The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

When we think of greatness, it’s hard not to picture a career like Darryl Strawberry’s. For many of us, he’s a household name, and his accomplishments as a professional baseball player speak for themselves. But no amount of fame and fortune could truly bring Darryl happiness. Instead, it would take a radical shifting of everything in Darryl’s life for him to realize that he’d spent his time chasing the wrong things. Now rather than pursuing his own fame, Darryl spends his life making the name of Jesus famous. Darryl sits down with Davey to talk about how God met him in the middle of his own mess and turned him around to find a whole new purpose. Episode Resources: Buy Turn Your Season AroundCheck out Darryl’s website - Finding Your WayFollow Darryl on Facebook and Instagram Scripture Reference:2 Corinthians 12:9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us believe in God in our minds. We think all the right things, that God is in control, that he is good, that nothing is wasted. But when these beliefs only live in our head, there’s only so far they can take us. It’s when we walk through intense suffering that these ideas move from our heads to our hearts, and that’s when God truly becomes real to us. Vaneetha Risner knows this all too well. Through chronic disease, miscarriage, sexual betrayal, the loss of a child, and more, Vaneetha has come to know God deeply through unimaginable pain. Vaneetha sits down with Davey to share some how she’s learned to thrive in the midst of suffering by taking back her story. Episode Resources: Check out Vaneetha’s websiteFollow Vaneetha on Instagram, Facebook and TwitterBuy Walking Through FireCall 317-983-1090 with questions for the birthday episodeScripture:Psalm 46:10Psalm 34:5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most of us who have walked through difficult seasons, we can probably point to one big trauma in our lives. There’s usually this one point where everything went wrong, everything shifted in ways we never saw coming, and now we’re left trying to pick up the pieces. But for Kendra Clark, those painful seasons just kept coming. In the span of a few years, Kendra lost her parents and her brother, her husband left her, she went through several traumatic medical challenges, and more. Faced with a seemingly endless cycle of trial after trial, Kendra was forced to ask, “how is God really good in the midst of all this mess?” Kendra sits down with Davey to share some of her story and how she learned to not only survive but thrive in the midst of so many painful seasons. Episode Resources: Follow Kendra on Instagram and FacebookThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful CounselingCall 317-983-1090 with questions for the birthday episodeScripture Reference:John 5:6Philippians 4:8James 4:7Galatians 6:9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For those of us who are parents, seeing our children suffer or in danger is one of the greatest pains we can experience. We want to hold on to these blessings from God, to keep them safe within our grasp from any harm that could come their way. But, as Meg Apperson knows all too well, that isn’t always possible. Meg’s second child was born with a rare birth defect that led to life-threatening complications, and before her youngest was out of the ICU, her older child was hospitalized separately. With two children in two different ICU’s, Meg was forced to come to terms with the realities of suffering and to wrestle with the question, “Is God really good when all of this is so bad?” Meg sits down with Davey to share her story and some of what she’s learned about trusting in the goodness of God no matter the outcome.   Episode Resources: Buy Sky Full of Stars: Learning to Surrender to God’s Perfect PlansFollow Meg on InstagramVisit www.fourfinelives.com to read Meg’s blogsFollow The Rescue Project on Instagram and FacebookBecome a Monthly Partner of NIW MinistriesCall 317-983-1090 with questions for the birthday episodeScripture Reference:Colossians 1:24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BUSINESS AND FINANCE SERIES PART FOUR   Each of our financial situations looks different. For some of us, 2020 was a hard year, and we’re still trying to pick up the pieces and figure out how to move forward. Others of us are more comfortable, able to pay our bills on time without any worry and perhaps wondering how we should handle this privilege. No matter what our bank accounts look like, we are all called to steward what we have wisely and to live generously, even if that looks different from one person to the next. That’s what Joe Sangl spends his life teaching people. As a leader and teacher on finances from a Christian perspective, Joe has helped hundreds of thousands of people understand how to handle their money according to Biblical principles in any situation. To close out our Business and Finance Series, Joe sits down with Davey to share a little of how he got where he is now and some advice we all can follow on stewarding our finances well. Episode Resources: -To hear more of Joe's story, and learn more about budgeting check out Joe's first book, I Was Broke. Now I'm Not. If you're ready to start investing, Joe's book Oxen, walks through keys to producing an abundant harvest. You can find both at I Was Broke Now I’m Not-Are you ready to win with your money? Visit Fully Funded Life for courses, challenges, coaching and community.Are you looking for more financial wisdom? Tune in to the Monday Money Tip Podcast weekly.Become a Monthly Partner of NIW MinistriesThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful CounselingScripture References:Proverbs 21:5Revelation 12:11Matthew 25:14-30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BUSINESS AND FINANCE SERIES PART THREE   Painful seasons often bring financial struggles in their wake. As so many people have learned over the last year, our financial situations can be overturned in a moment’s notice due to circumstances beyond our control. Even those of us who have enough money have to ask ourselves, are we really doing everything we can now to prepare wisely for the future? Ryan Mack has made it his mission to help people deal with these sorts of challenges. In this installment of our Business and Finance Series, Ryan sits down with Davey to share how abundance isn’t about how much money we have in the bank, and to teach some practical steps for how we can arrange our lives to live abundantly no matter our situation. Episode Resources: Visit Ryan’s website - www.livinginthevillage.comFollow Ryan on TwitterPurchase Provisions for Abundance and Living in the VillageIf you have any questions or need any resource referrals email ryancmack@gmail.com. Partner with Nothing is Wasted Ministries - Make a Donation Scripture References: Matthew 25:21Luke 14:28Ephesians 1:3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s all too easy for us to try to separate the elements of the Christian life. We go to church, maybe we read our Bibles, but we only apply that to our inner lives. We see pastors and ministry leaders working full time for God, but we don’t see ourselves the same way. Most of us go about our day-to-day lives at our workplaces as though the truth of God’s word doesn’t affect that part of our lives. David Steward and Brandon Mann want to change that. As both followers of Christ and highly successful business people, their goal is to help others live on mission no matter what their job is. To continue our Business and Finance Series, David and Brandon sit down with Davey to share some of their story and how they help equip people to find their ministry in the marketplace.   Episode Resources: Purchase Leadership by the Good BookCheck out Biblical Business TrainingVisit World Wide Technology and Kingdom Capital Scripture References: Proverbs 29:18Galatians 5:22-23Matthew 16:19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 financial hardship. Whether it’s the loss of a job, unexpected medical bills, or any other number of factors, pain can multiply when money gets involved. Rachel Cruze has made it her mission to help people get control of their money no matter what season of life they’re in. As a speaker, host, and author, she reaches countless people with the good news that they don’t have to live as slaves to their own wallets. To kick off our Business and Finance Series, Rachel sits down with Davey to share some of what she’s learned about how our families of origin affect how we relate to money, and how she helps people take back their finances.   Episode Resources: Visit Rachel’s Website Buy Rachel’s Book - Know Yourself Know Your Money Listen to The Rachel Cruze Show Podcast Follow Rachel on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Join a Nothing is Wasted Community Group This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling Scripture Reference:Proverbs 21:20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Weidemann thought she made all the right decisions growing up. She was ambitious, driven, and seemingly healthy, chasing after the success that she believed would bring her a good life. But under the surface, she was far from okay. A devastating form of cancer had begun growing in Erin without presenting any outward symptoms, and by the time she found out, it seemed like it was too late. With her life seemingly on the verge of being cut short, Erin found herself reevaluating everything she thought she knew. Erin sits down with Davey to share how she found God, love, a family, and a purpose out of the painful season she walked through.   Episode Resources: Visit Erin’s Website Check out Bible Belles Listen to Heroes for Her Podcast Follow Erin on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Join a Nothing is Wasted Community Group This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 to with their own struggles? Too often, the answer is nobody, as was the case for Justin White. A prescription to treat a headache sent Justin down a slippery slope that ended in a full-blown heroin addiction. Small secrets led to bigger ones, and eventually Justin went from preaching behind a pulpit to living behind bars. Now free and sober, Justin sits down with Davey to share his story of addiction, recovery, and more.   Episode Resources: Visit Justin's Website Watch Justin’s Testimony Follow Justin on Facebook and Instagram For more resources and info on where Justin went to rehab, check out Hazelden Betty Ford. Join a Nothing is Wasted Community Group This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices