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]