David’s Story, Part One: At Least We Know What 3:16 Is

What do you do when your cancer survival odds come back under fourteen percent? My friend David Carpenter found out in 2023, and in this episode he tells us exactly what he and his wife Gretchen did with that number. Prefer to read? Jump to the full transcript.Meet My Friend David Carpenter David is fifty-eight. He’s

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Why Tell Your Story – It Will Heal You First

Telling your cancer story might be one of the most healing things you ever do… and almost nobody sees it coming. In this episode it’s just me, no guest, because I want to share something I’ve watched happen with every single person who has sat down with me on this podcast.Why Telling Your Cancer Story

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Brittany’s Story, Part Three: Faith Without an Ending

Fear at night during cancer is a particular kind of fear. It is quieter than the daytime kind, and it is harder to talk about in the morning. This is the episode I have been telling you about for three weeks, and I want to ask you for something before you start it. If you can,

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Brittany’s Story, Part Two: You Can’t Put a Timestamp on My Life

When doctors give you a timeline, something inside you goes very quiet. However, what my friend Brittany Plourde said back to a room full of doctors is something I have not been able to stop thinking about since the day we recorded this conversation. This is part two of Brittany’s story. It holds the hardest moment

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Brittany’s Story, Part One: I’ve Got This

Weak faith during cancer is something almost none of us want to admit out loud. However, that is exactly why I wanted you to hear this conversation. In this episode, my friend Brittany Plourde takes us all the way back to 2018 and her very first cancer diagnosis. And she is remarkably honest about where

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Finding Peace: Scanxiety — The Waiting Room Between Scans

If you are waiting for scan results right now, then I want you to know I made this episode with you in mind…and you do not have to sit in that waiting room alone. In fact, the stretch between a scan and its results is one of the hardest parts of the whole cancer journey, and I have walked through it myself.In

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Just Diagnosed With Cancer — What Doug Would Tell You

If you were just diagnosed with cancer, this episode was made for you. In Part One, my friend Doug DeFouw told us his story. Today I turned the conversation around and asked him about yours. This is Part Two of my conversation with Doug. However, you do not need to have heard Part One to get

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Faith Through Prostate Cancer — Doug’s Story of Not Walking Alone

Today I get to introduce you to my friend Doug DeFouw, and his story of faith through prostate cancer is one of the most honest conversations I have had on this podcast. Doug did not clean it up for us. He told me about the anger, the isolation, and the years he spent trying to

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Faith and Fear During Cancer: You’re Not Failing

If you’re a believer walking through cancer and you still feel afraid, let me say something it took me too long to learn: that fear does not mean your faith is failing. Faith and fear during cancer can live in the same heart at the same time — and God is not disappointed in you

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What happens when your cancer diagnosis and prayer collide?

I can tell you exactly what happens. Because it happened to me. On January 4th, 2017, my doctor called before 7am. There was good news and bad news. The good news: no kidney stones. The bad news: a tumor the size of an orange in my bladder, appearing cancerous. Just like that, my world changed. But

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