EP #37 - Walking Through Grief with Faith and Honesty w/ Marlin Beachy

EP #37 - Walking Through Grief with Faith and Honesty w/ Marlin Beachy

From Plain Values Podcast by Plain Values

May 8, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 38

About this episode

Marlin Beachy shares his journey of grief and faith after losing his son in a tragic accident.

In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast , Marlin sits down with his longtime friend and former pastor, Marlin Beachy, for a raw and honest conversation about life, ministry, and the unimaginable pain of losing a child. Marlin shares his journey from growing up Amish, leaving the church at age eight after his father’s powerful conversion, to pastoring in Alaska for 30 years. But at the heart of this episode is the heartbreaking story of losing their son Ryan in a tragic motorcycle accident when a moose stepped into his path. Marlin doesn’t sugarcoat the shock, the grief, or the long road of learning to live with a pain that never fully goes away. Together, they wrestle with hard questions: How do you trust God’s sovereignty when your world is shattered? What does it really mean to grieve with hope? And how do you keep walking forward when the wound is still fresh years later? This isn’t a polished sermon… it’s a heartfelt, vulnerable dialogue between two men who love the Lord and have walked through deep valleys. If you’ve ever experienced loss, known someone walking through grief, or simply need to be reminded that God is still good even when life hurts most, this episode…

People in this episode

Host: Marlin

Guest: Marlin Beachy

Topics covered

  • grief
  • faith
  • loss
  • ministry
  • hope
  • personal journey

Keywords

  • grief
  • faith
  • loss of a child
  • ministry
  • hope
  • Amish
  • personal story

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Organizations: Plain Values

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