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The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast
The Nothing is Wasted podcast explores the deep impact of trauma, loss, grief, and tragedy, while providing listeners with the hope and healing of Jesus. Born from Host Davey Blackburn’s own story of trauma and grief after the tragic loss of his wife Amanda and unborn child during a home invasion, this show features powerful stories of resilience and faith and practical tools to navigate pain and heartache. Listen each week for encouragement and insight as guests share how they’ve found that…
Episodes
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Episode 393 - Brokenness, Redemption, and the Power of a Biker’s Prayer with Angie Howell
What do you do when life leaves you desperate for hope? How do you find redemption when all you see is brokenness? Angie Howell knows these questions all too…
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Episode 392 - Blessed Are The Spiraling with Levi Lusko
What do you do when anxiety suddenly takes hold and you find yourself spiraling? How do you begin to unravel the past wounds and circumstances that have led…
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Episode 391 - Making Sense of Your Story with Adam Young
How do we begin to untangle the wounds of our childhood and understand how they influence the way we show up in the world today? What do we do with the stories…
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Episode 390 - Practicing Defiant Joy in Suffering with Margaret Feinberg
How do you find joy when the diagnosis feels devastating? How can you become the joyful person God calls you to be—even in the midst of your deepest pain?…
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Episode 389 - Disability-Inclusivity with Dr. Laurie Thompson
How can we learn to trust God when our prayers for healing go unanswered? What does it truly mean for the Church to become a place of belonging and welcome for…
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Episode 388 - When Grief Comes Home with Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague
What do we do when pain and trauma affect our children? How can we guide them through the complex journey of grief and loss? Erin Nelson has walked through…
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Episode 387 - Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments with Rachel Wojo
How do you even begin to talk to God when life is unfolding in ways you never wanted? What can prayer do when the pain feels unbearably raw and deep? For…
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Episode 386 - Walking Alongside People in Their Pain with Jerry McFarland
How do we support those in pain when we ourselves don’t have all the answers? How can we be present when we’re uncomfortable with the silence, the sorrow, and…
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Episode 385 - Healing Leadership Trauma with Dr. Nicholas and Sheila Wise Rowe
How can leaders heal from their own wounds? Why does emotional and spiritual health matter so deeply for those who are called to lead? Historian and Seminary…
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Episode 384 - Sacred Attachment with Michael Cusick
What happens when our lived experience doesn’t align with what we believe about God? How do we hold on to faith when trauma, suffering, or loss shatters our…
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Episode 383 - Helping Kids Overcome After Trauma with Science and Scripture with Dr. Nicole Wilke
How do we help kids build resilience, especially after facing trauma? How do we teach kids the skills they need to persevere after pain? Dr. Nicole Wilke had a…
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Episode 382 - Forging an Unshakable Faith After Loss with Brooke Martin
What do you do when you are faced with an unbearable decision? How do you walk firmly in faith when you know the outcome will most likely be devastation? For…
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Episode 381 - Hope in a Hard Diagnosis with Alan Hester
Where can you find hope when a diagnosis is difficult to accept? How can you trust God when life's challenges feel insurmountable? For Alan Hester, finding out…
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Episode 380 - Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, and Dead Ends with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague
What do we do with the doubts, disillusionments, and dead ends that can come in our faith journey? How do we help someone who has questions in their walk with…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 379 - The Adoptee's Journey with Cameron Lee Small
How can we help a child who may not have the words to express their own grief? How can communities be support systems to those who have adopted? Cameron Lee…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 378 - Comfort in the Ashes with Dr. Michelle Keener
What do we do when people fail us in our greatest time of need? How can the church do a better job at entering into people's pain and walking with them in…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 377 - Mastering Our Emotions with Dr. Kevin Chapman
What do we do with the seemingly never-ending emotions that can come in this generation? How do we manage the persistent feelings of anxiety and depression…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 376 - Healing after Losing a Child to Addiction with Lance and Jeni Ward
How do you heal as a parent when your worst fears come true? How do you move through the pain of losing a child unexpectedly to a drug addiction? Pastor Lance…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 375 - Walking Through Deconstruction with Ian Harber
What do you do when you find yourself in a crisis of faith? How can you help someone walking through the questions and doubts they are experiencing? Ian Harber…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 374 - Overcoming Shame from Hidden Secrets with Anne Beiler
What do we do with the secrets that keep us hidden in shame and despair? How do we tell our story in such a way that we can experience the true freedom that…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 373 - Embracing a Gospel Vision in Racial Healing and Justice with Dr. Sarita Lyons
How do we, no matter what our cultural lens may be, embrace a gospel vision in conversations around racial healing and justice? How do we root our…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 372 - Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried about a Thing with Megan Fate Marshman
Theologian Dallas Willard was once asked how he would describe Jesus in just 1 word. He replied with the word: relaxed. How can we learn to walk and live like…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 371 - Helping Little Ones through Grief and Loss with Annie F. Downs and Tatum Green
How do we begin to help young children understand loss? What can we do to help little ones grieve while we are walking through it alongside them? For author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 369 - Healing Shame after Betrayal with Mark and Jill Savage
How do we heal a marriage that has been broken by betrayal? Is it even possible to move past the shame and condemnation that can come after choices that harm…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastBonus Episode: What We Find in the Dark Episode 1 with Glenn Packiam
Bonus Episode: Check out this episode from our newest podcast, What We Find in the Dark with host Aubrey Sampson When we find ourselves in the dark after loss…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 368 - Overcoming Insecurity with Oneka McClellan
How do you move past your greatest insecurities in order to step into what God has for you? What do you do when pain creates new insecurities and doubts about…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 367 - Experiencing Jesus in Pain and Suffering with John Eldredge
What happens to our relationship with God in the midst of suffering? How do we stay connected to Jesus when we are walking through pain? Author John Eldredge…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 366 -Navigating the Winter Seasons in Marriage with Cubbie Fink and Rebecca St. James
How do we make it through the difficult seasons that every marriage encounters? What does contentment look like when our circumstances aren't changing? For…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 365 - Waiting Isn’t a Waste with Mark Vroegop
How do we navigate those long and difficult seasons of waiting? What do we do when we don't know what to do or how to move forward in life? Author and pastor…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 364 - The Mindful Marriage with Ron and Nan Deal
How do we get out of the negative patterns in our marriage? What impact does learning to regulate our own emotions have on our relationships? For authors Ron…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 363 - Finding the Fix for our Addiction, Pain, and Trauma with Ian Morgan Cron
How can we deal with our addictions in a way that brings true healing? What does the Twelve Steps Program offer all of us when it comes to getting to the root…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 362 - Spiritual Practices in Wilderness Seasons with Tyler Staton
How can spiritual practices help us in the valley of our heartache and suffering? Why is prayer so pivotal in our pain? For years, pastor of Bridgetown Church…
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Episode 361 - Helping Teens Navigate Hard Things with Amy Betters-Midtvedt
How do we help our kids navigate the most difficult parts of life? What role does connection play in making sure that we are who our kids come to when they are…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 360 - Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration with Latasha Morrison
How do we bring forth a heart of redemption in the broken systems of this world? What is our responsibility as believers when it comes to healing the racial…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 359 - Reconnecting and Recovering the Lost Art of Being Human with Carlos Whittaker
How do we hear God's voice in a world full of noise? What impact do our screens have on our mental health?Carlos Whittaker has made a career out of connecting…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 358 - Looking Back As We Look Forward with Davey Blackburn and the Nothing is Wasted Team
Why is it important to look back as we look forward? How can we reflect on the past while looking ahead towards hope?In this special episode, Davey talks with…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 357 - The Life-Changing Power of Friendship with Craig Cooper
How can hospitality and kindness be a conduit for life-transforming change? What can happen when we open our hearts and homes to those in need of hope?Craig…
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Episode 356 - Learning to Surrender Our Path for a New Purpose with Natalie Buchoz
How do you find purpose when your life as you knew it is permanently changed? How can you learn to surrender the plans and path you once saw for yourself? For…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 355 - Catching Whimsy After Pain with Bob Goff
How do we return to a childlike faith, full of possibility and awe, after experiencing hurt? How can we lift other's eyes to the beauty that exists even when…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 354 - Suffering and the Formation of Hope with Dr. Curt Thompson
How does hope begin to form in the face of our greatest pain? Why do some people seem to rise out of the rubble of suffering with a new sense of eternal…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 353 - Healing What You Can't Erase with Christopher Cook
How can you heal from what you can't erase? What do you do to transform your mental, emotional, and spiritual health from the inside out?For author, speaker…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 352 - Holding On To Hope and Mystery After Loss with Kay Warren
WARNING: This episode contains conversations about suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners/viewers. What do you do when your worst nightmare comes…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 351 - Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself with Chanté Griffin
How do we step into conversations with one another that may feel difficult or uncomfortable around the topic of race? What does it look like to love well our…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 350 - Trading Our Fears and Anxieties for God's Unshakable Peace with Katie Davis Majors
What does it look like to answer God's call in our life? How do we step into our calling when there is suffering that we never expected?For author, ministry…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 349 - Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction with Dr. Lina AbuJamra
What do you do when the people of God fail and you find yourself questioning God because of it? How do you deconstruct your misunderstandings about God, His…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 348 - The Impact of Brain Health on our Healing with Dr. Daniel Amen
What is the connection to our brain's health and our mental health? How can taking care of our brains help us heal from grief, trauma, depression or anxiety?…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 347 - Tired of Being Tired with Jess Connolly
How do we experience true rest in a culture that demands striving and encourages fatigue? What does it even look like to live from a place of rest instead of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 346 - Finding Hope When Life Leaves You Feeling Shattered with Kellie Bullard
How can you find hope when life shatters before your eyes? How can you continue to believe in the goodness of God after tragedy?For young mom Kellie Bullard…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 345 - Suffering and the Gospel with Paul David Tripp
What does the gospel have for us in our suffering? How do we apply theological truths in our pain?Author and Bible teacher Paul David Tripp had a deep…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 344 - Now and Not Yet with Ruth Chou Simons
How do we lean into the tensions of life--the now and not yet? What does it look like to press into the different seasons as they come instead of constantly…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 343 - Stepping into God's Calling with Kat Armstrong
How do you step into what God is calling you towards when others seem to discourage you? What does it look like to use your gifts for the kingdom in the face…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 342 - Finding Hope in the Mystery of Suffering with Ellie Holcomb
How do we hold onto faith in a world full of so much suffering and sorrow? Where do we find hope in the mystery of all the pain?For Recording Artist and Author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 341 - Demystifying Evil with Ingrid Faro
Warning: This episode discusses loss by suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners. What do we do when it comes to understanding God's role in the…
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Episode 340 - Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Kristi Blackburn
What does redemption look like in our stories of pain and suffering? How do we step into the story of someone we love and hold space for them? For Nothing is…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 339 - Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Mack Brock
How can music help us heal? What role does worship play in our most difficult seasons? Songwriter, worship leader and singer Mack Brock has written countless…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 338 - Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Levi Lusko
How do we begin to lead our generation through pain? What do we do with the tension of our heartache and the hope we have in Jesus?For author and pastor Levi…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 337 -Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Daniel and Brittany Brooker
How do you learn to feel the pain instead of just filling it? What does surrender look like when we've entered a story that we never imagined for ourselves?On…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 336 - Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Kenneth Wagner
What does true friendship look like in the midst of the darkest moments in our lives? How do we show up for our friends who are hurting after a tragedy? The…
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Episode 335 - Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Dr. John Walker
What happens when we attempt to selectively numb our pain? How does a season in the wilderness of suffering transform us if we allow it? Dr. John Walker has…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 334 - Nothing is Wasted Book: More to the Story with Dave and Brenda Blackburn
How do you help an adult child who is experiencing an unimaginable loss? What does it look like to parent our kids who are grown and who are walking through…