Shattered by Loss, Restored by Jesus w/ Courtney Pray Duke | The Pursuit with James Griffin

About this episode

Courtney Pray Duke shares her journey of coping with the sudden loss of her husband and the impact on her family.

What happens when your whole world falls apart and you have to keep going? In this episode of The Pursuit, James Griffin and Ainsley Huckaby sit down with Courtney Pray Duke, author of And She Got Up: Shattered by Loss, Restored by Jesus. Courtney shares her story of losing her husband Andrew in a sudden bicycle accident the day before Thanksgiving and having to tell her three young children their daddy was with Jesus. The conversation tackles what real surrender looks like when your worst fe...

People in this episode

Host: James Griffin

Guest: Courtney Pray Duke

Topics covered

• loss
• grief
• faith
• surrender
• family
• restoration

Keywords

• loss
• grief
• Jesus
• faith
• family
• surrender
• restoration

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: And She Got Up: Shattered by Loss, Restored by Jesus

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