A Stronger Faith

When Lew Burdette was just 15 years old, he survived one of the most horrifying experiences imaginable, his own kidnapping and attempted murder. Today, Lew Burdette shares the incredible details of that experience, the unmistakable presence of God, and the spiritual truths he’s come to know and live because of that night.

To learn more about Lew Burdette, please visit LewIn22.com

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On April 12, 2014, 23-year-old Dominic DeSimone died in a motorcycle accident. Dominic was a popular law-school student, a young man of faith, son to parents Melanie and Hector, and cherished brother to a sister and two brothers. His death was shattering, especially to those closest to him. A year and a half after Dominic’s passing, Dominic’s mother, Melanie began writing about the truths of grief and faith. Now, her blog The Life I Didn’t Choose has reached millions of people who have experienced profound loss. And today, Melanie DeSimone joins us.

The Life I Didn't Choose  - Melanie's blog that helps millions navigate grief. If you are in grief, we recommend signing up for her email notifications of new posts as well as browsing her existing posts.

Lament for a Son - Nicholas Wolterstorff - Amazon link to the book Melanie referenced.

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Sometimes life hands us something so shocking and so aggressively distant from anything we’ve ever known, it not only doesn’t seem real, it forces us to completely reconfigure the way we see this life. Today Ashley and Brad Crow share just such an experience, and God’s inevitable and undeniable presence through all of it to bring them to the amazing faith they know today.

Baseball Country Elijah Crow Scholarship Fund (please specify the Elijah Crow Scholarship fund in the drop down menu).

Elijah Crow Fund through Meridzo

Amazon link to the book The Practice of the Presence of God

Link to The Life I Didn't Choose blog for bereaved parents

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Pam Hanes has lived a life of engaged faith with some amazing results to show for it. Today, she shares some of the most powerful and impactful truths about how God works that she’s learned while living what she describes as an incredible adventure.

Connect with Pam by visiting her site PamHanes.com

Amazon link to the book recommended by both Pam and Stacy: The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence

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Why do terribly painful things happen to good and innocent people? How are we supposed to respond to a loving God in situations that hurt us the most? Crystal and Travis Buck had just such an experience when their first child, John Clayton died after only four days of life. Today, Crystal shares how God changed her and her husband through the experience, and what she came to understand about the answers to those hard questions.

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Could the keys to prevent, and even cure our deadliest diseases such as cancer and heart disease be found within the pages of the Bible? Breast cancer survivor and author Ginny Dent Brant believes it can. Today, she shares how she survived an aggressive cancer diagnosis through God’s providence, and by His pulling back the curtain of truth to reveal how He designed our health and healing to work.

Link to Ginny's book on Amazon: Unleash Your God-Given Healing: Eight Steps to Prevent and Survive Cancer

Link to Ginny's Website: Ginnybrant.com

Amazon link to book Ginny mentioned: Eat God's Food - Susan U. Neal

Amazon link to book Stacy mentioned: Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure - Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.

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Jamie Dorr and her husband Jake knew Christianity as they started their life together and began planning their family in 2014. But life and faith changed quickly as they lived through the miscarriage of their daughter Sawyer, and the still unexplained death of their 2-month old son, Barron, barely a year apart. Today, Jamie Dorr shares how God reshaped her faith and perspective as He carried her through some of the toughest experiences a mother can endure.

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Scott and Mary Thompson’s second child, Samuel, was born with Down Syndrome, dramatically altering their course forever. Today, Mary Thompson shares how the life of special needs, for their family, has become a spiritual superpower.

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Jeanne Anne Love is a wife, mother, and a heart transplant recipient who has lived a life prioritizing God’s will over her own and sees Him in every aspect of her life. Today she shares how God has transformed her, and how His presence shapes her perspective.

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