Riding the Wave of Loss
Series Title: Treasures in the Dark (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Andy and Nikki Bray
Andy and Nikki Bray, directors of FamilyLife New Zealand, talk candidly to Dennis Rainey about the tragic flash flood that took the life of their oldest daughter, Natasha, at the age of 16.
A Light in New Zealand
Series Title: Treasures in the Dark (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Andy and Nikki Bray
Andy and Nikki, directors of FamilyLife New Zealand, realize their marriage and family are a miracle from God. Through various circumstances, they have experienced the pain of divorce and know what a mark it leaves. Andy and Nikki talk about how they started FamilyLife New Zealand and what they've seen in the lives of countless couples as a result of this ministry. Andy also talks about the serious health challenges he's faced at the ministry and at home as he's coped with ongoing kidney failure.
Forgiveness
Series Title: A Grace Disguised (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Jerry Sittser
Are you struggling to forgive someone who has hurt you? Jerry Sittser talks about forgiving the drunk driver who accidentally careened into their family's van one night, killing his wife, mother and daughter.
Walking by Faith Through Irreversible Loss
Series Title: A Grace Disguised (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Jerry Sittser
Some losses are temporary. Others are permanent. Jerry Sittser talks with Dennis and Barbara Rainey about the tragic car accident that turned his life upside down in a matter of seconds. Jerry explains what it was like to grieve his wife, mother and daughter--all killed in the accident, and then try to resume a normal life with his three remaining children.
Descending Into the Valley
Series Title: A Grace Disguised (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Jerry Sittser
Do you believe in God's goodness even when bad things happen? Jerry Sittser, a professor of theology at Whitworth University, talks about the courageous and life-altering decision he made in the ambulance following a tragic accident that took the life of his wife, mother, and daughter to believe and hope in a loving and Almighty God.
Catching Your Breath
Series Title: Into the Deep (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Robert Rogers
What does it mean to trust God in all circumstances? Robert Rogers recounts the awful flash flood that claimed the lives of his wife and children. Hear Robert share how a mustard seed of faith and his resolute trust in a sovereign God carried him through his family's tragedy.
Swimming Against the Current of Grief
Series Title: Into the Deep (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Robert Rogers
Where do you turn when all hope seems gone? For Robert Rogers, watching his van quickly fill with water, the only place to turn was to God. Robert talks about his last-ditch effort to save his family by kicking out the window of his van as it submerged into the murky waters, only to find himself carried away by the swift current. Find out who survived and why Roberts still believes in God's sovereign grace.
Tumbling Into the Dark
Series Title: Into the Deep (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Robert Rogers
Sometimes the unimaginable happens. Robert Rogers shares how an ordinary Labor Day weekend turned into an unbelievable tragedy when his minivan carrying his family of six was swept off the freeway in a turbulent flashflood. Hear him reflect on what he was thinking and feeling in those final moments before the van was totally engulfed in the raging waters.
Mighty Molly Mutz: A Legacy of Hope
Series Title: A Symphony in the Dark (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: Jake & Rebecca Mutz, Dennis & Barbara Rainey, Bill & Pam Mutz
Who can measure the power of a life? Molly Mutz lived just seven days, but the influence she exerted during her brief life stands as powerful evidence of God's infinite creativity. Today, we celebrate the homegoing of Mighty Molly Mutz.
The Death Angel
Series Title: A Symphony in the Dark (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: Jake & Rebecca Mutz, Dennis & Barbara Rainey, Bill & Pam Mutz
When life and death are at stake, where do you turn for answers? For Jake and Rebecca Mutz, that decision was easy--they turned to God. When they did, they found the strength to face the final moments of their infant daughter's brief life with dignity and compassion.
The Circle Forms
Series Title: A Symphony in the Dark (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: Jake & Rebecca Mutz, Dennis & Barbara Rainey, Bill & Pam Mutz
Molly, born with a rare brain disorder, demanded constant care just to stay alive. But little Molly was used by God to work great things. Hear Molly's parents, Jake and Rebecca Mutz, tell how Mighty Molly Mutz brought two families even closer together in the circle of the fellowship of suffering - and how both families were strengthened in the midst of tremendous adversity.
Something is Terribly Wrong
Series Title: A Symphony in the Dark (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: Jake & Rebecca Mutz, Dennis & Barbara Rainey, Bill & Pam Mutz
It was a one in a million stroke of bad luck--or was it? Molly Mutz, infant daughter of Rebecca and Jake Mutz, was born with an exceptionally rare and terribly damaging defect in the blood vessels supplying her brain. Jake and Rebecca tell how they waited to hear the diagnosis that could mean life or death for their firstborn daughter, Molly. Hear how they considered what God would have them do in response.
The Joy of Birth in the Shadow of Fear
Series Title: A Symphony in the Dark (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: Jake & Rebecca Mutz, Dennis & Barbara Rainey, Bill & Pam Mutz
Rebecca Mutz wanted to be a mom ever since she could remember. Hear Rebecca tell how her dreams came true in a labor and delivery room in a small Colorado hospital. When baby Molly didn't cry for four minutes after delivery, however, a new mother's worst fears began to materialize. Joining Rebecca this week is her husband Jake, her in-laws, Bill and Pam Mutz, and her parents, Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
Grief's Toll on a Family
Series Title: Life After the Death of My Son (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Dennis Apple
Death affects more than just a marriage: it hurts an entire family. Pastor Dennis Apple, author of Life After the Death of My Son, remembers the adjustments his whole family had to make after the tragic death of his son Denny in 1991.
Will Our Marriage Survive?
Series Title: Life After the Death of My Son (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Dennis Apple
A son's death and the heartache that followed nearly drove Dennis Apple's marriage apart. Today, Dennis recalls the unbearable grief that accompanied his son's death, and the resurrection of his marriage with time, love, and commitment.
Will It Always Hurt This Much?
Series Title: Life After the Death of My Son (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Dennis Apple
The death of his son left pastor Dennis Apple wondering, Will it always hurt this much? Dennis recounts one of his life's most painful experiences.
When Life Is Changed Forever, Part 2
Series Title: When Life Is Changed Forever (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Rick and Judy Taylor
What does it mean to grieve the loss of a loved one? Pastor Rick Taylor and his wife, Judy, openly talk about the grief they experienced after the tragic death of their young son.
When Life Is Changed Forever, Part 1
Series Title: When Life Is Changed Forever (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Rick and Judy Taylor
Death visited the Taylor household unexpectedly one morning in the spring of 1979. Pastor Rick Taylor and his wife, Judy, recall the horrible accident that changed their lives and their family forever.
Holding on to Heaven
Series Title: Holding on to Hope (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: David Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie, Anne Graham Lotz
Sometimes heaven is the only thing you can hope in. Today on the broadcast, hear a moving message given by author Anne Graham Lotz at the funeral of David and Nancy Guthrie's baby girl, Hope, who suffered with a fatal genetic disorder called Zellweger Syndrome.
Holding on to Gabe
Series Title: Holding on to Hope (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: David Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie
On today's broadcast, David and Nancy Guthrie talk about the pregnancy that took them by surprise and the genetic disorder they'd have to face off again with the birth of their son, Gabriel.
Finding Joy in Hope
Series Title: Holding on to Hope (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: David Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie
We knew Hope was going to die, but we decided to celebrate her life while we still had her with us. Such were the thoughts of Nancy Guthrie when talking about her daughter Hope, who was diagnosed with Zellweger's Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Today, Nancy and her husband, David, tell how they walked through the valley of the shadow of death with their baby girl, Hope.
Finding a Faith Like Job's
Series Title: Holding on to Hope (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: David Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie
"Here's where I find out if I believe what I say I believe," Nancy thought as she listened to the doctor's diagnosis. Today on the broadcast, David and Nancy Guthrie talk about the birth of their baby, Hope, and the genetic disorder that eventually took her life.
Growing Strong in the Valleys of Life
Series Title: Holding on to Hope (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: David Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie
Our faith is challenged many times over the course of a lifetime, but never so much as when we experience the death of a child. On this week's broadcasts, David and Nancy Guthrie talk about the children they were blessed with, and what God has taught them about surrendering all to Him.
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