About this episode

Tim Challies shares his personal story of grace following the loss of his son, exploring themes of grief and God's goodness.

On this episode of The Disciple-Making Parent Podcast, we listen as Tim Challies shares a deeply personal “story of grace” from the aftermath of losing his son, Nick. We hear what those first shocking moments were like, how grief can cloud our thinking and sap our strength, and why it’s essential to let truth—especially what we know about God’s sovereignty and goodness—lead when our emotions feel unsteady. Topics Covered in This Week’s Podcast 03:46 Introduction: Losing and grieving Nick 09:31 Glimpses of grace 15:25 Tim’s manifesto 21:25 Five lessons about grief 29:31 Five ways to help people who are grieving Resources From This Podcast Tim Challies: Personal Accounts of God’s Goodness in Suffering (Previous podcast) Seasons of Sorrow , by Tim Challies Challies.com , Tim’s blog A Manifesto for Times of Suffering Tim Challies- Walking Through Deep Sorrow and Loss (Prior podcast interview)

People in this episode

Host: Chap Bettis

Guest: Tim Challies

Topics covered

• grief
• suffering
• God's sovereignty
• personal stories
• lessons on grief
• support for grieving

Keywords

• grief
• suffering
• God's goodness
• Tim Challies
• loss
• support
• truth
• sovereignty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Challies.com

Books & works: Seasons of Sorrow, A Manifesto for Times of Suffering, Tim Challies- Walking Through Deep Sorrow and Loss

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