Husband Material Run Toward The Roar (with Davey Blackburn)
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Mar 9, 2026 
Davey Blackburn, founder of Nothing Is Wasted Ministries and author, shares a personal story of loss and how he turned pain into purpose. He discusses confronting triggers, how grief reshapes ministry and temptation, and the ministry’s approach of sitting with people and guiding them through a pain-to-purpose pathway.
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Sudden Murder Thrust Davey Into Public Grief
- Davey Blackburn found his wife Amanda after a break-in with multiple gunshot wounds and she died 24 hours later in the hospital.
- He was suddenly a single father to a 15-month-old and lost their unborn daughter, thrusting him into immediate public tragedy and pastoral responsibility.
Grief Rewires Theology And Empathy
- Grief transformed Davey's theology and empathy, exposing his previous performative faith and inability to sit with hurting people.
- After loss he experienced identical temptations and coping impulses he once judged in others, which deepened his compassion.
Grief Intensifies Compulsive Soothing Temptations
- Grief fuels heightened temptation to soothe through alcohol, porn, spending, or sexual acting out via a 'you deserve this' lie.
- Davey experienced compulsive shopping and urges to numb as attempts to manage unbearable pain.
