Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture Living in the Shadow of Grief (with Dave Keehn)
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Mar 17, 2026 Dave Keehn, Talbot professor and longtime youth ministry leader who wrote a memoir after losing his son, shares candid reflections on sudden loss and faith. He recounts the day Adam died, how writing aided healing, how grief reshaped his view of God and marriage, practical church responses, secondary losses, and the founding of the Adam Keehn Foundation to support young pastors.
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Name Grief Stages To Help The Church Respond
- Talk openly about grief stages with your community to improve how the church comes alongside grieving families.
- Keehn organized his book around reactive, responsive, and living stages to help churches know what support is appropriate over time.
Greg Laurie's Phone Call And Practical Forewarnings
- Pastor Greg Laurie phoned Keehn early on to warn that grief will be public as a pastor and to counsel preparedness for changing relationships.
- Laurie, having lost an adult child himself, offered mentorship, comfort, and pragmatic forewarnings about community expectations.
Secondary Losses Multiply Grief's Impact
- Secondary losses multiply the pain beyond the death itself, including lost futures, altered relationships, and shifted identity.
- Keehn uses the iceberg image: visible loss is only the tip while grandchildren, ministry plans, and roles sink below the surface.
