How can we begin to process our stories after a life-altering loss? Where can hope be found in the midst of insufferable pain? How do we connect the dots and find God's hand in our lives when suffering overshadows?
For Joan Kelley, those were difficult questions to answer after losing her teenage son, Will, to cancer. Yet, she found healing through looking at her life and the ways God has shown up, even in her worst pain. By going back in her own story, she has since been able to help walk alongside others in theirs by offering a listening ear or spiritual direction. And she has used what pain has taught her to bring hope and healing to those she encounters. While Joan knows she doesn't have all the answers, her journey has brought incredible lessons of faith, endurance, and how God can be trusted even in our darkest seasons.
In this episode, Davey sits down to talk with Joan about how everyone can use their unique wirings to bring hope to the hurting, why we have to make the time for our grief, and how processing your own story is pivotal in whatever healing path you are on.
Whatever the loss, Joan's story reminds us that we can all get to the place in our grief where we can still dare to hope.
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Episode 304 - Walking into a New Year After Loss with Davey Blackburn
Episode 303 - Hope for the Holidays with Amy Sylvestre
Episode 302 - Practical Steps for Walking through Grief with Beth Marshall
Episode 301 - Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America with Dr. Russell Moore
Episode 300 - God Never Gives Up On You with Max Lucado
Episode 299 - Healing Gently After Childhood Trauma with Dr. Mark McNear
Episode 298 - Every Moment Holy with Doug McKelvey and Ned Bustard
Episode 297 - Caring for A Loved One with Alzheimer’s with Edward Grinnan
Episode 296 - Stumbling Toward Eternity with Josh White
Episode 295 - Learning from Elisabeth Elliot’s Legacy in Our Own Pain with Kathy Reeg
Episode 294 - Helping Men Find Strength and Tenderness After Trauma with Chris Bruno
Episode 293 - Finding Gospel Hope in Divorce with Barnabas Piper
Episode 292 - The Art of Overcoming with Tim Timberlake
Episode 291 - Breaking Free from the Shame of Porn Addiction with Jessica Harris
Episode 290 - Beholding God in our Suffering with Strahan Coleman
Episode 289 - Experiencing Redemption after Our Pain with Lily Meschi
Episode 288 - Releasing Shame and Finding Grace in Our Stories with Ines Franklin
Episode 287 - Raised to Stay after Church Hurt with Natalie Runion
Episode 286 - How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, and Restore Your Faith with Kobe Campbell
Episode 285 - Reflections on Family, Ethnicity, and the Sacred Work of Belonging with Tasha Jun
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