The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

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 well. After a sexual assault from a priest as a child, Jill grew up wondering what was wrong with her. What had she done to invite this horrible abuse? As her adult life fell into a spiral of continued sexual and spiritual abuse, Jill was forced to learn the truth of who God is and who he says she is apart from the brokenness of others that she was experiencing. Jill sits down with Davey to share some of her story and how she’s helping others learn the hard lessons that God has taught her. Visit Jill's Website Check out Jill's Courses Books Recommended by Jill: Healing From Hidden Abuse How to Rise Above Abuse Freedom Coach Model How to Forgive...When You Don't Feel Like It The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse   This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Wendy never woke up. In the second part of their conversation with Davey, Steve shares his story and the couple shares how they found each other in the wake of unimaginable tragedy and what God has done in their lives since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, her husband John, and their kids turned into a life-defining moment when Erin lost her husband, her daughter, and very nearly her life in a random act of violence. In this first part of their conversation with Davey, Erin and Steve share the beginning of her story and how God met her in a place of unimaginable pain.   Episode Resources: Visit Steve's Website Check out Erin's Facebook Page This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 weed, but it was all too easy to dismiss this as childish foolishness. Surely he’d grow up and move past these things, right? By the time they realized the extent of the grip that addiction had on Caleb’s life, it was too late. Despite their best efforts to support him, Caleb’s addiction would eventually claim his life. Still fresh in their grief, Cory and Michelle sit down with Davey to finish off the addiction series by discussing what they’ve learned by walking through this painful valley and how they’re doing everything possible to keep others from going down the same path Caleb did. Visit Their Website, www.dosomethingjames122.com Check out Do Something, BC on Facebook  Watch The Addict's Wake Visit Faithful Counseling This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 intoxicated with the feeling he got from simple cold medicine. As an adult, Allen found himself pulled into using pills to medicate away emotional pain, and the problem only grew from there. Stuck in the tension between his family and ministry and an uncontrollable addiction, it wasn’t until after a near-fatal overdose that Allen woke up to the struggle he was in. Allen sits down with Davey to share how he got clean and now helps others do the same in this continuation of our series on addiction. Visit Faithful Counseling This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Stephen Arterburn was an addict. When he was exposed to pornography at an early age, Stephen’s mindset was set down a dark path that would shape his life for years to come. Stephen’s journey from a sex addict to someone who’s ministered to thousands around the world is kind of story only God can write. Stephen sits down with Davey to continue our addiction series by talking about his story and the things he’s learned along the way.   Visit NewLife.com Buy Every Man's Battle Buy Every Woman's Battle Purchase The Life Recovery Bible Visit Faithful Counseling This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Check LivingTruth.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 drank pretty regularly, but who doesn’t? It didn’t seem to be affecting his home life or his career. He’d never gotten a DUI, never been abusive, never seen alcohol hurt his work. On the outside, it looked like Seth had it all under control, but on the inside he knew he had a problem. Drinking had become his escape from the world, and before he knew it he couldn’t get by without that escape. To kick off our addiction series, Seth shares some of his story with Davey about how he realized he had a problem and what he’s learned about himself and God in coming clean. Visit Seth's Website Buy Seth's Book: The Book of Waking Up Visit Faithful Counseling This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hardship as a child than many of us may hope to face in our lives. Her trials didn’t stop there though. When the now-adult Esther’s father showed up at her home after years of absence and began stalking her, it became clear that her trauma would not be confined to just childhood. Esther sits down with Davey to share some of her story and what she’s learned about what it means to be “saved” by God.   Check Out Esther's Website Buy Esther's Book: Your New Name Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 good. Day in and day out, Lee lived in this tension. He believed in a God who brought hope, but he so frequently saw people who’s situation was hopeless. But this went from theoretical to physical for Lee when his son was found dead in his home. Lee found himself wrestling with God from a whole new angle as he was forced to confront the question “How do we hold onto hope when everything is hopeless?” Lee sits down with Davey to talk about his latest book I’ve Seen the End of You and how he’s learned that God brings hope to the most hopeless of situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 home, it seemed like he had found his purpose in life. But just as Sanctus Real’s biggest hit song was rocketing up the charts, Matt and his wife Sarah got news that their unborn son had a rare, life-threatening heart defect. As their young son went through surgeries and treatments, Matt began to feel like God was calling him away from his thriving career in music to live out a greater calling as a husband and father. Matt sits down with Davey to share his story of his son’s medical struggles, walking away from the band, and finding a new calling he never would have expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices