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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 157 - Rachel Cruze
BUSINESS AND FINANCE SERIES PART ONE Painful seasons are hard enough to walk through on their own, but too often, these trials come with the added burden of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 156 - Erin Weidemann
Erin Weidemann thought she made all the right decisions growing up. She was ambitious, driven, and seemingly healthy, chasing after the success that she…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 155 - Justin White
It's easy for us to put pastors on a pedestal. We look to our spiritual leaders to be further along in their journeys than we are, but who does the pastor turn…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 154 - Mary and Dave Gothi
Every married couple believes they’ll be together forever. But what happens when that doesn’t come true? All too often we ignore little problems until they…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 153 - Hilarie and Joe Barry
MARRIAGE SERIES PART THREE One of the most defining characteristics of marriage is the promise of faithfulness. There is something sacred that happens when we…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastBonus Episode - Aubrey Sampson Discusses Overcoming Sexual Abuse and Assault
Sexual abuse and assault is a pain that is familiar to far too many. This extremely intimate wounding at the hands of another can leave scars and shame that…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 152 - Nicole Zasowski
MARRIAGE SERIES PART TWO As a marriage and family counselor, Nicole Zasowski spent her days helping others walk through difficult seasons in their home life…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 151 - Leslie Vernick
MARRIAGE SERIES PART ONE We’ve all been taught that marriage is a gift, and that is certainly true. A healthy, loving relationship between two people is one of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 150 - Josh Weidmann
Perhaps now more than ever, anxiety is an ever-present force in our day-to-day lives. Whether from some traumatic experience, a physiological condition, or…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 149 - Jessica Ronne
Our families are among the greatest gifts we can receive in life, but with that gift comes a risk. When pain strikes among these people who are so close to us…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 148 - Pain to Purpose Certified Guides
When we go through trials in our lives, it can be hard to know what to do next. We want to make it through this dark season, and to make our pain mean…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 147 - Lisa Bevere
For a long time, the church has been deprived of half of the voices it could be learning from. While the Bible is full of amazing examples of female leaders, a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 146 - Carissa Gaughan
SURVIVING ABUSE SERIES PART FOUR Like many parts of our lives, our beliefs about God are often formed at a young age. When we go through painful experiences…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 145 - Teresa Glantz
SURVIVING ABUSE SERIES PART THREE Teresa Glantz first experienced trauma at far too young an age. Born into a dysfunctional family, she spent most of her…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 144 - Georgia Shaffer
SURVIVING ABUSE SERIES PART TWO For those who have experienced any kind of abuse, it can be hard to find a way to move forward in life. There’s this trauma…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 143 - Becca Stevens
SURVIVING ABUSE SERIES PART ONE Every child deserves to grow up innocent, free of some of the pains and worries of life that we all walk through later in life…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 142 - Nic and Cassie Brown
The first few months of 2020 left a mark on all of us that we never could have imagined. Now several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our lives have…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 141 - Sheridan Voysey
Most of us have dreams for our life. Maybe it’s a great marriage, a successful job, or a happy family. We have some vision in our heads of what’s supposed to…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 140 - Serena Dyksen
Abortion is not a topic that is often brought up in churches. We might mention it in broad strokes or when talking about politics, but too often pastors and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 139 - Dr. Anita Phillips pt. 2
If the last several months have taught us anything, it’s that the racial tensions we read about in our history textbooks aren’t limited to the pages of the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 138 - Dr. Anita Phillips Pt. 1
Dr. Anita Phillips sits at the intersection of several important conversations in our culture today. As a trauma therapist, a black woman, and the wife of a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 137 - Dawn Barton
Dawn Barton’s demeanor and her story don’t seem to match at a glimpse. She radiates hope, optimism, and cheerfulness. You’d be forgiven for thinking she’s had…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 136 - Sam Collier
ADOPTION SERIES PART THREE Sam Collier couldn’t be blamed for seeing his story as one of abandonment. Born to a 21-year-old single mother, Sam and his twin…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 135 - Johanna and Brian Cannelongo
ADOPTION SERIES PART TWO Sometimes the things God calls us to don’t make a lot of sense. We’re asked to give up our loaves and fishes, to step out of the boat…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 134 - Sara and Sam Ward
ADOPTION SERIES PART ONE Sara and Sam Ward were only just starting on their journey of adoption when they hit a wall that no one wants to experience. They went…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 133 - Joel Manby
American culture often makes the mistake of thinking success lies in what we do. We think a thriving life is one in which we accomplish great things, earn the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 132 - Ashlee Eiland
If we’re honest, the church hasn’t always done a great job of elevating diverse voices. Women, people of color, and other marginalized groups often find…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 131 - Jason Sautel
For most of us, life-altering tragedies are something we experience in rare instances. For a firefighter in a big city, they’re everyday occurrences. Working…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 130 - Elizabeth Laing Thompson
We’ve probably all heard the sermons about not trusting our emotions. “We should preach to our feelings and not let them lead us,” they say. After all, the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 129 - Os Hillman
Failure is not something any of us want. It is consistently ranked as one of the most common fears, but it is also a fact of life. None of us make it through…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 128 - Sheila Wise Rowe
For some of us, the idea of racial trauma is entirely theoretical. We maybe understand it as a thing of the past from the limited history we were taught, or we…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastBONUS - LaMorris Crawford Discusses Racial Reconciliation
We are living in times unlike any in our country’s history. In the months following the killing of George Floyd, nearly every eye in the country has been on…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 127 - Dr. Adam B. Dooley
As a pastor, Dr. Adam B. Dooley had preached about having faith in the midst of trials many times. After all, what pastor hasn’t? But standing in a hospital…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 126 - Jill Monaco
We want to believe that the churches and other Christian environments that our children grow up in will always be safe, but too often that isn’t the case. This…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 125 - Steve and Erin Ullmer pt. 2
While Erin was in the midst of grieving her traumatic loss, Steve was about to walk into one of his own. He and his wife Wendy went to bed one night just like…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 124 - Steve and Erin Ullmer pt. 1
Before Erin Ullmer had met her husband Steve, before her new life and new family, there was the moment on the bridge. The moment where everything changed. A…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 123 - Cory and Michelle Joy
ADDICTION SERIES PART FOUR Cory and Michelle Joy knew their oldest son Caleb had some struggles. They’d caught him in smaller things like drinking and smoking…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 122 - Allen Cothran
ADDICTION SERIES PART THREE Even as a child, Allen Cothran could tell his experience with drugs wasn’t like everyone else’s when he was quite literally…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 121 - Stephen Arterburn
ADDICTION SERIES PART TWO Before he was the bestselling author of Every Man’s Battle and many other books, before the radio show and the successful ministry…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 120 - Seth Haines
ADDICTION SERIES PART ONE Seth Haines looked like he had it all together. As a lawyer and a writer, no one would have suspected that he had a problem. Sure he…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 119 - Esther Fleece Allen
Esther Fleece Allen’s childhood wasn’t easy. Having dealt with an abusive father and being abandoned by her mother before age 13, Esther went through more…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 118 - Dr. Lee Warren
As a successful neurosurgeon, Dr. Lee Warren was no stranger to hopelessness. He often had the unenviable job of telling patients that their prognosis wasn’t…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 117 - Matt Hammitt
Matt Hammitt had what looked like the perfect Christian life. As the lead singer of the successful Christian rock band Sanctus Real and with a wife and kids at…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 116 - Nothing Is Wasted's Third Birthday
Three years ago last week, the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast was launched. Since then, we’ve seen more people find hope and healing than we could have ever…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastRE-RELEASE Episode 33 - Miles McPherson
On the last episode of this podcast, we promised a special episode this week to celebrate three years of the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast. The world seemed…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 115 - Cheryl and Jeff Scruggs pt. 2
Most divorce stories don’t end in remarriage, but Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs are the exception. After seven years apart, the couple and their daughters were a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 114 - Cheryl and Jeff Scruggs pt. 1
With a wife and two daughters, Jeff Scruggs thought he had everything he could want in life. His wife Cheryl felt differently. Dissatisfaction in the marriage…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 113 - Michele Cushatt
Michele Cushatt was already no stranger to pain and hardship when she faced her biggest challenge yet. Michele made her living as a successful communicator…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 112 - Luke Lezon
Luke Lezon’s life was already hard enough. Getting married and planting a church in the same year had turned out to be plenty challenging on its own. But…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 111 - Mike Donehey
“What is God’s will for my life?” If we’re honest, it’s a question we’ve all probably asked. For Mike Donehey, it’d be easy to think he’d figured out his…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastCOVID-19 LIVESTREAM VIDEOCAST SERIES - Spiritual Deepening Despite Social Distancing
Our spiritual lives grow the most when we are in community with other believers. So what does that look like in this time when our ability to spend time with…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastCOVID-19 LIVESTREAM VIDEOCAST SERIES - Fending Off Financial Crisis
We are living in an uncertain time, and we’ve all probably felt that in our finances. Whether you’re out of work, worried about the future, or wondering what’s…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastCOVID-19 LIVESTREAM VIDEOCAST SERIES - Overcoming Emotional Overwhelm
None of us are exempt from the emotional effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. While we are all aware of the physical ramifications of the virus, this situation…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastCOVID-19 LIVESTREAM VIDEOCAST SERIES - Ministering in the Mayhem
This is an unprecedented time for the church. If you’re involved in ministry on any scale, from a lead pastor to a volunteer, then you’re probably feeling the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 110 - Kelly Streiff
Kelly Streiff’s story of pain isn’t one where she’s already walked through grief and healed and overcame. Those stories are powerful, but that isn’t the one…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 109 - Mark Batterson
“Blessing” is a word we throw around a lot in church circles. Every pastor has probably preached about it more times than they can count, and Mark Batterson is…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 108 - Kasey Van Norman
Kasey Van Norman knows firsthand how God takes our trials and our pain and turns them around for good. She’s written a book called Nothing Wasted, and the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 107 - Aundi Kolber
Trauma has a weird way of sneaking up on us. So many of us have experienced traumas big and small that we don’t even know the effects of to this day. These…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 106 - Nona Jones
Nona Jones had what looked on the outside like success. She got a job at a Fortune 100 company at only 23, and her professional life only seemed to go up and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 105 - Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray
Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray are, quite literally, lifelong best friends. Born only a couple days apart in the same small-town hospital, there hasn’t been…