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Habits of Hope: Cultivating a Deeper Life with God
Are you looking to build rhythms of daily life that strengthen your faith and bring you closer to God? Habits of Hope is your guide for developing spiritual habits that nurture your soul and deepen your connection with God. Hosted by Ginger Harrington and co-host Larissa Traquair, each episode explores how small, consistent choices can lead to significant spiritual growth.
At Habits of Hope, we believe that cultivating a life rooted in hope comes through daily rhythms that help us trust God’s faithfulness, even in difficult seasons. Whether you're looking to refresh your spiritual practices or find encouragement during hard times, this podcast provides practical tools and biblical wisdom to help you grow spiritually.
In this podcast, we will help you:
- Feel more connected to God in your daily life through practical spiritual habits.
- Overcome stagnation in your faith by fostering consistent spiritual growth.
- Trust God’s faithfulness, even during life’s hardest moments.
- Establish and maintain daily rhythms of prayer, reflection, and scripture.
- Navigate life's stresses with spiritual and emotional encouragement rooted in faith.
- Reconnect with God when you feel spiritually empty or distant.
- Build a consistent and meaningful prayer life with simple, actionable strategies.
- Overcome doubt and find renewed hope in your faith journey.
- Release unhealthy comparisons and trust in God’s unique timing for your life.
- Discover purpose and meaning in everyday life through small, intentional habits of faith.
Each episode offers inspiring conversations, stories, and actionable steps to help you live a life of faith, hope, and purpose. If you're ready to build habits that foster a deeper connection with God, then you're in the right place. Let’s get started—because a deeper life begins now.
Habits of Hope: Cultivating a Deeper Life with God
62.Christian Hospitality and Loneliness: How One Invitation Can Restore Hope
Loneliness is at an all-time high—even in a world more connected than ever. In this heartfelt conversation, Ginger Harrington sits down with retreat speaker, author, and hospitality mentor Sue Donaldson to explore how simple Christian hospitality can gently heal loneliness and restore hope.
Sue shares powerful personal stories—from inviting someone to brunch as a single woman to welcoming strangers, neighbors, and unlikely friends around her own table—and reminds us that hospitality isn’t about perfection, performance, or Pinterest-worthy meals. It’s about creating space for connection and reflecting God’s welcoming heart, one imperfect invitation at a time.
Together, Ginger and Sue talk honestly about perfectionism, introverts vs. extroverts, boundaries, burnout, and why even leftovers, coffee, or toast can become holy ground when love is present.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Why Christian hospitality and loneliness are deeply connected
- How one small invitation can open the door to meaningful connection
- Simple Christian hospitality ideas that don’t require cooking skills or a perfect home
- How to offer welcome without falling into perfectionism or exhaustion
- Encouragement for introverts—and those married to them
- Why hospitality is about the guest, not the host
- How everyday moments around the table can reflect Christ’s love
Featured Guest: Sue Donaldson
Sue Donaldson is a retreat speaker, author, podcast host, and hospitality mentor who helps women live lives of invitation. Her upcoming book, Never Alone: Stories of Invitation and Connection in an Isolated World, is filled with practical wisdom and real-life stories that show how God uses simple hospitality to transform lives.
Resources Mentioned:
- Never Alone: Stories of Invitation and Connection in an Isolated World — Sue Donaldson
- Sue's Free Hospitality Resource + Prayer for a Hospitality Heart
- Sue’s website: welcomeheart.com
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