Have Hope; Will Travel: Recent Episodes
Katie Axelson
We’re always traveling somewhere. To work. From school. To another country. Back home. When we travel we get to know individuals who are different than we are, we hear stories that are different than ours, and the world becomes a smaller place. Let’s travel together, get to know people, and learn to love well.
I don’t do it super often (I don’t want to take advantage of them) but I love getting to host real-life friends on the show! This week you get to meet someone who was influential in Have Hope; Will Travel as we talk about a topic you’ve asked about for a long time: women in ... Read More about 103 Women in Ministry [Anna O’Connor]
This week on Have Hope; Will Travel we’re chatting with Janice Formichella about how to fall in love with living a single life. She shares her journey to singleness, how she grew to embrace it, and advice for those in similar circumstances. Questions Discussed About Janice Janice Formichella is a breakup coach and the host ... Read More about 102 Singleness, Break-ups, and Loneliness [Janice Formichella]
There’s no way around it: hurt people hurt people. On this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel Amanda Turnbull shares her story of experiencing church hurt, leaving the church her husband was raised in, and overcoming the toxicity and shame she experienced. Questions addressed: About Amanda Amanda Turnbull is the co-founder of Asha Media and the ... Read More about {101} Unpacking and Re-Constructing After Church Hurt [Amanda Turnbull]
There’s something really beautiful about hearing someone talk to God. This week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast, we’re celebrating episode {100} with a compilation episode of guests praying. Find the Podcast Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and your favorite podcasting app. Or read the transcript. Leave a Review It would mean a ... Read More about {100} Prayers of the Saints [Compilation]
Every parent’s nightmare became Ashley’s reality when her three-month-old son passed away at daycare. In this Have Hope; Will Travel podcast episode she vulnerability shares that experience, what grief looked like for her, and how she keeps her son’s memory alive. Find the Podcast Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and your favorite ... Read More about {99} Walking with God Through Child Loss [Ashley]
No one expects addiction to happen to them. In this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel, Katie Lain shares her story of how she developed an alcohol addiction and the challenges she ran into attempting to overcome it. Ultimately she found a treatment plan that has been incredibly successful for her and many others but ... Read More about {98} Unlearning Alcohol Addiction [Katie Lain]
I like to think most people—at least most Christians—don’t enter into a marriage expecting it to end in divorce. Yet it’s the reality for a lot of people. In this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel, guest Sara Slaybaugh walks us through how to identify healthy and unhealthy relationships, divorce in the church, and how ... Read More about {97} Divorce in the Church [Sara Slaybaugh]
In attempt to give their children a better life than the Italian circus they were raised in, Amanda’s parents found themselves in a cult. In this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel Amanda shares about that experience, compiled with her experience being sex and labor trafficked, and how writing has always been an escape for ... Read More about {96} Cults, Trafficking, and Writing [Amanda Catarzi]
It can be hard to be a Christian in a secular workplace. Some fields make that even harder than others. Grace Tran has some experience here as a female Christian in technology in Silicon Valley. She’s got a powerful story of being the daughter of immigrants, growing up in Silicon Valley, and leaving a high-paying ... Read More about {95} Faith at Work [Grace Tran]
This week we’re journeying where no Have Hope; Will Travel podcast episode has ever gone before: we’re going to talk about abortion. Jenny Lee vulnerably trusts us with her story of having an abortion in a country where they’re illegal. She talks about what led to that place, how she felt and feels about her ... Read More about 94 Freedom from Shame [Jenny Lee]
Brittany Simmons spent 24 years in the United States Army. She’s a graduate of and has taught at West Point Military Academy and she’s been deployed to Iraq twice. The first time she was a platoon leader in charge of 32 Military Police Soldiers who experienced a lot of up-close and personal combat. Her soldiers ... Read More about 93 Leading Alone [Brittany E. Simmons]
We all love to travel, don’t we? It’s why we’re here: listening to different stories and different perspectives from all around the globe. This week we’re learning from someone who’s taken multi-culturalism to the next level. Janet Sandberg is a Canadian married to an American who’s lived in Canada, the United States, Germany, Indonesia, and ... Read More about 92 Raising a Family Across Three Continents [Janet Sandberg]
There is a gap between what churches provide and what single adults need. MaryB. Safrit fills that gap with resources, guides, coaching, and so much more. This week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast she’s helping us understand why singles matter, she’s educating us on how we can love singles in our lives well, and ... Read More about 91 Single Like Jesus [MaryB. Safrit]
I love bringing real-life friends onto the show to share their story and their perspective. This week guest has a powerful story of becoming involved in drugs, his life with a drug addiction, his near experiences, the journey to recovery, and the joy he now shares in Jesus. It’s a gift to get to work ... Read More about 90 Addiction, Recovery, and Hope [Florence Mayez]
You hear it all the time: people differentiating Catholic and Christian. Are the two really all that different? This week we’re traveling to New Mexico to learn from a Catholic friend what it means to be Catholic, some differences, and some similarities. Topics Addressed: Connect with Carrie Connect with Carrie on Instagram or on her ... Read More about 89 Surrendering for Greatness [Carrie Miller]
Stephanie Freethy was a police officer in Houston, TX, for 13 years. In this week’s episode she’s willing to “go there” with us—to share her perspective as a white female cop, to talk about police brutality, and to offer an insider’s look at policing. Topics Addressed: Connect with Stephanie Connect with Stephanie at StephanieFreethy.com. Find ... Read More about 88 An Internal Look at Policing [Stephanie Freethy]
Kellina Powell lost her hearing at age 4 when her daycare didn’t follow instructions to treat her ear infection. Ever since then, she’s lived in two different worlds—deaf and hearing. Join us on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast as we learn about her experience, hear her perspective, and explore what’s supportive and what’s not actually ... Read More about 87 Deaf Queen Boss [Kellina Powell]
At Have Hope; Will Travel we’re not afraid to take on hard topics. In this episode Sequana Murray has agreed to go deep with us as we talk about: poverty, single-motherhood, depression, suicide, creativity, music, recreation, and so much more. Topics Addressed: Connect with Sequana Connect with Sequana at Bandysnotebook.net, on Instagram @BandytheNomad, and on ... Read More about 86 Befriending Depression [Sequana Murray]
Lori Ann Wood was in pristine health when she was diagnosed with heart failure. She walked herself into the ICU with 6 perfect of her heart functioning. Against all medical odds, she survived and she’s joining us this week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast to share her story and how it changed her faith. ... Read More about 85 Divine Detour [Lori Ann Wood]
Is suffering redeemable? That’s the big question we’re tackling this week with guest Karis Meier. In this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel Karis shares her own experience with chronic illness, how it has affected her relationship with God, and her perspective on suffering—as someone with some first-hand experience. Topics Addressed: Connect with Karis Connect ... Read More about 84 Suffering Redeemed [Karis Meier]
Emily is an unlikely worthiness coach who specializes in helping people stop feeling like they aren’t enough so that they can confidently be themselves. She joins us this week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast to share about her experience growing up in a cult church, leaving said church and community, and restoring her relationship ... Read More about 83 Realizing You Are Worthy [Emily Louis]
We say it every week: your story matters. How you tell your story matters. What you believe about your story matters. This week’s guest is a storytelling consultant who shares about how she overcame sexual abuse and survived a childhood cult. She offers us some advice on how to alter our stories from trauma and ... Read More about 82 Living an Altered Story [Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch]
This week’s guest and I have spent a lot of hours together—studying, traveling, and theologizing. We went to college together, served in ministry together, and studied abroad together. This week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast we’re inviting you into the conversation as we talk about God and LGBTQ+. Rev. Dr. Keith A. Menhinick is ... Read More about 81 Finding Freedom in Sexuality and the Church [Keith Menhinick]
Evening Snow is the oldest of 13 children. When she was adopted from Ethiopia, she joined the Snow family to become the oldest of 8. In this episode Evening shares about her transition from Ethiopia to the United States, learning English as her third language, and how her legal and biological ages are different. We ... Read More about 80 Pros and Cons of Adoption [Evening Snow]
This week we welcome back Marla Taviano for the second part of the conversation we had in episode {76}. This time we’re talking about race–two women sharing their journeys to becoming antiracists. Topics Addressed: What is White Girl Learning? Why becoming an antiracist matters What we can do to make the world a more inclusive ... Read More about 79 White Girl Learning [Marla Taviano]
Ana Maria Tromp is an overcomer who’s lived in three different countries and speaks four languages. She’s a recovering perfectionist willing to share what she’s learned from burning out and now becoming a women’s empowerment coach. Topics Addressed: Growing up in a dysfunctional household Living in Venezuela, the Netherlands, and Aruba Learning to speak four ... Read More about 78 For the Overachiever [Ana Maria Tromp]
Kelsey Pfleiderer was in her twenties when she was (eventually) diagnosed with a spinal tumor. Now she uses authentic storytelling to talk about chronic illness, grief, and motherhood in hopes that others find their own story in hers. Topics Addressed: Kelsey’s story of being diagnosed with a spinal tumor in her twenties How to find ... Read More about 77 Authentic Storytelling Meets Spinal Tumor [Kelsey Pfleiderer]
This is the first of a two-part conversation with Marla Taviano of White Girl Learning. In this episode, we’re going to talk about her life as a missionary in Cambodia, her divorce, and her deconstruction journey. Later this fall we’ll share the other part of the conversation about being white women learning about race–why it ... Read More about 76 Deconstruction and Divorce [Marla Taviano]
This is the first of a two-part conversation with Marla Taviano of White Girl Learning. In this episode, we’re going to talk about her life as a missionary in Cambodia, her divorce, and her deconstruction journey. Later this fall we’ll share the other part of the conversation about being white women learning about race–why it ... Read More about 76 Deconstruction and Divorce [Marla Taviano]
Conversations at Have Hope; Will Travel can get deep and heavy. It’s fun to end the conversation on a light note: an abstract question that unites us all: If you could be any inanimate object, what would you be and why? As with the guests, there’s so much diversity and creativity in the answers. It ... Read More about 75 If You Could Be Any Inanimate Object
There are a lot of complex perceptions behind the terms “foster care” and “foster youth.” Today our guest Tori Hope Petersen is a foster care survivor, foster care advocate, foster parent. Listen as she shares her story as a former youth in foster care and how faith, hope, and advocacy have taken root from her ... Read More about 74 Faith, Hope, and Foster Care [Tori Hope Petersen]
We have a very special guest I’m excited to introduce to you all today! It’s my dad. My dad (Dennis) is a husband, father (duh), executive coach, and he is on the board of multiple non-profit organizations. I invited him on the podcast not just to share embarrassing stories from my childhood but to share ... Read More about 73 Story Time and Leadership Lessons with Dad [Dennis Axelson]
Today I get to introduce you to my real life friend, Laura Quam. While a missionary, Laura was inspired to step into the foster care gap with the goal of seeing biological families reunited. She is currently in the process of becoming a licensed foster parent, and she’s pursuing that as a single woman. Laura ... Read More about 72 Becoming a Single Foster Mom [Laura Quam]
This week I have the pleasure to share with you a conversation with Mabel Ninan. Mabel grew up in a minority Christian community in India and is now a non-fiction writer, speaker, wife, and mother living in the United States. Today we discuss how God has woven her story as an immigrant into the larger ... Read More about 71 Finding Our True Home [Mabel Ninan]
Today we get to hear from Hillary Walsh, a military spouse, mother of four kids, immigration lawyer, law professor, business-owner, author, and speaker. Seriously, what doesn’t she do? Hillary shares her story about growing up in rural Kansas, becoming an immigration lawyer, and finding commonality with her clients. Topics Addressed: Hillary’s childhood in rural Kansas ... Read More about 70 Love for Country and for Reform: A Conversation with an Immigration Lawyer [Hillary Walsh]
This week we’re talking about toxic relationships. Our guest is Katina Horton, who has many areas of expertise as an author, speaker, podcaster, Christian life coach, voice creator, and computer technician. Katina runs a ministry called Valley of Grace, where she helps women in toxic relationships break unhealthy relationship patterns and reclaim their power and ... Read More about 69 Healing from Toxic Relationships [Katina Horton]
Today we have the opportunity to talk with Angela Alexander, who is retired from the Air Force and now works as an author, speaker, and grief coach. Angela shares her story of losing her two youngest sons in a car accident while she was on active duty across the world. We discuss loss, grief, and ... Read More about 68 Turning Pain into Power and Grief into Peace [Angela Alexander]
Well friend, this week it’s just you and me! On this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel, we’re talking about my recent experience with jury duty. Did you just groan a little inside? Let’s talk about why we have that negative reaction and what we can do about it. Join us today as we talk ... Read More about 67 Being Called for Jury Duty [Katie Axelson]
This week we’re traveling to Jamaica to hear Crystal Daye’s story of growing up in inner city Kingston. In the episode, we’re taking on hard topics including poverty, molestation, abortion, and murder. Crystal also shares her story of redemption and her passion for empowering women. Topics Addressed The religious and social culture of Jamaica How ... Read More about 66 Redemption and Empowerment [Crystal Daye]
Ezelis Sanderson is a CODA, a Child of Deaf Adults, and from an early age felt that God has given her a purpose to be a bridge between the Deaf and hearing communities. Today she is an American Sign Language interpreter, wife, and mother of two kids—one who is Deaf and one who is a ... Read More about 65 CODA: A Bridge Between the Deaf and Hearing Communities [Ezelis Sanderson]
Apple | Google | Amazon | Spotify | Transcript The stories we tell ourselves are powerful. Sometimes those stories even have to compete with negative narratives coming our way from the people around us. Today we’re talking with Paul Forchione, who has spent his life rewriting the script set before him and now he helps others do the same. Paul who was born ... Read More about 64 Rewriting Your Story [Paul Forchione]
Apple | Google | Amazon | Spotify | Transcript It was a totally normal day. Until it wasn’t. This week on Have Hope; Will Travel we’re journeying to and across Europe hearing Anastasia Vladychynska’s story of evacuating Kyiv, Ukraine, less than a month ago. Topics Addressed How did you decide it was time to leave ... Read More about 63 One Woman’s Story of Evacuating Kyiv [Anastasia Vladychynska]
It’s officially March, which means we’re getting hints of spring here in Minnesota, and it’s also Women’s History Month in the United States. I think my conversation with Chris Bhadra is a great way to kick off Women’s History Month. Chris has her PhD, is a trained Indian contemporary dancer, writer, podcaster, and a self-admittedly ... Read More about 62 Tensions in Tradition: Discussing South Asian Culture [Chris Bhadra]
How often do you get the chance to talk to someone different than you about race, religion, vaccinations, and defunding the police? In my conversation with Leonard this week, he models what a charitable discussion can look like on even the most controversial of topics. I learned so much from him, and I think you ... Read More about 61 The Questions About Race You Feel Like You Can’t Ask [Leonard McDonald]
This week’s podcast guest has the most peaceful voice you will ever hear. Oly grew up in Kenya, moving to the United States for college. In this week’s episode, we cover a lot of ground from her trans-Atlantic move, being a woman of color, being queer, her career changes, religion, and so much more. Some ... Read More about 60 Being a Queer Black Person of Color [Oly]
This week’s podcast episode guest has a story of a hard childhood, rape, and child loss as a teen. Lena Cebula shares about drug addiction and how she got sold in human trafficking and was trafficked to a new continent. In the midst of all of that, she had encounters with Jesus and moments of ... Read More about 59 Love and Be Loved [Lena Cebula]
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. At Have Hope; Will Travel we’re spreading awareness by hearing the story of Sariah Hastings, an overcomer of human trafficking. In this episode Sariah shares her story of being trafficked, trafficking others, and getting out. She talks about how and where she met Jesus. She offers ... Read More about 58 Overcoming Human Trafficking [Sariah Hastings]
Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Do you know anything about Kwanzaa? I didn’t before talking to Sydney James of Black on Black Therapy. Sydney James, LCSW is the founder of Black On Black Therapy PLLC. As a trauma and anxiety therapist, her services and resources are geared towards elevating mental health and wellness. She promotes cultural ... Read More about 57 What is Kwanzaa? [Sydney James]
There are rhythms to December. Both shopping and coming up with our own wishlist. Decorating the tree, the house, the yard. The first snowfall. The bitter cold. The lighting of the Advent candles. Why do we celebrate Advent? Like where did the tradition come from? Why purple/blue candles with one pink? Why a wreath? Why ... Read More about 56 The Advent of Advent
This week podcast guest and I had no shortage of things to talk about. You may be aware Chanukah is happening now (November 28-December 6) but did you know December 1 is World AIDS Day? Lisa Waldman is Jewish. Her wife is a Quaker living with HIV. Yes, we talk about it all. Some questions ... Read More about 55 World AIDS Day [Lisa Waldman]
Tanya and her husband were living outside of Atlanta with their two children when they began to dream about a different life. They sold their house, left their stationary jobs, and moved their [then] four children onto a boat to set sail on a new adventure. They’ve been sailing ever since 2008–raising and homeschooling now ... Read More about 54 Leaving the Safe Harbor [Tanya Hackney]
I love getting to travel and this week on the podcast we’re traveling to Singapore by way of Mexico. Crunch Ranjani is from Singapore, currently living in Mexico, and joining us to talk about the Hindu festival Deepavali. Maybe you’ve heard it called Diwali? It’s the festival of light. In this episode, Crunch educates us ... Read More about 53 The Festival of Light [Crunch Ranjani]
Maybe you’re not feeling this but pretty much everyone I’ve talked to is feeling a level of exhaustion, discontentment, or discouragement. We’re all ready for a change. We need something different. Back when we were allowed to share food, I made some muffins for my coworkers. Except I was out of oil. Join me this ... Read More about 51 Happiness is a Team Sport
When I started a podcast {50} episodes go, I wanted a trademark question but couldn’t come up with a good one. What became Have Hope; Will Travel’s trademark question actually started on accident. It was a question I used with certain guests to understand their perspective better. They had such insightful things to say, I ... Read More about 50 What Do You Wish Everyone Knew?
Get ready to learn! This week on Have Hope; Will Travel we’re learning from mental health therapist Nikki Kutil. Nikki teaches us about art therapy, how the brain functions, how to have hard conversations, good self-care practices, and so much more. You’ve heard of Fight or Flight but have you heard of Freeze and Fawn? ... Read More about 49 How to Care for Yourself in Hard Conversations [Nikki Kutil]
At Have Hope; Will Travel we love giving individuals space to share their stories and their perspectives. Especially if it’s a perspective we might not otherwise hear. However, those types of conversations are not always easy. In this week’s podcast episode I share some secrets for how to handle them in the context of a ... Read More about 48 How to Have Hard Conversations
When’s the last time you did something you’ve never done before? You explored a new hobby. You ate at a different international restaurant. You took a brave step in caring for yourself. I learned how to play pickle ball this week. Simone Biles pulled herself out of the Olympics. This week on Have Hope; Will ... Read More about 47 Try Something Different
A spent less than an hour ago with her an entire decade ago. Her facial features have become blurred in my memory but her words have forever been etched on my heart: “My name is Loser because I make mistakes.” For that one class period I was Loser’s English teacher. I taught her about my ... Read More about 46 My Name is Loser
The world seems to be in a constant battle between natural products and pharmaceuticals. So this week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast we’re stepping into the controversy and who better to educate us than a woman who knows a lot about both. Pharmacy student Alissa Clayton is an essential oils user and clean living ... Read More about 45 Can Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals Co-exist? [Alissa Clayton]
There’s no way around it: life is hard right now. We’re trying to figure out life in this is-the-pandemic-over-or-is-it-not situation. We’re part of a civil rights movement. We’re coming out of our homes for the first time in over a year and a half. Join me on this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel where ... Read More about 44 Why is This So Hard
Kerri Jeter joined the army as a single mother of three. She now uses her experience to bring healing to other women veterans and help amplify their stories. In Have Hope; Will Travel episode {43} Kerri shares with us why she joined the military, some struggles she faced as a woman, and how we can ... Read More about 43 Women Veterans Day [Kerri Jeter]
What are the three most important Christian holidays? Christmas and Easter, of course. But what’s the third? Pentecost. Yesterday was Pentecost Sunday, but did you know Pentecost actually comes from the Jewish holiday Shavuot? This week on Have Hope; Will Travel we explore Pentecost and the spiritual gift most often associated with Pentecost: speaking in ... Read More about 42 Speaking in Tongues?!
On March 17, 2020, the world shut down and Anna Ward had to make the difficult decision to prioritize her health (her life) over her job and even over her extended family. Anna was born with a progressive genetic disorder called Cystic Fibrosis. CF is one of the highest risk conditions for serious illness from ... Read More about 41 Cystic Fibrosis and the Pandemic [Anna Ward]
Ever since the very beginning, God’s desire has always been to be in relationship with us. But what does that look like since Jesus isn’t just walking down the street to go hang out with? This week on Have Hope; Will Travel, Jenilee Samuel demystifies hearing God’s voice. She offers some tips for getting started—for ... Read More about {40} How to Hear God’s Voice [Jenilee Samuel]
Stephanie Rousselle came to the United States from France as a high school foreign exchange student. Her goal was to learn English. She accomplished that goal and came to know Christ. This week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast she shares her story of intellectual and cultural opposition to the Gospel. Highlights How God used ... Read More about 39 Taste the Goodness of the Gospel [Stephanie Rousselle]
Here we are: having a different kind of Easter for the second year in a row. We’ve been through a lot this last year, and at some point or another, we’ve probably all borrowed these words from Jesus: My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” Except these words aren’t original to Jesus. He’s ... Read More about 38 My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me
We love to travel, we love to get to hear others’ stories, and we love to learn about someone else’s life and culture. Yet sometimes we’re left with the question of “How?” This week on Have Hope; Will Travel, journalist, author, and global adventurer Jessica Stone shares from her experience of living and working in ... Read More about 37 Crossing the Divide [Jessica Stone]
I hope you don’t find it sacrilegious for me to say this. Jesus and I have talked about it, and He’s cool with it. There are some scriptures I absolutely hate. They make me angry. I feel like they show a world different than the one I want to be part of. Like take Deuteronomy ... Read More about 36 When You’ve Been Wronged
“From ashes to ashes and dust to dust…” This week welcome Ash Wednesday which ushers us into the 40-day season leading up to Easter known as Lent. Those who are familiar with the liturgical church just got a little stressed because the follow-up question is always, “What are you giving up for Lent?” The tradition ... Read More about 35 A Different Approach to Lent
Love is not like snow. It doesn’t go away.” Lise Farah This week’s podcast guest is a powerhouse! Lise Farah does it all. She’s a writer, a poet, a spoken word artist, and a wife. She’s in seminary, she leads at her church, she runs her own ministry, oh, and she’s 8 months pregnant. Join ... Read More about 34 Allyship is Not Optional [Lise Farah]
As a follower of Jesus, you were made for such a time as 2020 (and 2021). Hope runs in your veins—literally and figuratively.
When Miranda Jo Davis came to know Jesus, she felt like her new beliefs were in a direct clash with the yoga she loved so much. She was right. But instead of abandoning her yoga practice, she learned to adapt it to honor God with the gift that is movement.
All the feels this year as we head into Christmas week. So many thoughts, precautions, and canceled plans around the concern of being safe. These are all good things. This week on Have Hope; Will Travel we wrap up our healing series talking about spiritual healing. You heard Joy Vetterlein’s story and suggestions in the ... Read More about 31 Finding Healing at the Manger
If you have ever thought to yourself, "I love Jesus, but I'm not sure where I fit in the church," meet your new friend: Joy Vetterlein. You're not going to want to miss episode {30}
We all know 2020 has not been what we expected it to be. But that doesn't mean it's without good moments, victories, and things we can be thankful for.
Sometimes healing doesn't come in the ways that we expect. In episode {28} Casey Jenkins shares her story of finding God and living counter-culturally in the midst of chronic pain.
It is always God’s will to heal. I wish that meant sickness, diseases, and pain played no role here on earth. I wish that meant the pandemic wasn’t radically changing our world. In this week’s episode of Have Hope; Will Travel we unpack the three different ways God heals. We look at how we see ... Read More about {27} Does God Heal?
This episode of Have Hope; Will Travel is especially tender. Because Karen Fig isn’t just a member of the LGBTQ+ community. She’s a close friend. Like Karen has checked my head for lice. One time we shared a bed and only one of us got bedbugs. She’s involved in some of the stories I shared ... Read More about {26} National Coming Out Day [Karen Fig]
October is ADHD Awareness Month, so we're kicking it off hearing from Patricia Sung about how being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult impacted her life.
For better or for worse, church right now cannot look like what it has looked like in the past. As it turns out, buildings and large gatherings aren't required to worship.
At Have Hope; Will Travel podcast we believe in getting to know people who think, live, and believe things that are different than we do. The world becomes a smaller place when we get to know others and can have open conversations. This week I interviewed a good friend of mine who isn’t a Christian ... Read More about 23 Evangelism Led by a Non-Christian [Casey Manko]
One of the challenges of becoming an adult is learning to navigate our relationship with our parents now that we’re all adults. In this episode, Heather Enright shares about redemption of the hard element of her transition to adulthood, how she loves her adult kids well (spoiler alert: care packages for the win!), and the ... Read More about {22} Sowing in Tears: Grief and Redemption [Heather Enright]
My insurance company said something rude to me about my singleness. So I started a highly-scientific Instagram poll to prove them wrong. And prove them wrong I did. But I also opened a huge can of worms about singleness. If you’re single, you get this. If you’re not, let me tell you: singleness hurts. It’s ... Read More about 21 Loving Singles Well [Thoughts from a Single]
This episode was recorded prior to the pandemic back when we could travel. But as I listen to it again, I’m amazed at how timely the message is for today. It’s as if God knew what we’d need a few months before we needed it. As it turns out, grief is not just the death ... Read More about {20} Admitting It’s Ok Not to Be Ok [Emily Gallimore]
In this episode of the Have Hope; Will Travel podcast we talk about what it looks like for God to make us new, to entrust to us the ministry of reconciliation, and to be ambassadors in our world.
Anne is a author, speaker, coaching wife, and licensed therapist who is passionate about the intersection of faith and mental health. Come let her escort you into the presence of Jesus.
Meet Dr. Brie Thomas as she shares about what a Family Nurse Practitioner does and how COVID-19 has changed her world.
It’s uncomfortable to talk about race, but it’s an important conversation. White people are supposed to enter the conversation about race–but to do so as learners. So today let’s learn from Haley Lowe as she shares her heart, her story, and her advice. Listen to this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel on iTunes, Spotify, ... Read More about 15 Let’s Talk about Race [Haley Lowe]
Have Hope; Will Travel journeys to Jordan to learn about Ramadan and Islamic culture from Farah.
We know the victory of Easter Sunday. We know the suffering of Good Friday. But about the life between the mountain tops and valleys: Saturday.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all learning to pivot. Celebrate with us the beauty we're seeing and join us in prayer over the hard.
The secret to knowing God’s voice is to know what He sounds like as we see in scripture.
Ever since the beginning of creation it has always been God’s design to be in relationship with us. Which means when we sit down to encounter God, we can expect Him to show up.
Sometimes it's hard to have a quiet time. Here are some suggestions to help you encounter God.
Sometimes we pray that we want to live like Jesus, and we forget that Jesus was rejected. Jesus didn't call us to do what makes us happy.
What does it look like to live like Jesus in my life right now? What could it look like?
If Christmas and Easter are the only things that matter and Jesus only came to die for our sins, He could have been killed with all of the other little baby boys. Instead He taught us how to live.
This week we don’t just end another year. We end a decade. That’s a lot of time to recount and reflect on. In this episode of Have Hope; Will Travel, let's reflect and look forward together.
The world gets a little smaller when we spend time with people who are different than we are. Join me as we talk about Hanukkah with my Jewish friend Sammi Sudit. Sammi also shares what it's like to be Jewish in December.
I doubt the shepherds were expecting middle of the night visitors. Luke says they were greatly afraid. Yet they way they chose to react even in their fear is a model for us what it looks like to become more like Christ. Podcast Highlights: What do I do with the information I now know? What ... Read More about {Three} Surprised in the Journey
It’s easy to experience Christmas on autopilot because it’s so familiar. Instead, let’s take a step back and look at the story from a new perspective: where is God when you’re lost? If you’ve ever felt abandoned or misled by God, you’re in good company. This episode is for you.
Anna helps us prepare our hearts as we become more like Jesus through practice. She takes overwhelming and sometimes complex spiritual practices and breaks them down into simple things we can do in our everyday lives by selecting the discipline that makes the most sense for our needs in this season.
Welcome to Have Hope; Will Travel. I’m your host, Katie Axelson. We are always traveling somewhere. To work. From school. To another country. Back home. A lot of life is viewed through the glass windows of cars, busses, and airplanes. We travel through seasons of life. Seasons of joy, seasons of peace, seasons of pain, ... Read More about {Introduction}