Best Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 391 - Making Sense of Your Story with Adam Young 1:00:56

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How do we begin to untangle the wounds of our childhood and understand how they influence the way we show up in the world today? What do we do with the stories of harm, neglect, and pain that linger from our past? Therapist Adam Young came to realize in his thirties just how profoundly his family of origin and early wounds were shaping his adult be…

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Episode 390 - Practicing Defiant Joy in Suffering with Margaret Feinberg 1:05:45

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How do you find joy when the diagnosis feels devastating? How can you become the joyful person God calls you to be—even in the midst of your deepest pain? Author Margaret Feinberg was nearing the completion of a book on joy when she received a life-altering diagnosis: aggressive cancer. What followed was a profound season of wrestling—an honest, ra…

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Episode 389 - Disability-Inclusivity with Dr. Laurie Thompson 1:24:11

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How can we learn to trust God when our prayers for healing go unanswered? What does it truly mean for the Church to become a place of belonging and welcome for individuals with disabilities? Dr. Laurie Thompson has deeply engaged with these questions—both personally and academically. At just 14 years old, a devastating car accident left her permane…

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Episode 388 - When Grief Comes Home with Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague 1:26:15

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What do we do when pain and trauma affect our children? How can we guide them through the complex journey of grief and loss? Erin Nelson has walked through depths of sorrow that few can imagine. She lost her first husband in a sudden plane crash, her mother to suicide, and her young adult son in a tragic car accident. Having experienced grief in it…

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Episode 387 - Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments with Rachel Wojo 1:15:19

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How do you even begin to talk to God when life is unfolding in ways you never wanted? What can prayer do when the pain feels unbearably raw and deep? For Rachel Wojo, these questions became deeply personal. She never could have imagined the depth of suffering she would walk through—navigating her daughter’s terminal diagnosis and eventual passing, …

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Episode 386 - Walking Alongside People in Their Pain with Jerry McFarland 1:04:44

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How do we support those in pain when we ourselves don’t have all the answers? How can we be present when we’re uncomfortable with the silence, the sorrow, and the questions that come with loss and tragedy? Pastor Jerry McFarland felt a twinge uncertainty the day he received a phone call asking him to visit a stranger at a local children’s hospital.…

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Episode 385 - Healing Leadership Trauma with Dr. Nicholas and Sheila Wise Rowe 1:06:25

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How can leaders heal from their own wounds? Why does emotional and spiritual health matter so deeply for those who are called to lead? Historian and Seminary Professor Dr. Nicholas Rowe and his wife, Sheila Wise Rowe, author and counselor, have seen the ways unprocessed pain and trauma can impact leaders. While countless resources aim to help leade…

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Episode 384 - Sacred Attachment with Michael Cusick 1:07:35

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What happens when our lived experience doesn’t align with what we believe about God? How do we hold on to faith when trauma, suffering, or loss shatters our spiritual foundation? Author and counselor Michael Cusick understands this tension intimately. As a survivor of childhood abuse, Michael found himself caught in self-destructive cycles that thr…

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Episode 383 - Helping Kids Overcome After Trauma with Science and Scripture with Dr. Nicole Wilke 1:20:05

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How do we help kids build resilience, especially after facing trauma? How do we teach kids the skills they need to persevere after pain? Dr. Nicole Wilke had a front-row seat to the impact trauma can have on a child's development. Her parents had a heart for kids with the hardest stories and welcomed seventy children through foster care and adoptio…

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Episode 382 - Forging an Unshakable Faith After Loss with Brooke Martin 1:16:20

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What do you do when you are faced with an unbearable decision? How do you walk firmly in faith when you know the outcome will most likely be devastation? For former local news anchor and author, Brooke Martin, and her husband, the choice to carry their daughter, Emma Noelle, to term even though she was diagnosed with a condition that meant she woul…

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Episode 381 - Hope in a Hard Diagnosis with Alan Hester 1:23:10

2M ago1:23:10

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Where can you find hope when a diagnosis is difficult to accept? How can you trust God when life's challenges feel insurmountable? For Alan Hester, finding out that he had ALS-a degenerative neurological disease-was devastating at first and yet, he now describes it as one of the best things that happened to him. Not because the suffering or the pai…

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Episode 380 - Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, and Dead Ends with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague 1:05:23

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What do we do with the doubts, disillusionments, and dead ends that can come in our faith journey? How do we help someone who has questions in their walk with Jesus? Authors Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague each had a unique experience when it came to wrestling with doubt and disillusionment in their faith. They knew the confusion and pain that can…

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Episode 379 - The Adoptee's Journey with Cameron Lee Small 1:01:48

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How can we help a child who may not have the words to express their own grief? How can communities be support systems to those who have adopted? Cameron Lee Small's story began with loss. At the age of three years old, he was adopted from his birth country of South Korea and placed in a home thousands of miles away in America. As he grew up and beg…

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Episode 378 - Comfort in the Ashes with Dr. Michelle Keener 52:53

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What do we do when people fail us in our greatest time of need? How can the church do a better job at entering into people's pain and walking with them in their stories? Dr. Michelle Keener walked through her own season of suffering and eventually found herself deep diving into Biblical research on the book of Job in the Bible through the lens of t…

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Episode 377 - Mastering Our Emotions with Dr. Kevin Chapman 55:31

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What do we do with the seemingly never-ending emotions that can come in this generation? How do we manage the persistent feelings of anxiety and depression that can overtake our lives as believers? Dr. Kevin Chapman has worked with countless individuals struggling with anxiety and depression. As a believer and clinician, he has seen how powerful em…

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Episode 376 - Healing after Losing a Child to Addiction with Lance and Jeni Ward 1:09:58

4M ago1:09:58

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How do you heal as a parent when your worst fears come true? How do you move through the pain of losing a child unexpectedly to a drug addiction? Pastor Lance Ward and his wife, Jeni, tried to fight the tight grip addiction had on their son Kyle but lost him suddenly to a fentanyl overdose. The secret life he was living was well-hidden until it was…

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Episode 375 - Walking Through Deconstruction with Ian Harber 1:18:24

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What do you do when you find yourself in a crisis of faith? How can you help someone walking through the questions and doubts they are experiencing? Ian Harber came to a critical junction in his own faith after experiencing loss after loss. Doubts began to rise and yet, he didn't have a safe space to process the questions that can so often come in …

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Episode 374 - Overcoming Shame from Hidden Secrets with Anne Beiler 1:11:37

4M ago1:11:37

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What do we do with the secrets that keep us hidden in shame and despair? How do we tell our story in such a way that we can experience the true freedom that God has for us? For author, entrepreneur, and founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Anne Beiler, the pain that came after losing a child in a tragic accident and the abuse she experienced at the h…

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Episode 373 - Embracing a Gospel Vision in Racial Healing and Justice with Dr. Sarita Lyons 1:10:27

4M ago1:10:27

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How do we, no matter what our cultural lens may be, embrace a gospel vision in conversations around racial healing and justice? How do we root our understanding of our own experiences in the truth of Christ? Author, speaker, Bible teacher and counselor Dr. Sarita Lyons has been seeking the answer to these questions as she walks besides those in her…

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Episode 372 - Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried about a Thing with Megan Fate Marshman 52:33

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Theologian Dallas Willard was once asked how he would describe Jesus in just 1 word. He replied with the word: relaxed. How can we learn to walk and live like Jesus in a world that wants us to go as fast as we can? What does it look like to deeply trust and surrender when we are walking through pain? For author and pastor Megan Fate Marshman, those…

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Episode 371 - Helping Little Ones through Grief and Loss with Annie F. Downs and Tatum Green 1:01:51

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How do we begin to help young children understand loss? What can we do to help little ones grieve while we are walking through it alongside them? For author, speaker, and podcaster Annie F. Downs, these questions became real when her infant nephew, TJ, passed away from a severe medical condition less than two months after he was born. Wanting to he…

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Episode 369 - Healing Shame after Betrayal with Mark and Jill Savage 1:19:50

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How do we heal a marriage that has been broken by betrayal? Is it even possible to move past the shame and condemnation that can come after choices that harm our closest relationship? There was a time when author and podcaster Jill Savage could not see a road to redemption after her husband, Mark, then a pastor, had an affair and was ready to end t…

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Bonus Episode: What We Find in the Dark Episode 1 with Glenn Packiam 42:22

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Bonus Episode: Check out this episode from our newest podcast, What We Find in the Dark with host Aubrey Sampson When we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why can’t I see Him here? Why can’t we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen? The deep theological wrestling…

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Episode 368 - Overcoming Insecurity with Oneka McClellan 49:24

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How do you move past your greatest insecurities in order to step into what God has for you? What do you do when pain creates new insecurities and doubts about who you are? Author and pastor Oneka McClellan understands the way self-doubt and insecurity can creep in when you are trying to step into your God given calling and purpose. As a ministry le…

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Episode 367 - Experiencing Jesus in Pain and Suffering with John Eldredge 58:26

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What happens to our relationship with God in the midst of suffering? How do we stay connected to Jesus when we are walking through pain? Author John Eldredge has been guiding people through practices that can help keep us in union with Christ, especially when the pain of life threatens to erode our connection. He has seen the ways in which the enem…

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Episode 391 - Making Sense of Your Story with Adam Young 1:00:56

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Episode 390 - Practicing Defiant Joy in Suffering with Margaret Feinberg 1:05:45

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Episode 389 - Disability-Inclusivity with Dr. Laurie Thompson 1:24:11

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Episode 388 - When Grief Comes Home with Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague 1:26:15

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Episode 387 - Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments with Rachel Wojo 1:15:19

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Episode 386 - Walking Alongside People in Their Pain with Jerry McFarland 1:04:44

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Episode 385 - Healing Leadership Trauma with Dr. Nicholas and Sheila Wise Rowe 1:06:25

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Episode 384 - Sacred Attachment with Michael Cusick 1:07:35

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Episode 383 - Helping Kids Overcome After Trauma with Science and Scripture with Dr. Nicole Wilke 1:20:05

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Episode 382 - Forging an Unshakable Faith After Loss with Brooke Martin 1:16:20

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Episode 381 - Hope in a Hard Diagnosis with Alan Hester 1:23:10

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Episode 380 - Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, and Dead Ends with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague 1:05:23

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Episode 379 - The Adoptee's Journey with Cameron Lee Small 1:01:48

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Episode 378 - Comfort in the Ashes with Dr. Michelle Keener 52:53

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Episode 377 - Mastering Our Emotions with Dr. Kevin Chapman 55:31

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Episode 376 - Healing after Losing a Child to Addiction with Lance and Jeni Ward 1:09:58

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Episode 375 - Walking Through Deconstruction with Ian Harber 1:18:24

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Episode 374 - Overcoming Shame from Hidden Secrets with Anne Beiler 1:11:37

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Episode 373 - Embracing a Gospel Vision in Racial Healing and Justice with Dr. Sarita Lyons 1:10:27

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Episode 372 - Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried about a Thing with Megan Fate Marshman 52:33

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Episode 371 - Helping Little Ones through Grief and Loss with Annie F. Downs and Tatum Green 1:01:51

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Episode 369 - Healing Shame after Betrayal with Mark and Jill Savage 1:19:50

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Bonus Episode: What We Find in the Dark Episode 1 with Glenn Packiam 42:22

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Episode 368 - Overcoming Insecurity with Oneka McClellan 49:24

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Episode 367 - Experiencing Jesus in Pain and Suffering with John Eldredge 58:26

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