The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

“What is God’s will for my life?” If we’re honest, it’s a question we’ve all probably asked. For Mike Donehey, it’d be easy to think he’d figured out his answer. As the award-winning lead singer of Tenth Avenue North, it certainly seems like he’s doing exactly what God’s will for him is. But Mike found himself asking, “is this really God’s will?” And more than that, he even found himself wondering what “God’s will” even means. Mike sits down with Davey to talk about the things he’s learned, how he’s flipped the way he thinks, and what it looks like to live the title of his latest book Finding God’s Life for My Will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our spiritual lives grow the most when we are in community with other believers. So what does that look like in this time when our ability to spend time with our communities has been so drastically disrupted? In this installment of our Livestream Videocast Series, Davey is joined by Tara-Leigh Cobble, Aubrey Sampson, and Tyler Tatum to discuss how to continue to grow spiritually despite social distancing. This series was recorded as a series of live videocast events. Watch the video of this and all the other installments in the series at nothingiswasted.com/livestream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are living in an uncertain time, and we’ve all probably felt that in our finances. Whether you’re out of work, worried about the future, or wondering what’s going to happen to your business, finances are probably not far from the front of any of our minds. In this installment of our Livestream Videocast Series, Davey is joined by Anthony ONeal, Joe Sangl, and Os Hillman to discuss how to make wise choices to keep our finances in order in the middle of the current crisis. This series was recorded as a series of live videocast events. Watch the video of this and all the other installments in the series at nothingiswasted.com/livestream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

None of us are exempt from the emotional effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. While we are all aware of the physical ramifications of the virus, this situation presents an unprecedented challenge to our emotional health as well. In this installment of our Livestream Videocast Series, Davey is joined by Alison Cook, Mike Foster, and Justine Froelker to discuss how to stay emotionally healthy in this strange time. This series was recorded as a series of live videocast events. Watch the video of this and all the other installments in the series at nothingiswasted.com/livestream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an unprecedented time for the church. If you’re involved in ministry on any scale, from a lead pastor to a volunteer, then you’re probably feeling the difficulty of this season. In this installment of our Livestream Videocast Series, Davey is joined by Brad Cooper, Aaron Brockett, and Tim Harlow to talk about what it looks like to do ministry in the mayhem that is our current COVID-19 crisis. This series was recorded as a series of live videocast events. Watch the video of this and all the other installments in the series at nothingiswasted.com/livestream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Streiff’s story of pain isn’t one where she’s already walked through grief and healed and overcame. Those stories are powerful, but that isn’t the one Kelly has to share right now. When she sat down with Davey to tell her story, Kelly was only six months out from losing her baby daughter Imogen. While walking through still fresh pain and grief, Kelly shares her story and talks about what it looks like to have faith not just on the mountaintop after the valley, but even in the middle of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Blessing” is a word we throw around a lot in church circles. Every pastor has probably preached about it more times than they can count, and Mark Batterson is no exception. He’s even written about it in his newest book, Double Blessing. But what does a blessing actually look like? How do we know what is and isn’t a blessing? And what does it mean to see blessings even in the midst of trials? Mark unpacks all this and beyond in conversation with Davey about blessings, prayer, trials, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kasey Van Norman knows firsthand how God takes our trials and our pain and turns them around for good. She’s written a book called Nothing Wasted, and the title alone tells you that she is no stranger to the sort of things we talk about on this podcast. Kasey learned the hard way that God doesn’t waste anything when trauma early in her life left her with a disconnect between what she believed about God for others and what she believed for herself. Kasey sits down with Davey to share her story of sexual trauma, infidelity, cancer, and more, and how she’s learned firsthand through it all that nothing is wasted. Visit Kasey's Website Buy Nothing Wasted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trauma has a weird way of sneaking up on us. So many of us have experienced traumas big and small that we don’t even know the effects of to this day. These things that happen in the past live with us in the present and shape our lives without our noticing. This is at the root of the work that Aundi Kolber does. As a professional counselor and author, Aundi tries to help people understand the trauma they’ve experienced and how to heal from emotional wounds both seen and unseen. In this current season as we’re all dealing with the effects of COVID-19 and the traumas both big and small that come with it, this message hits especially close to home. Aundi sits down with Davey to share some of her own story of dealing with trauma and the tools she’s learned to help others deal with theirs. Visit Aundi's Website Follow Aundi on Instagram Buy Aundi's Book: Try Softer Find a Therapist - Visit Emdria.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nona Jones had what looked on the outside like success. She got a job at a Fortune 100 company at only 23, and her professional life only seemed to go up and to the right from there. Married to a pastor and with a deep faith of her own, it seemed that Nona had the “perfect” Christian life. But under the surface, trauma that had gone unaddressed built up until it could no longer be ignored, and Nona found herself in a crisis. Was all her success really enough? In her newest book Success from the Inside Out, Nona talks about how to deal with your past to have real success in the present. Nona sits down with Davey to share her story and how she’s learned to overcome her past traumas and help others do the same. Buy Success from the Inside Out Check out Nona's website Follow Nona on Instagram Visit Nona on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices