The Axiom Church Podcast

After a profound spiritual awakening during recovery from war wounds, Ignatius devoted his life to helping others listen deeply for God’s voice. He teaches that discipleship is not about frantic doing, but about rooted discernment—choosing what leads us deeper into love.

Menno Simons gave his life not to build a movement, but to follow Jesus faithfully. In a world bent on violence and power, he modeled peace, community, and cross-bearing love—even at great cost.
Focus: Choosing peace and humility over control
Key Texts: Matthew 5:38–45; Romans 12:1–2; Hebrews 10:32–36
Virtue: Convictional Peace
Spiritual Practice: Acts of nonviolent resistance (name and fast from a power-grabbing tendency this week)

In a time of plague and spiritual crisis, Julian received visions of Christ’s radical love. Her message, grounded in divine assurance, invites us to trust not in outcomes, but in the unwavering presence of God. Even in suffering, she insists, “All shall be well.”

Focus: Trusting in the love that holds us, even in the unknown

Key Scripture Texts: Isaiah 43:1–2; John 16:33; Romans 5:1–5

Virtue: Hopeful Trust

Spiritual Practice Companion:
Breath prayer throughout the day: “All shall be well.” (Inhale: “All shall be well”; Exhale: “And all manner of thing shall be well.”)

Week 1 – St. Augustine: The Way of Holy Desire

Theme: Restlessness and Return
Summary: Augustine teaches us that discipleship begins not with certainty, but with yearning. His story is one of love misdirected, then redeemed. He invites us to trust that our restlessness is a compass pointing us home to God.
Focus: Reordering our desires through grace
Key Texts: Psalm 42:1–2; Matthew 6:21; Romans 13:11–14
Virtue: Rightly Ordered Desire
Spiritual Practice: Daily examen (focus on desire: “What was I truly seeking today?”)

Acts 16:16-40, Beaten and chained, Paul and Silas sing. Not because they’re unafraid but because their hope is rooted deeper than circumstance. A jailer’s heart opens. A city has changed.

Acts 16:11-15 - By a river, with no synagogue in sight, a woman named Lydia opens her heart. There is no altar call, no stadium crowd  just quiet hospitality and holy conversation because Paul listened to the Holy Spirit.

Acts 16:1-10

Ross Bentley takes us through Acts 15:36-41. Paul and Barnabas part ways,  a rift between friends. The gospel goes on, not because of perfect unity, but because grace refuses to waste even our divisions. God can work even through our fractures, nothing surrendered is wasted.