Episodes

  • “Mr. and Mrs. Hansen”

    “Mr. and Mrs. Hansen”
    Jan 14 2025
    My new book, More Than Christians, comes out on January 14, 2024. The book is dedicated to Katie's parents, Charles and Betsy Hansen, and there's a section in it about my early relationship with "Mr. and Mrs. Hansen." The people we love and who love us have a lot to teach us about the gospel. If this podcast reaches you, consider buying a copy of the book, More Than Christians.
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    10 mins
  • Mom Hansen’s Eulogy

    Mom Hansen’s Eulogy
    Dec 31 2024
    On November 10, 2024, Betsy Hansen passed from this life into the presence of the Savior she loved. Mom Hansen was one of the most influential women in my life, not least because she brought Katie into it! Here are the remarks I shared about her at her funeral.
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    9 mins
  • 30th Anniversary

    30th Anniversary
    Dec 17 2024
    Today, December 17, 2024, would have been Katie's and my 30th Anniversary. To commemorate this day, I reflect back on some stories from our wedding day. God's goodness and steadfast love have followed me through many years of sorrow and loss. On this day, I remember both: the grief and the goodness.
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    13 mins
  • “In This Place There Are Good Things” S03 | E23

    “In This Place There Are Good Things” S03 | E23
    Apr 1 2024
    In this final episode of Season 3, we find Katie Hubbard characteristically wrestling with questions of doubt and faith, death and life, promises of provision and bills to pay. Most of all, we find her true to herself and her God, committed to the hard work of finding good things in the hardest of places. This podcast is probably the final one, so I share some final thoughts.
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    19 mins
  • “I Love the Perspective that Comes with Having Cancer” S03 | E22

    “I Love the Perspective that Comes with Having Cancer” S03 | E22
    Mar 25 2024
    Katie hated almost everything about cancer treatment, except for the perspective cancer brings. She had a high tolerance for pain but a low tolerance for medication. Constant check-ups and scans left her feeling exposed and anxious. The surgeries, scars and hair loss felt like an assault on her womanhood. Yet, she could write without hesitation to the Lord, “I hate [my] anxiety and the uncertainty I live with, but I do love the perspective that comes with having cancer. Sometimes, I think everyone should have cancer.”
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    8 mins
  • Reflections and Hopes for a New Year (2014) S03 | E21

    Reflections and Hopes for a New Year (2014) S03 | E21
    Mar 18 2024
    Katie Hubbard closes out 2013 with a long journal entry on everything she had done since mid-November of that year. (She didn’t journal a lot during that time because her journal went missing for a month.) It’s amazing to consider all she did after finishing chemo, radiation, and reconstructive surgery. It would have been a full life for a person in perfect health. Going into 2014, she lists out lessons learned from the previous year: “What Have I Learned: God is trustworthy. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I can turn towards Him or away from Him in trials. God will provide. God will provide.”
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    13 mins
  • Katie Hubbard, the Auburn Tigers Fan S03 | E20

    Katie Hubbard, the Auburn Tigers Fan S03 | E20
    Mar 11 2024
    Lest anyone think I (Norman Hubbard) edit Katie’s journals heavily when I read them on air, let this podcast stand as testimony. In early December 2013, you get pure Katie Hubbard, the quintessential Auburn Tigers football fan. (Really, the "kick 6" game might be one of the greatest moments in sports!) You also see another example of the way Katie wrote out Scripture in her journal as a means of meditating on what God was saying to her. It’s an inspiring model many of us could profitably adopt.
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    10 mins
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Gratitude S03 | E19

    Reconstructive Surgery and Gratitude S03 | E19
    Mar 4 2024
    In this episode, Katie Hubbard talks about reconstructive surgery with her followers on Caring Bridge. It may be the only time you hear her publicly threaten to beat you with a baseball bat. And she reflects on a common theme in her journals: having a lot of stuff doesn’t make you grateful.
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    14 mins