The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

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 childhood living under the roof of an abusive father. Growing up fearing for her safety and even her life, Teresa walked through incredible loss and tragedy at a young age. Little did she know that years later, after she thought she had healed from her past trauma, a shocking discovery about her family would send her spiraling all over again. Through it all, Teresa met God in her pain and learned what true healing really looks like. Teresa sits down with Davey to share her story and how she’s helping other people who’ve walked down similar paths to her own. Episode Resources: Visit Teresa’s Website Follow on Facebook and Instagram Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE We’d love your feedback! Take our Nothing is Wasted Podcast Survey. Become a monthly partner of NIW Ministries. Text NIWgift to 66866 Check out My Pain to Purpose Plan Learn more about Nothing is Wasted Ministries Coaching Packages Visit Jill Monaco’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 that’s too big to process, and it’s easy to get stuck in it. Georgia Shaffer has dedicated her life to helping people in these exact situations, but the ability to help others didn’t come easy. After walking though a cancer diagnosis with almost no chance to survive and then watching her marriage and career fall apart, Georgia is no stranger to pain herself. But Georgia met God in the midst of her pain, and now she wants to help others do the same. To continue our series on surviving abuse, Georgia sits down with Davey to talk about how the pain she’s gone through has prepared her to help walk others through their own valleys. Episode Resources: Visit Georgia’s Website Follow Georgia on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Check out and purchase Georgia’s books Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE Buy Divorce and Remarriage in the Church and Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible We’d love your feedback! Take our Nothing is Wasted Podcast Survey. Become a monthly partner of NIW Ministries. Text NIWgift to 66866 Visit Jill Monaco’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. But like too many, Becca Stevens was robbed of that chance when she experienced years of sexual abuse at the hands of a spiritual leader as a young child. With this one horrendous act, Becca’s life was forever altered. But where she could have easily grown up bitter towards the church, God, and others, she chose a different path. To kick off our series on surviving abuse, Becca sits down with Davey to share a bit of what she’s learned about forgiveness and moving forward in the face of unimaginable evil, and how she’s dedicated her life to helping other women do the same.   Episode Resources: Visit Becca’s website Check out Thistle Farms - use code NIW for 15% off through December 31, 2020. Follow Becca on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Give us your feedback! Take our Nothing is Wasted Podcast Survey. Become a monthly partner of NIW Ministries. Text NIWgift to 66866 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 years to come. But at the beginning of March 2020, Nic and Cassie Brown hadn’t experienced that yet. What they thought was a minor sickness resulted in an extended hospital stay, a close call with death, and a miraculous story that defies explanation. Today, as COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the US and the effects of this disease are at the front of all of our minds, Nic and Cassie’s story is a vital reminder of how God is present even in the midst of this dark season. Nic and Cassie sit down with Davey to share their remarkable story of healing and what they’ve learned about God and the church through it all. Episode Resources: Read more about Nic’s story on his website. This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Give us your feedback! Take our Nothing is Wasted Podcast Survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 will definitely give us these things. But sometimes he doesn’t. So what then? That’s the question Sheridan Voysey asked over and over. Sheridan and his wife felt like it was time to start having children, but try as they might, they couldn’t make it happen. Years of trying through the best medical science available were met with failure after failure, and the couple was left asking the question, “what now?” Sheridan sits down with Davey to share a bit of what he’s learned about who God is when he doesn’t seem to come through like we expect. Episode Resources: Visit www.sheridanvoysey.com Follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Download a FREE printable poster of The Creed Sheridan reads at the end of the podcast here. Books mentioned: The Making of Us: Who We Can Become When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned Resurrection Year: Turning Broken Dreams into New Beginnings Sheridan’s other books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 personally. But whether we face it or not, many women like Serena Dyksen are facing this issue quietly in one way or another. When Serena found herself pregnant as a teenager following a terrible sexual assault, abortion seemed like the only option. Little did she know the amount of repercussions, both psychological and physical, that she would carry with her for the rest of her life. Serena sits down with Davey to share a bit of her story and how she works to prevent others from making the same mistakes she did while also showing the love and grace of Christ to those who have. Episode Resources: Visit www.serenadyksen.com Follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Purchase Serena’s Book - She Found His Grace She Found His Grace Post Abortion Facebook Support Group Check out our Nothing is Wasted Community Groups Find out more about partnering with the Nothing is Wasted Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 sisters have felt at the hands of white America hasn’t gone away, and ignoring it isn’t going to make it any better. In the second part of this powerful conversation, Dr. Anita Phillips shares with Davey about how racism has never truly left our culture or our churches, and how the body of Christ can begin the long, hard process of moving towards true unity, justice, and reconciliation.   Episode Resources: Visit www.anitaphillips.com Follow on Facebook and Instagram Watch a conversation with Dr. Phillips and Christine Caine Purchase Where Do We Go from Here Visit My Pain to Purpose Plan for Churches This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 speak into the intersection of mental health, race, and faith. Through her own traumatic experiences and years of helping others, Anita has come to an understanding of the Kingdom of God, and how we can relate to it, that is vital to us in the season we find ourselves in right now. In this first part of the conversation, Anita shares the story of how she came to have a passion for mental health, some of the racial tensions she found lurking under the surface of the church, and more.   Episode Resources: Visit www.anitaphillips.com Follow on Facebook and Instagram Purchase The God-Shaped Brain or Anatomy of the Soul Visit My Pain to Purpose Plan for Churches This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 truth. Dawn has walked through an amount of darkness that most of us couldn’t imagine. Through trial after trial, she’s learned to choose joy when despair would be a much more natural option. Dawn sits down with Davey to share some of the pain she’s walked through and how she found God in the midst of it all.   Episode Resources: Visit Dawn’s Website Follow Dawn on Instagram and Facebook Buy Dawn’s Book - Laughing Through the Ugly Cry   Other Resources: Visit My Pain to Purpose Plan for Churches Check out our Nothing is Wasted Community Groups This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 birth parents never reached out, and he spent the entire time he was growing up never meeting either of his birth parents or the three other siblings he didn’t even know he had. But Sam looked past the abandonment to see what God was doing, and the faith to make that decision changed his life and the lives of his family. To close out our adoption series, Sam sits down with Davey to share his own greater story and how he’s made it his life’s mission to help others find theirs.   Episode Resources: Purchase Sam’s Book, A Greater Story Visit Sam’s website Check out Sam preaching at Hillsong   Other Resources: Visit My Pain to Purpose Plan. This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices