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 even in life’s darkest, most tragic moments, pain can lead to purpose and with God–nothing is wasted.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 389
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Episode 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 been impacted in ways that we’ll feel for…
01:23:18 |
Thu 26 Nov 2020
Episode 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 happen, and we tell ourselves that God wi…
01:19:29 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
Episode 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 whole churches are afraid to engage in it …
01:08:07 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Episode 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 past. The pain that our black brothers and …
00:54:50 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
Episode 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 pastor, she is uniquely positioned to spea…
01:03:51 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
Episode 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 an easy life, but that’s far from the tr…
01:13:26 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Episode 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 sister were given up for adoption. His bi…
00:57:08 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Episode 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, or to carry a cross, and there’s no t…
01:28:43 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Episode 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 to the hospital for what they thought…
01:17:20 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
Episode 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 most money, and climb our way to the top…
01:12:30 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
Episode 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 themselves on the outskirts of our faith commu…
00:57:23 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Episode 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 as a first responder in the Oakland Fire …
01:13:01 |
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Episode 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 heart is deceitful above all things, right?…
01:05:11 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Episode 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 with a perfect record. That’s something t…
01:06:21 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
Episode 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 turn on the TV and see reports of it ha…
01:10:01 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
BONUS - 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 unfolding story of racial tension. In …
01:12:27 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Episode 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 room with his three-year-old son, Adam’s t…
01:17:58 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
Episode 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 is something Jill Monaco knows all too …
01:07:16 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Episode 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 any other happily married couple, but We…
01:00:56 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Episode 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 peaceful day walking in the park for Erin,…
00:59:10 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
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