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, […]
I was sitting at the kitchen counter pitting an avocado when the knife slipped. You know how this story ends. I felt the blade caress my hand and saw pieces of green and brown flying everywhere before me. I thought to myself, “Stitches seem to fit this hard season of life I’m in.” I was […]
Hey, Sweetheart, it’s so good to see you. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? But it doesn’t matter. I’m glad you’re here now. I love the time I get to spend with you. You are gorgeous. Do you know that? Do you really know that?
I’m beginning to understand why Jovi in the movie Elf says she’s “just trying to get through the holidays.” Here’s the thing: I work retail. And ministry. And I’m in grad school. In December, all three of my worlds get stressful. Add to that, the Christmas shopping, the card mailing, the family visiting, and the […]
You know that feeling when you put too much food in your mouth and now you have to somehow find a way to get it to your stomach without choking? Yeah, that’s kind of where I’m living right now. I’m a full-time seminary student with the equivalent of three part-time jobs. Needless to say, life’s […]
I messed up. I made a mistake that cost my company money. When a coworker pointed it out to me, I felt terrible. It was a stupid mistake. I knew better. I wasn’t thinking, was going too fast, and wasn’t paying close enough attention. The whole thing was silly and I felt terrible because of […]
I smiled as I washed my hands and saw a small child’s scribbles on the church bulletin sitting on the bathroom counter. It said: Dada loves loves loves loves loves loves loves loves loves Gracie.” I’m sure that little one just wrote those words to keep herself entertained in adult church. But God left them on […]
We sat in his office—me balling my eyes out, him encouraging, pastoring, and gently correcting me. I desperately needed it. I felt like my whole life was out of whack. He was assuring me I wasn’t alone, I wasn’t broken, and I wasn’t a lost cause. Katie, have you ever heard the story about my […]
God had spoken. He’d brought to mind some words He wanted to share with the missionary in front of me. He wanted to use my mouth to do it. And I straight up didn’t want to repeat what He said. It was one of our first days in Germany and we were praying over a […]
