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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
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 333 - The Narrow Path with Rich Villodas
What does God invite us into in our pain? How do we learn to bring our honest emotions and thoughts to God?Pastor and author Rich Villodas has learned and…
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Episode 332 - The Gift of Limitations with Sara Hagerty
What do we do with all of our limitations? How do we begin to reframe the limits of our bodies and our lives in a way that allows God to use the boundary lines…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 331 - The Power of Personal Revival with Lisa Whittle
How do we live a more connected life with Jesus when this world offers so many distractions? What would it look like for individuals to experience personal…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 330 - Helping Our Kids and Teens Navigate Anxiety with Dr. Chinwe Williams
WARNING: This episode discusses teen suicide and may not be suitable for all audiences. How do we begin to understand the staggering increase in mental health…
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Episode 329 - The Hidden Peace with Joel Muddamalle
What does humility have to do with our suffering? How can it lead to what we long for most--peace? For theologian, author, and podcaster Joel Muddamalle, a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 328 - The Night is Normal with Dr. Alicia Britt Chole
What do we do when our faith feels like the darkness of night? How do we find our way through when God is hard to see or feel?Author and speaker Dr. Alicia…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 327 - Bonus Episode: The Good Gift of Weakness with Eric Schumacher
What do we do with our frailties? How can we begin to see God's gift in our weakness?For author, pastor, and Nothing is Wasted guest host, Eric Schumacher…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 326 - Leading Through Pain with Toni Collier
What do we do when we are a leader and our life as we know it unravels? How do we continue to lead in the depths of our pain?For ministry leader, author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 325 - Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartache with Granger Smith
Warning: This episode briefly mentions suicidal ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners. What happens when we realize all our methods to find…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 324 - Lessons from The Basement with Tim Ross
How do you begin to experience freedom from the sin that grips you? What does it look like to walk in purpose while still struggling with that which holds you…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 323 - Becoming an Overcomer with Matt Chandler
How do we live in hope in light of our suffering? How can live as people who aren't overcome by our pain, but who are overcomers in our pain?For pastor and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 322 - Letting Life In Again After Loss with Aubrey Sampson
How do you keep choosing to truly live after losing one of the closest people in your life? What does it look like to show up when you're feeling the depths of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 321 - Seeing the Miraculous in Adoption and Pain with Joyce Dalrymple
How can you believe that God's good work will be done in a story that begins with so much loss and tragedy? Where can you find miracles in pain and life's…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 320 - The Need For A Wise Guide in Your Healing with Ken Roberts, Teresa Glantz, Jen Ball and Karissa Sprinkle
When trauma or tragedy strikes, how do you find the support you need? Who can you trust to be a wise guide on your path towards healing?In this special…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 319 - Don't Give Up Just Yet with Nick Connolly
How often have you found yourself ready to give up? What do we do when it feels too hard to keep going?Pastor and author Nick Connolly knows what it is like to…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 318 - If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry with Molly Stillman
How can you find laughter and joy when life is so unbearably difficult? Where is joy when pain and suffering seem to be a never ending part of life? For author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 317 - When Your Way Isn't Working with Kyle Idleman
How do you know when your way isn't working? What are the signs that tell you that perhaps you aren't abiding in God and instead relying on your own efforts to…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 316 - Even If He Doesn't with Kristen LaValley
What do we do with the hard questions that arise from the pain we are feeling? How do we acknowledge our fears and our doubts while holding onto our faith?For…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 315 - Finding Purpose through Vulnerability with Raleigh Sadler
How can the most difficult moments of our lives point us to our purpose? Where can we find God's will for our lives in the sufferings that we have…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 314 - Grace and Suffering with Philip Yancey
What does grace have to do with our suffering? How do we experience the fullness of who God is when life is full of pain? Author and journalist Philip Yancey…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 313 - Holding Onto Faith in Our Doubts with Laura Wifler
How do we navigate those questions we have in the middle of our struggles? How can we hold onto our faith when doubt seems to want to unravel what we know to…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 312 - In His Hands with Jessika Sanders
What do we do when we find ourselves in the middle of a medical crisis with our kids? How do we learn to trust God with our most precious gifts, our children?…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 311 - Incurable Faith with Andrea Herzer
What do we do when there is no cure for our pain? How do we live with joy and thanksgiving when our physical reality is a chronic condition?For author Andrea…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 310 - The Marriage Gift with Aaron and Jennifer Smith
How do we move through our deepest hurts in marriage? What do we do when the marriage we envisioned is not the one we are living in? For authors and podcast…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 309 - Experiencing God's Strength in Your Weakness with Emily Jensen
How do we begin to experience the strength of God in the middle of our weaknesses? How can we allow the Creator of all to enter into our greatest place of…
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Episode 308 - Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship with Justin Whitmel Earley
How do we live in the most connected generation and yet feel so alone? What do we do when we find ourselves struggling with loneliness? Author and lawyer…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 307 - How Suffering Shapes Our Hearts with Andrew Peterson
How does suffering shape our hearts? How do we tell the story of our pain in a way that both heals our own ache and helps others in theirs? Author and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 306 - Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer
How do we practice the way of Jesus when our lives are riddled with pain and suffering? What does it look like to grow spiritually when we are hurting?Author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 305 - The Continual Journey Towards Healing with Davey Blackburn, Aubrey Sampson and Eric Schumacher
Have you ever wondered if you are still truly healing when the pain feels as fresh as the day you experienced a past loss or grief? How do we know that healing…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 304 - Walking into a New Year After Loss with Davey Blackburn
How do we enter a new year after a loss or trauma? What do we do when it feels like that flip of the calendar means leaving something we held so dear in the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 303 - Hope for the Holidays with Amy Sylvestre
The holidays can feel especially tender for those of us who have recently experienced a loss, trauma or transition. Figuring out how to move through a season…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 302 - Practical Steps for Walking through Grief with Beth Marshall
Grief can feel crushing. How do we begin to take the steps to move through the pain we encounter? How do we help others who are experiencing loss? Author Beth…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 301 - Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America with Dr. Russell Moore
What do we do when the things we are seeing in church or with Christian leaders is leading to disillusionment? How do we deal with the disappointment in the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 300 - God Never Gives Up On You with Max Lucado
What if the perpetrator of your pain isn't something on the outside, but your own sinful choices that have led to your suffering? How do we navigate the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 299 - Healing Gently After Childhood Trauma with Dr. Mark McNear
What do you do when your past keeps showing up in your present? How do you address the pain from childhood as it presents itself in your adult life?For Dr…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 298 - Every Moment Holy with Doug McKelvey and Ned Bustard
How do you find the words to pray when you are in the middle of loss and suffering? How do mark the holy moments, both big and small, in a special way? Author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 297 - Caring for A Loved One with Alzheimer’s with Edward Grinnan
Warning: This episode does briefly discuss loss by suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners. How do we care for a loved one with a disease that steals…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 296 - Stumbling Toward Eternity with Josh White
How do we move towards the cross when our journey is full of detours, distractions and divergence from the abundance and freedom Christ offers us? For author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 295 - Learning from Elisabeth Elliot’s Legacy in Our Own Pain with Kathy Reeg
What can we learn from those who have walked the road of suffering before us? How do we take the stories of Christians whom we admire and glean the hard-won…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 294 - Helping Men Find Strength and Tenderness After Trauma with Chris Bruno
When it comes to addressing trauma in our stories, it can seem as though cultural expectations and the messages received as young boys can keep men from…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 293 - Finding Gospel Hope in Divorce with Barnabas Piper
How does the gospel apply in the loss of a marriage? Where can everyone involved find hope after the pain of divorce? Having grown up as a pastor's kid of a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 292 - The Art of Overcoming with Tim Timberlake
How can you turn an ending into a beginning? What do you do when you find yourself wrestling with God over the losses you are experiencing? For pastor and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 291 - Breaking Free from the Shame of Porn Addiction with Jessica Harris
WARNING: This episode discusses pornography and may not be suitable for all listeners. What do you do when you struggle with an addiction, but you don't fit…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 290 - Beholding God in our Suffering with Strahan Coleman
What do we do when our suffering makes us feel angry at God? How do we continue to hold on to our relationship with the Lord when we are struggling with…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 289 - Experiencing Redemption after Our Pain with Lily Meschi
Have you ever read the headlines of what is happening to Christians across the globe and felt a sense of helplessness? How do we step into the stories of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 288 - Releasing Shame and Finding Grace in Our Stories with Ines Franklin
What do you do if much of your pain is caused by your own choices? How do you begin to break free from shame and find God's grace in your past?For author…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 287 - Raised to Stay after Church Hurt with Natalie Runion
Has church hurt or spiritual abuse ever made you want to quit church altogether? Have the actions of people who claim to know Jesus made you want to give up on…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 286 - How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, and Restore Your Faith with Kobe Campbell
WARNING: This episode contains conversations about suicide and suicide ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners/viewers. Have you ever wondered why…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 285 - Reflections on Family, Ethnicity, and the Sacred Work of Belonging with Tasha Jun
How do you navigate living between two completely different worlds? How do you honor the culture of a parent while being a part of another culture that doesn't…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 284 - Free and Fully Alive after Trauma with Karrie Garcia
Have you ever truly engaged your story and looked at how God is inviting you into a deeper place of healing and redemption? How do you even begin to unpack all…
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Episode 283 - Walking with Kids through the Unimaginable with Jessye and Ryan Wilden
WARNING: This episode contains conversations about suicide and suicide ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners/viewers. How do you help a child in…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 282 - Getting Unstuck and Moving Forward with Passion and Purpose with Christine Caine
How often have you found yourself stuck in the past? How is looking back keeping you from moving forward?Best-selling author, speaker, and founder of A21, a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 281 - Better Than Okay after Your Marriage Ends with Brandi Wilson
How do you begin to pick up the pieces when your life shatters in an instant? What do you do when your ministry and your family seem to crumble in a moment?…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 280 - A Heaven Focus in Our Suffering with Randy Alcorn
Have you ever faced the loss of a loved one and wondered what life was like on the other side of death? We all have seen heaven depicted in movies and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 279 - Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care with Tori Hope Petersen
What do we do with the messages that imprint themselves on our souls from our earliest memories? How do we overcome the most difficult parts of our story when…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 278 - Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
What happens when we experience wounding at the hands of one of the most influential people in our lives...our father? How can we even begin to heal ourselves…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 277 - Hope when it Hurts with Kristen Wetherell
How do you keep trusting God when life doesn't get perfectly "fixed"? How can you begin to see God's glory move in your story within all its imperfections?For…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 276 - Finding a Reason to Return with Ericka Andersen
Women are leaving churches in record numbers at higher rates than ever before. Yet, all of us are in need of healthy community more than ever. What is causing…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 275 - Stewarding our Sorrows Well with Tim Challies
How do we take the immense heartaches we experience and use them for God's glory? How do we continue to trust in the Lord's goodness when our experience feels…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 274 - Together Through the Storms with Jeff and Sarah Walton
How do you stay afloat when it feels like waves of grief and trauma keep crashing over you? How can you keep a marriage together when it feels like everything…