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 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, reframing his perspective on the areas wher…
00:55:06 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Episode 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, speaker and podcaster Toni Collier, she thoug…
01:09:09 |
Thu 30 May 2024
Episode 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 healing are merely ineffective attempts of sel…
01:07:24 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Episode 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 back?For author, pastor and podcaster, T…
01:13:43 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Episode 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 author, Matt Chandler, his own journey in l…
01:09:47 |
Thu 09 May 2024
Episode 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 grief?For our Nothing is Wasted podcast…
01:16:54 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Episode 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 difficulties?For author, Bible teacher and m…
01:14:16 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Episode 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 episode, Davey and Aubrey are joined by Nothing…
01:18:16 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Episode 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 be ready to quit. As a pastor, he has f…
01:10:24 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Episode 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 and podcaster Molly Stillman, learning …
01:20:07 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Episode 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 get through life?For pastor and author …
01:14:40 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Episode 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 author Kristen LaValley, the process of …
01:08:23 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Episode 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 faced?Raleigh Sadler, author and founder of the anti…
01:21:53 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Episode 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 has long sought out to understood the rol…
01:15:21 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Episode 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 be true? For author and podcaster Laura W…
01:18:03 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Episode 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? For author Jessika Sanders, learning to …
01:21:57 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Episode 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 Herzer, learning to find joy in her chron…
01:24:04 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Episode 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 hosts Aaron and Jennifer Smith, the diffic…
01:14:49 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Episode 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 need? For author and podcaster Emily Jensen,…
01:30:18 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Episode 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 recording artist Andrew Peterson is a storytelle…
01:19:03 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
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