There Are Good Things Here

Latest Episodes
“Mr. and Mrs. Hansen”
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.
Mom Hansen’s Eulogy
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 int
30th Anniversary
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
“In This Place There Are Good Things” S03 | E23
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 he
“I Love the Perspective that Comes with Having Cancer” S03 | E22
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
Reflections and Hopes for a New Year (2014) S03 | E21
Katie Hubbard closes out 2013 with a long journal entry on everything she had done since mid-November of that year. (She didnt journal a lot during that time because her journal went missing for a mo
Katie Hubbard, the Auburn Tigers Fan S03 | E20
Lest anyone think I (Norman Hubbard) edit Katies 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
Reconstructive Surgery and Gratitude S03 | E19
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 r
Parenting, Losing a Friend, and Focusing on Scripture S03 | E18
In this episode, Katie reflects on the challenges and joys of parenting four kids at very different stages of life, losing a friend to cancer, and meditating on Scripture.
“Katie Hubbard, Beloved Child of God” S03 | E17
In the previous podcast, we found Katie Hubbard struggling with the idea that her life, taken by cancer, might be dispensable. Here, we find her breakthrough as she writes out, Romans 8:38: For I am