Where faith meets real life.

Show Notes: Summary Grief and faith are sometimes spoken about as though one must eventually replace the other - as though strong faith should make grief shorter, quieter, or easier to carry. But what happens when you trust God and your heart is still broken? Rachelle Boyd-Huff had spent years helping families face death as a hospice nurse. Then her own father was diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic and liver cancer. Three weeks and one day later, he died. Her professional e

Show Notes: Summary Stephen Ongo on Loss, Trust, and Finding Joy Again After 25 years of marriage, family life, and ministry together, Stephen Ongo lost his wife, Susan, suddenly. At first, Steve describes feeling almost numb while the people around him grieved. But as the shock wore away, the weight of the loss became increasingly difficult to carry. Eight months later, after hearing his daughter ask when the pain would ever end, Steve reached a breaking point. He had questi

Show Notes: Summary You made the appointments. You followed the instructions. You rearranged your life around the next step—and then the plan stopped. What do you do when you are faithfully doing what you know to do, but the answer has not come and the outcome still looks painfully unfinished? In this solo episode of Glory & Grit, Stephanie shares the ongoing story of a delayed surgery and the frustration of repeated stops, tests, and changed plans. The situation is not tied