{"id":3892,"date":"2018-01-22T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshhopeformentalhealth.com\/?p=142"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:53:07","slug":"a-fascinating-conversation-between-dr-michael-egger-and-pastor-brad-hoefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/a-fascinating-conversation-between-dr-michael-egger-and-pastor-brad-hoefs\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fascinating Conversation Between Dr. Michael Egger and Pastor Brad Hoefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6164009\/height\/100\/width\/480\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/standard\/tdest_id\/212863\" height=\"100\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>Listen to the discussion between Dr. Michael Egger, MD, DLFAPA; and Pastor Brad Hoefs, the founder of Fresh Hope. 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