What happens when everything you thought defined your life is suddenly taken away?
In this episode of Entrusted, Bo Bradford shares his powerful testimony of faith after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. After mysteriously losing his voice in 2025, doctors discovered a tumor pressing against the nerve controlling his vocal cord. Further scans revealed cancer that had already spread throughout his body.
In the middle of suffering, uncertainty, and a life-altering diagnosis, Bo says the Lord used this season to humble him, expose sin, deepen his faith, and restore his heart for worship. From battling a hidden addiction to leading worship again months later, Bo’s story is a reminder that God is sovereign even in suffering.
We talk about faith, repentance, suffering, fatherhood, the hope of the gospel, and what it means to truly trust God when the future is uncertain.
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00:01:15 First Birth/Second Birth
00:04:20 Bo loses his voice
00:08:00 Stage 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis
00:10:05 Fathering young children without a voice
00:13:00 Bo’s walk with The Lord before diagnosis
00:14:38 Freedom from a pornography addiction
00:31:20 The best 6 months of Bo’s marriage have been since cancer diagnosis
00:32:40 Cancer Update
00:37:00 Primo
00:38:00 God’s sovereignty through Bo losing his voice
00:41:15 The importance of music for Bo during this season
00:44:45 Scriptural reflections related to Bo’s story (Luke 1, Joshua 3-4)
00:46:50 REMEMBER God’s faithfulness
00:51:20 Rest at the foot of the cross
00:56:00 A deeper understanding of The Gospel through suffering
00:59:10 Idolizing the things and comforts of this world (money, success, pleasure, etc)
01:03:31 Grief and suffering as a Christian
01:10:24 Five purposes of suffering Bo has recognized
01:14:40 Closing: What are you Entrusted with?