeless and that they are in such despair they do not know what to do. It is at these times of desperation that many people finally say the "Most Powerful Prayer" as they reach out to God as the one who is the true higher power. This brief podcast episode looks fu…

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Interview: A Recovery Challenge 20:16

1+ y ago20:16

20:16

This episode today is part-2 of an interview of me, by Chris Hume of The Lancaster Patriot newspaper, where I share a little bit more of my story and the wonderful message there is always hope with God. Also, in this episode I challenge local churches to consider being involved in recovery ministry in some way; even simply providing AA and NA and f…

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Interview: "Bring God Into the Conversation" of Recovery 24:15

1+ y ago24:15

24:15

This episode brings out the key AA and NA principle to "bring God into the conversation" of recovery. It is this open and welcoming approach, to bring God into the recovery conversation, that often leads to a "spiritual experience with God". This principle is key to success in recovery and even to peace and joy in life. This episode today includes …

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Mini-Devotional: The Power of Words to "Change a Life Forever" 10:32

1+ y ago10:32

10:32

The power of words have the power to "change a life forever". Find out how you can use the power of words for life and in ways that are hopeful and point people to the loving, caring, and compassionate God of the Bible for help in recovery and in any struggle of life. The power of words can impact people in positive and hopeful ways that will chang…

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Mini-Devotional: Do You Want To Get Well? 9:04

1+ y ago9:04

9:04

Do you want to get well and are you willing to do whatever is necessary to be successful in recovery? Even if you are in the depths of addiction and despair this episode looks at this important question and reveals where to find the "power greater than ourselves" and who has the power to help you in recovery. There is indeed hope and there is indee…

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Mini-Devotional: Hope - God Will Help You "From Hopelessness to Abundant Hope" 7:42

1+ y ago7:42

7:42

This mini-devotional looks at the message of AA and NA that talk about a dramatic transformation from hopelessness to an "abundant hope" and that this change is only because of a "spiritual experience with God". The Bible is also all about the hope we can have when we put our hope and trust in God. This podcast looks further at the biblical perspec…

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Mini-Devotional: Grace - "The Power Greater Than Ourselves" 8:40

1+ y ago8:40

8:40

This mini-devotional message looks at how the books of AA and NA have much to say about a spiritual solution for recovery and this solution often includes the biblical principles of grace and hope. This podcast episode looks at the importance of God's grace in recovery and how this grace is often "the power greater than ourselves". --- Send in a vo…

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Interview with Amy B: "An Amazing Network of Love and Grace" - The Tennessee Faith-Based Initiatives for Recovery 45:01

1+ y ago45:01

45:01

Amy describes a bold new recovery partnership between the Tennessee program of "Faith-Based Initiatives" and church congregations throughout the state which together create "an amazing network of love and grace" for recovery. This amazing new program is a partnership between the Tennessee "Faith-Based Initiatives" program and church congregations t…

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Interview with Amy B: From my Darkest Moment to "Beloved" 41:48

1+ y ago41:48

41:48

This is part-1 of the interview with Amy B from Tennessee who shares her dramatic and moving story of recovery and how God rescued her from the "darkest moment" of her life with the reminder that she was "beloved". Amy shares how God saved her from giving up on life and how he changed a "fantastic failure" into an amazing future and a brand new lif…

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Recovery Principles for the New Year Ahead 16:37

1+ y ago16:37

16:37

As you look at the new year ahead this episode asks challenging questions for you to consider for the new year 2023 and it presents principles that can help you be successful in recovery and even grow in your faith. This episode pulls from some of the comments from last week and the "Pop-up Interviews" to expand on some of these key recovery princi…

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"Pop-Up Interviews" for the New Year 2023 and the Most Important Question 27:31

1+ y ago27:31

27:31

These "Pop-Up Interviews" for the New Year 2023 answer the most important question for someone in recovery. These 9 individuals answer this question and provide key principles of recovery and even key principles for life as well. Listen to this podcast as you consider how you would answer this question for yourself, because if you are not successfu…

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Step Three and the Christmas Connection 16:46

1+ y ago16:46

16:46

It is amazing that Step Three of Recovery has a connection to the traditional Christmas message as presented in Luke 1:26-38. This podcast episode explores this surprising connection to Step Three of Recovery and even more as this episode encourages you with the words "Do not be afraid" and to consider that God does indeed have a purpose and plan f…

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Interview with Chris D: "You Can Do This" 30:02

1+ y ago30:02

30:02

Chris "D" shares his story of recovery and that it is a spiritual battle. Chris shares his need for God in his life every day and that he "can't imagine life without God". Despite the tragic loss of several family members Chris describes that recovery is possible and his message to others that might be struggling is that "you can do this" with God …

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One Addict Helping Another and the Christmas Message 15:10

1+ y ago15:10

15:10

A core principle of AA and NA is that one addict helping another addict is a powerful force in helping individuals be successful in recovery. Their common struggle and shared life experiences give them a special connection that enables them to help each other. Listen to this podcast episode and hear how this principle, of one addict helping another…

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