After being diagnosed with a brain tumor Christina Costa noticed how much of the talk around facing cancer is dominated by the language of fighting She found that this metaphor quickly started to feel exhausting She ldquo didn rsquo t want to spend over a year at war with her own body rdquo Instead what she found most helpful were daily practices of gratitude mdash for the team of professionals caring for her and for the ways her brain and body were showing healing She experienced firsthand that no matter how difficult the struggle practices of gratitude can help resist [... more]

Dr Lee Warren is a neurosurgeon who's faced many difficult challenges including serving in the Iraq War removing deadly brain tumors and experiencing the loss of a son He shares lessons he's learned as he's sought answers to life's toughest questions while holding on to his faith in God Get Dr Lee Warren's book I've Seen the End of You A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith Doubt and the Things We Think We Know for your donation of any amount And when you give today your support will be DOUBLED to Give Families Hope https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - [... more]

Hear the stories of two children Hannah Sullivan and Connor Deal who both lost their lives to illness Their parents Brad and Jill Sullivan and Ron and Nan Deal share the stories of their precious children and the hope they have in the Lord of seeing them again Show Notes and Resources Help for grieving parents is avaliable at https whilewerewaiting org Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Download FamilyLife's new app https www familylife com app Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com familylife-podcast-network [... more]

Dr Lee Warren is a neurosurgeon who's faced many difficult challenges including serving in the Iraq War removing deadly brain tumors and experiencing the loss of a son On this insightful broadcast he shares lessons he's learned as he's sought answers to life's toughest questions while holding on to his faith in God Get Dr Warren's award-winning book I've Seen the End of You for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast reconciling-faith-and-science-in-a-medical-crisis featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give [... more]

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Laura Story talks about life with her husband Martin who suffers from a memory deficit due to a brain tumor Although challenging Story sees his disability as God's means of grace and tells how God has slowed them down through these circumstances to live in the moment and see His goodness Faith she reminds us is praising God even when we don't see Him Show Notes and Resources Download FamilyLife's new app https www familylife com app Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Check out all that's available [... more]

Christian singer and songwriter Laura Story talks about the song Indescribable that launched her career and tells how she's found joy in her circumstances Laura's husband Martin whom she's been married to since was diagnosed with a brain tumor and lives with memory deficit Show Notes and Resources Download FamilyLife's new app https www familylife com app Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com familylife-podcast-network [... more]

Jim Axelrod talks with Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton about his book of international portraits Erin Moriarty reports on an Indiana town where dozens of children have fallen ill with cancer Mark Phillips looks at the controversy over the hit Netflix series The Crown Tracy Smith goes behind the scenes of Chadwick Boseman's last film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Faith Salie investigates the decades-long appeal of teenage sleuth Nancy Drew Techno Claus a k a David Pogue offers recommendations for tech gifts for the holidays and we look at the history of Hanukkah the Festival of Lights Lee [... more]

Dennis rsquo life was transformed after someone gave him a New Testament Reading it captivated him and it became his constant companion Within six months two life-changing events occurred in his life He placed his faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of his sins and he was diagnosed with a brain tumor after experiencing severe headaches Because of the unbearable physical pain he became bedridden and unable to work One painful sleepless night he found himself crying out to God Sleep finally came at a m Bodily pain and affliction can cause us to cry out to God but [... more]

Kathy Pittman lost her husband to a brain tumor when her daughters were just and In this episode she shares her story--dealing with her grief trying to make ends meet financially and raising two girls alone [... more]

Brain tumor Alcoholism and Breast Cancer Janine Urbaniak Reid The Opposite of Certainty clearly understands brutal challenges Yet she's punched through these things and lives a life of meaning and purpose I just want off this planet I don't really want to die but I want there to be some other way I had this fantasy where I could get my family and we could all go somewhere but I don't know that is where a brain tumor cases to exist But it was more like 'I just want out ' https www janineurbaniakreid com Peter Rosenberger is the host [... more]

FamilyLife COO Chris Herndon and his wife Mary remember God's goodness as they reflect on Mary's diagnosis of a brain tumor in Almost a year later their son Charlie was diagnosed with MRSA a type of staph infection that is untreatable by many types of antibiotics After days in the hospital and with his condition worsening Charlie was transported to a children's hospital in Cincinnati where he spent another days By God's grace there was a breakthrough and his recovery is now documented in medical journals Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com [... more]