The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

When Kevan Chandler was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disease as a small child, it would have seemed that his life would have limits. How could it not be when he would never even take a single step? But Kevan chose not to let his disability define him. With the help of his friends, Kevan has traveled without a wheelchair across Europe and China, written a book called We Carry Kevan, and founded a nonprofit to improve accessibility all over the world. Kevan joins Davey to talk about how his disability has impacted his life and his faith, and how he’s taken what he’s learned beyond himself to make an impact on the world. Check Out Kevan's Website Buy Kevan's Book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We often think of our perfect life as being very peaceful. We want everything to be neat and tidy, and any chaos or messes are obstacles to be eliminated. But when an encounter with a homeless man changed her life forever, Ginger Spouse began to wonder if the best that God has for us isn’t a perfectly clean life, but one where we embrace the messiness that He brings us. Ginger sits down with Davey to share what God did through her willingness to invite chaos into her life, and what that means for each of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misty Phillip’s story is not an easy one. Through loss, rape, abortion, suicidal thoughts, stillbirth, and more, she’s walked through darker valleys than most could imagine. With everything she’s gone through, it would be hard to blame her for turning her back on God. After all, who could believe in a good God in the face of so much hurt? Instead, she’s learned to walk closer with God through every painful step of her journey. Misty sits down with Davey to share some of her story and what she’s learned through unfathomable hardship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born into a life defined by poverty and crime, LaMorris Crawford had a pretty tough childhood. The orphaned son of a teenage mother, LaMorris looked for anything he could find to numb his pain. Sports, popularity, drugs — all the coping mechanisms available to a poor young kid were not enough. All of that changed when LaMorris had a radical encounter with Jesus. Once a poor kid with little hope for a future, he now works as a traveling evangelist and the chaplain for the Cincinnati Bengals. LaMorris joins Davey to talk about his story of transformation, how he’s finding redemption in the worst aspects of his own history, and some of the chances he’s had to share the hope he’s found with others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The picture of life that existed in a young Justine Froelker’s mind was beautiful. She was a girl with a passion for dance, and she planned to make that dream her reality. But those dreams were shattered when mysterious pains landed her in the hospital, and she spent her high school years in and out of hospitals, surgeries, and body casts. Years later, Justine felt the ripple effect of these trials and another dream she had died when she found herself unable to have children. Now, as an author, speaker, and counselor, Justine spends her life taking the lessons she’s learned in her valleys and helping others walk through theirs. She sits down with Davey to share how she’s rewriting her painful story and teaching others to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No parent should ever have to bury their child. The amount of pain that comes with that experience is unfathomable, a grief so strong it defies words. Tammie Brenton knows this all too well. When her daughter Madi found herself in the hospital after the birth of her second child, everything changed for Tammie and her family. Through misdiagnoses and failed treatments, transplants and seeming recoveries, they walked through the ups and downs of a years-long battle with this disease. Tammie sits down with Davey to share her fresh story of grief and how she found God’s presence every step of the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under even the best of circumstances, parenting is a challenge. Very little that’s worth doing is easy, and raising children is no exception. But for Colleen Swindoll-Thompson, that challenge was increased tenfold when her son was born with severe special needs that would leave him dependent on her care for his whole life. But Colleen’s trials didn’t end there. A divorce from an abusive husband, a daughter who struggled with self-harm and thoughts of suicide, and much more left Colleen walking through a deeper valley than she would have ever imagined. Colleen shares with Davey about what she’s learned about God in the midst of her trials and how she’s leveraging her pain to help others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Cancer.” It’s the word none of us wants to hear on the other end of a phone call or a conversation. It’s the ultimate boogeyman of all disease, containing a thousand worst-case scenarios and unimaginable trials in just one word. When Joanna Dennstaedt was diagnosed with skin cancer, it sent her into an incredibly low place. But in the midst of her valley, Joanna found purpose in her pain. The valley that Joanna found herself in is all too common, and God was going to use her to minister to the people that she found herself walking alongside in this difficult season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The enneagram is one of the most popular tools for understanding personality. It’s become a frequent topic of conversation, the subject of endless memes, jokes, and lighthearted discussion. But while these things are fun, they barely begin to scratch the surface of what the enneagram has to offer. The depth of this powerful tool reflects the nuance and complications of what it means to be human. Chris Heuertz, author of The Sacred Enneagram, returns to the podcast to dive into the deeper side of the enneagram, how it reflects more variety than just the nine types suggest, and what this means for us when we walk through painful seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEXUAL BETRAYAL SERIES PART FIVE Kristin and Michael were both married to different people, but their relationships shared some dark common threads. Michael said “I do” for the first time hoping that marriage would be the answer to his addiction to pornography. Kristin’s fiancé had confessed the same struggles to her before they were married, but she thought they were in the past. But when neither husband dealt with the underlying issues, the results were the same. Addiction gave way to infidelity, and neither marriage survived. Now Michael and Kristin sit down with Davey to talk about how they found each other, healed from the brokenness of their pasts, and found purpose in helping others in the conclusion to our Sexual Betrayal Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices