The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

What do we do with our frailties? How can we begin to see God's gift in our weakness?For author, pastor, and Nothing is Wasted guest host, Eric Schumacher, reframing his perspective on the areas where he was weak took some time. Struggling with his own imperfections and insecurities, God began to reveal to him that the very things that made him feel weak were exactly what God wanted to work through and reveal His strength. As Eric began to deep dive into the theological implications of weakness and where it can be found throughout human history in Scripture, he was able to see the incredible gift our weaknesses can be. It was through that study and his own personal journey that Eric wrote his latest book, The Good Gift of Weakness: God’s Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption.In this episode, Davey and Eric talk about why God works through our weakness, how to find our value and worth in Jesus instead of our accomplishments, and the various types of weakness we face. If you've ever felt defeated by your own weakness, this conversation will encourage you that in whatever weakness you feel, God is at work in incredible ways to show you His strength.   Website: www.emschumacher.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/emschumacherFacebook: www.facebook.com/emschumacher Book: The Good Gift of Weakness: God’s Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption https://a.co/d/3LuLuQ4 In His Hands: Prayers for Your Child or Baby in a Medical Crisishttps://a.co/d/0PbLELC You've heard some of the story, but you haven't heard it all. Now you can. Pre-order Nothing is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain. Go to www.nothingiswastedbook.com to pre-order your copy and get your pre-order bonuses today! Need some hope right now in your valley? Or have a friend who could use some encouragement through suffering? The Pain to Purpose 42-Day Devotional is the perfect companion in your pain. Get your copy and gift one to a friend who needs it: www.nothingiswasted.com/store/pain-to-purpose-devotional Do you need resources to help guide you in your specific pain point? Our Curated Pathways are designed to give you everything we offer in one place when it comes to your unique journey: www.nothingiswasted.com/pathways

What do we do when we are a leader and our life as we know it unravels? How do we continue to lead in the depths of our pain?For ministry leader, author, speaker and podcaster Toni Collier, she thought she was finally living her redemption story in her second marriage, only to watch her relationship crumble very quickly when she learned of continued betrayal within it. Immediately after getting some of the most devastating news of her life, she saw God's kindness in that she was just doors down from some of her best friends. It was this group of women, some of the members of her confessional community and the constant reminders of God's with-ness, what she calls "God Winks," that sustained her through a very public divorce and all that followed. As she walked through the heartache of losing the marriage that she thought was an answer to her past pain, she learned how to lead in the midst of her greatest hurts. By sharing vulnerably her story and what she was dealing with in real time, she offered others the freedom to speak out and share their own suffering. She continues to offer women the opportunity to find healing through her ministry, Broken Crayons Still Color, and her podcast, Still Coloring. In this honest and raw conversation with Davey, Toni shares what it looks like to lead through our pain, why we need to pay attention to God's goodness in our hurt, and how a confessional community can help us heal. If you're a leader walking through the unexpected and wondering how you can keep going in the middle of it, this episode will serve as a reminder that even in our brokenness, God can use our lives to color a beautiful picture of His grace and redemption in life for others.   Website: https://www.tonijcollier.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni Book: Unshakeable Moxie: Growing a Resilient Faith https://a.co/d/iKIVegp Brave Enough to Be Broken: How to Embrace Your Pain and Discover Hope and Healinghttps://a.co/d/79vODrd You've heard some of the story, but you haven't heard it all. Now you can. Pre-order Nothing is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain. Go to www.nothingiswastedbook.com to pre-order your copy and get your pre-order bonuses today!Do you need resources to help guide you in your specific pain point? Our Curated Pathways are designed to give you everything we offer in one place when it comes to your unique journey: www.nothingiswasted.com/pathways It's so hard to watch someone who is hurting after a recent loss or trauma has changed everything for them. The When Everything Changes: Navigating the Early Days of Loss, Trauma, and Tragedy mini-course will help those you love walk through the early days of grief and suffering and find hope on the other side: www.nothingiswasted.com/everythingchanges

Warning: This episode briefly mentions suicidal ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners. What happens when we realize all our methods to find healing are merely ineffective attempts of self-help? How can pain lead us into a true understanding of our utter dependence and need for God in our lives?Former country music recording artist and author Granger Smith found himself attempting to do everything "by the book" when it came to dealing with the drowning death of his young son, River. He did everything self-help offered when it came to finding healing and yet, it all fell flat. It was then that God revealed to him that he did not have the power to heal himself. The healing he needed could come only through the gospel of Jesus Christ. From then, Granger turned away from a nominal faith into a saving one and was able to experience the true depths of healing from his shame and guilt over the loss of his son. He gave up his successful music career and began seminary and ministry in his local church. Granger recently wrote about the story of this journey of losing River and his newfound authentic faith in his book, Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartache.In this episode, Davey and Granger talk about how self-help can't truly heal us, the difference between a nominal faith and a saving one, and how the gospel is what we need most when it comes to finding healing that can last. If you've ever turned to self-help in an attempt to assuage the guilt, shame, or hurt from your past, only to find it unable to do so, this conversation will encourage you to look for healing in the only one who can truly help: Jesus Christ.   Website: https://grangersmith.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GrangerSmith/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grangersmith Book: Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartachehttps://a.co/d/2KY2aLL Up Toward the Lighthttps://a.co/d/2WhNTmo You've heard some of the story, but you haven't heard it all. Now you can. Pre-order Nothing is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain. Go to www.nothingiswastedbook.com to pre-order your copy and get your pre-order bonuses today! Do you need a reminder in your pain that God isn't done with your story? Sign up for our free, 7 day devotional delivered straight to your inbox: www.nothingiswasted.com/7-day-devo

How do you begin to experience freedom from the sin that grips you? What does it look like to walk in purpose while still struggling with that which holds you back?For author, pastor and podcaster, Tim Ross, finding his way towards healing after childhood sexual abuse led to his own patterns of pornography addiction, took some time. Through Jesus and therapy, Tim was able to learn how to get to the root of the bad fruit in his life. It was because of his own journey that he wanted to take others to a place of authenticity and vulnerability in the parts of their lives they often kept hidden. Through his podcast, The Basement, and latest book, Welcome to the Basement: An Upside Down Guide to Greatness, Tim explores how being real with our struggles can help us discover our true identity and experience the greatness God has for us. In this conversation, Davey chats with Tim about how to mentor people in the way of Jesus, the ways in which our journeys towards freedom may differ, and how God will build purpose into our lives from our pain and struggles. If you've ever wondered where you can lead with the truth of what you're walking through, this episode will remind you that true greatness can be found when we are willing to go low and be honest about our struggles and hurt.   Website: https://www.upsettheworld.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upsetthegram/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBasementPodcast Book: Welcome to the Basement: An Upside Down Guide to Greatness https://a.co/d/4jqgUIp You've heard some of the story, but you haven't heard it all. Now you can. Pre-order Nothing is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain. Go to https://www.nothingiswastedbook.com to pre-order your copy and get your pre-order bonuses today!Want to be a part of the Nothing is Wasted book launch event? Save the date: August 1, 2024 and make plans to join us! Learn more by going to: https://www.nothingiswastedbook.com Do you need someone to walk with you one-on-one through your valley? Our certified coaches are ready to meet you where you are and help you find a way forward: https://www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching

How do we live in hope in light of our suffering? How can live as people who aren't overcome by our pain, but who are overcomers in our pain?For pastor and author, Matt Chandler, his own journey in learning what it means to allow pain to push us towards hope began after a cancer diagnosis in 2009. Through his cancer journey and the surgeries and treatment that followed, he found himself growing in understanding as a pastor in leading others through their own suffering. In his most recent book, The Overcomers: God's Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety and Outrage, Matt explores how the book of Revelation shows believers that they were made for this time and are called to be overcomers in whatever challenges they face. In this episode, Davey and Matt talk about how we can be encouraged by those who have gone before us in obedience in challenges and difficulties, why our theology on suffering matters so much, and the importance of looking to the cross in light of our pain. If you've ever struggled with feeling like a victim to the circumstances of your life, this conversation will inspire you to become an overcomer in an age of anxiety and outrage.   Website: https://pastormattchandler.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattchandler74/ Book: The Overcomers: God's Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety and Outragehttps://a.co/d/4JFPIJC Want to be a part of the Nothing is Wasted book launch event? Save the date: August 1, 2024 and make plans to join us! Learn more by going to: www.nothingiswastedbook.com Want to see healing and life transformation after the pain you've encountered? Check out the Pain to Purpose course and start the path towards healing today: www.course.nothingiswasted.com Do you need someone to walk with you one-on-one through your valley? Our certified coaches are ready to meet you where you are and help you find a way forward: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching

How do you keep choosing to truly live after losing one of the closest people in your life? What does it look like to show up when you're feeling the depths of grief?For our Nothing is Wasted podcast co-host, author, pastor and speaker, Aubrey Sampson, learning how to allow life to come in again through the cracks of her pain after losing her best friend, Jenn, was difficult. Finding her way through the grief without having the person she could always process pain with felt impossible. And yet, through it all, Aubrey began to see how even in one of her greatest losses, there were moments where she could keep death from winning by choosing to find joy and life in what was in front of her. It was there that she could begin to see God's redemption in her heartache and fight back against darkness. In this vulnerable conversation, Davey sits down with Aubrey to discuss how redemption often doesn't look like we think it will, how to begin to move forward after losing someone you love, and what to do when God's presence feels more like absence in your pain. If you've ever experienced the loss of a best friend or have wondered how to even begin to live again in grief, this episode will inspire you to keep choosing to show up fully in the one, precious life you've been given.   Website: www.aubreysampson.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/aubsampFacebook: www.facebook.com/aubsampBook: Big Feelings Days: A Book about Hard Things, Heavy Emotions, and Jesus’ Lovehttps://a.co/d/dMmD3v2 The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lamenthttps://a.co/d/aEOHzvM Interested in coming to the book launch event? Mark your calendars for August 1st and check www.nothingiswastedbook.com for all the details! Want to find out how you too can remove the debris of crisis in your life and move forward with a renewed sense of victory and purpose? Learn more about the Pain to Purpose course at: www.course.nothingiswasted.com Do you need resources to help guide you in your specific pain point? Our Curated Pathways are designed to give you everything we offer in one place when it comes to your unique journey: www.nothingiswasted.com/pathways

How can you believe that God's good work will be done in a story that begins with so much loss and tragedy? Where can you find miracles in pain and life's difficulties?For author, Bible teacher and ministry leader Joyce Dalrymple, opening her eyes to the way the Lord was moving in her own life and through her daughter's adoption required intentional attention. By starting to notice the way God was bringing redemption into their stories, she began to experience a deeper understanding as to the ways in which God is always at work. Seeing her daughter practice empathy birthed out of her own pain was a reminder that even our greatest wounds can become a well of goodness if we allow the transformation to come from the power of the Holy Spirit's work within us. In this insightful conversation, Aubrey sits down with Joyce to discuss how adoption involves so much loss and grief, the importance of learning to rest in your belovedness as a parent, and how to practically help foster and adoptive families. In addition, they touch on how to navigate church hurt with a wider perspective that can help you see the good in what the global church is doing and how that can keep you connected to a community of faith. If you or someone you know is an adoptive or foster family or if you've ever struggled to see the good in your pain, this episode will encourage you that miracles are always beyond the surface of our hurt if we can learn to see them. Website: www.refugeforstrength.com/ www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/adopting-hope/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/joycekdalrymple Facebook: www.facebook.com/joycekoo.dalrymple/ Book: Women of the New Testament: A Bible Study on How Followers of Jesus Transcended Culture and Transformed Communitieshttps://a.co/d/fTyx8cTJesus Passion Week: A Bible Study on Our Savior’s Last Days and Ultimate Sacrifice https://a.co/d/e0VeXQI Do you want to be a part of helping launch Davey's new book, Nothing is Wasted, into the world? Join the Book Launch Team and be a part of sharing this incredible message of hope, forgiveness, and turning pain into purpose with those who need it most. Go to www.nothingiswastedbook.com to learn more and sign up!Want to access all that Nothing is Wasted has to offer to help you in your healing journey? Join Community Plus and get resources like our masterclasses, Curated Pathways, and more for just $20/month. www.nothingiswasted.com/communityplus Life is difficult and pain is real. Join Davey as he helps you move through your pain and on to a life of purpose and meaning in a LIVE Zoom call. www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere

When trauma or tragedy strikes, how do you find the support you need? Who can you trust to be a wise guide on your path towards healing?In this special episode, Davey and Aubrey are joined by Nothing is Wasted coaches Ken Roberts, Teresa Glantz, Jen Ball and Karissa Sprinkle to discuss why having people to walk alongside us in our pain is so important. Each one of them have found themselves in the darkest valleys and found a way towards healing with the help of others. Now, they help walk others through their pain as coaches with Nothing is Wasted. Together, they discuss why we need wise guides in our healing journey, how coaching can be a valuable tool God uses, and how you can find someone to walk beside you right now through Nothing is Wasted. If you've ever felt alone or if you've wanted to isolate in your pain, this conversation will encourage you to find those who have been where you are and who can help you through the valley of your pain.   Nothing is Wasted Coaching:www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Teresa Glantz:www.teresaglantz.com/ For Trauma Care Specialist Course:www.teresaglantz.com/training Karissa Sprinkle:www.karissasprinkle.com Do you need someone to walk with you one-on-one through your valley? Our certified coaches are ready to meet you where you are and help you find a way forward: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Do you want to be a part of helping launch Davey's new book, Nothing is Wasted, into the world? Join the Book Launch Team and be a part of sharing this incredible message of hope, forgiveness, and turning pain into purpose with those who need it most. www.nothingiswastedbook.com It's so hard to watch someone who is hurting after a recent loss or trauma has changed everything for them. The When Everything Changes: Navigating the Early Days of Loss, Trauma, and Tragedy mini-course will help those you love walk through the early days of grief and suffering and find hope on the other side: www.nothingiswasted.com/everythingchanges

How often have you found yourself ready to give up? What do we do when it feels too hard to keep going?Pastor and author Nick Connolly knows what it is like to be ready to quit. As a pastor, he has faced challenges that have made him second guess his calling. Even in the midst of writing and launching his book, Don't Give Up Just Yet: Choosing Persistence in a World of Overwhelming Resistance, he found himself experiencing panic attacks and unrelenting anxiety for the first time in his life. It was through his own personal struggles that he began to consider the importance of persistence when faced with resistance to what God has asked of us. In this conversation, Davey and Nick talk about what it looks like to not give up, the way spiritual attacks can impact us, and how to be authentic with all while choosing wisely with whom we are most vulnerable. If you've ever been ready to throw in the towel on the path God has put you on, this episode will help you find the strength to keep going in the face of whatever challenges may come your way.   Website: www.nickconnolly.co/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/nconnolly/?hl=en Book: Don’t Give Up Just Yet: Choosing Persistence in a World of Overwhelming Resistance https://a.co/d/6BAf1P8

How can you find laughter and joy when life is so unbearably difficult? Where is joy when pain and suffering seem to be a never ending part of life? For author and podcaster Molly Stillman, learning to laugh has been balm to her soul in some of her greatest losses. Having lost her mother as a teen, inheriting a sizable inheritance only to lose it shortly after and finding herself in debt and then experiencing pregnancy losses later in life, Molly has walked through too many sorrows to count and yet, she has found a way to laugh through it all. As a trained comedian, Molly has seen the gift of humor when life feels too heavy and has used that gift to bring joy to others in the most difficult moments. Now a homesteader and ministry leader, her life has taken the most unexpected turns and yet she still can find laughter and joy in the midst of it. She writes about her story and life in her new book, If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For. In this conversation, Aubrey sits down with Molly to discuss what it is like to look a mother at such a crucial time in a young girl's life, how to tell your story in safe spaces, and the ways that shame can keep us from bringing to light the truth of what we've been through. If you've ever wonder if it's okay to laugh when so much seems to be going wrong, this episode will encourage you that humor is a gift from God and one He often offers us in the moments of our pain to give us a little push forward towards joy and healing.   Website: www.stillbeingmolly.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/stillbeingmolly/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillbeingmolly Book: If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For https://a.co/d/eK8FPEc Has a recent loss, trauma or tragedy upended your world? Let us guide you through those early days: nothingiswasted.com/everythingchanges You've heard some of the story, but you haven't heard it all. Now you can. Pre-order Nothing is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain. Go to www.nothingiswastedbook.com to pre-order your copy and get your pre-order bonuses today!Do you need a reminder in your pain that God isn't done with your story? Sign up for our free, 7 day devotional delivered straight to your inbox: www.nothingiswasted.com/7-day-devo