In this heartfelt kickoff to Season Two of the Run to the Hard podcast, Chris dives deep into the raw emotions and difficult questions surrounding the loss his best friend and Coach Curti's former player, Josh Delph.

Josh shares his challenging relationship with his father, He opens up about the complex feelings of grief, not just for his father’s passing but for the relationship that never was and the forgiveness and regrets he has now that the window is closed on Dad.

02:22 A Dad That Valued Friends Over Family

03:58 Incapable of What a True Dad Could Be

05:10 How Did You React When You Found Out Your Dad Died?

07:50 Dad is Answering To God Now..

10:01 Battling With Yourself to be Bold

12:13 The Power of Presence

15:26 What if I feel like I've blown it in represneting my faith

17:24 In Hindsight, Would You Have Changed Your Approach?

20:45 Our Prayer Life For The Unsaved

21:52 How do you reconcile with God for time running out on dad even though you prayed?

24:10 What Does God Say About Our Efforrts in Boldness?

26:05 Chris's Recent Story of Sharing Jesus at Chipotle

33:28 The Power of Distraction From What Matters Most

36:18 God Still Has A Plan For Everyone

38:30 The Dangers of Believing in No Authority Above Ourselves

40:42 How do you reconcile the idea that the window is closed and you won't see your dad again?

45:58 How Have You Become A Better Dad?

47:19 Dad's Reaction When You Became A Christian?

52:54 When is The Right Time to Bring Up God to Family?

55:07 Celebrating Dad & Struggling Through Respecting His Wishes

01:00:11 The Sad Fact of Not Finding Many Pictures With Dad

01:04:17 Dealing With Bitterness Towards Dad

01:06:23 What Would You Say To A Father Like Yours To Wake Them Up?

01:09:52 How Do You Grieve A Broken Relationship And an Unbelieving Father ?

01:12:24 Where Is The Hope As You Move Forward?

Challenges and Needs of This Ministry

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Remember, "Running to the hard is better, when we run together"

In this conversation, Curtis and Chris discuss the importance of running to the hard things in life and finding joy in the midst of pain. They reflect on Curtis's late wife Michal's last words.

The conversation concludes with a discussion about the hope of heaven and the need for a relationship with Jesus.

TIME STAMPS:

Michal's Last Words

The Origin of Her Last Words

Michal's Prayer For Eternal Perspective

Joy Vs. Sadness, Which One Is Winning?

Michal's Dying Wishes And Lessons For Grief

The Harder The Pain The Bigger The Task

What Are you Doing With The Rest Of Your Life?

All Christians Shoud Run To The Hard

Lesson From The Letter About Running To The Hard

The Importance of Time and Attention in Relationships

The Roundtown Article Story

The Hope For Eternity

God is a God of Relationships

Challenges and Needs of This Ministry

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Remember, "Running to the hard is better, when we run together"

In this conversation, Chris and Curtis battle with the harsh questions of who God is after loss and the questions they both have as they try to understand why God allows the hurt and the hard.

The duo discuss the personal experiences of loss and grief in their lives, as well as what Michal taught us with her story of questioning God after the loss of her child.

TIME STAMPS:

01:00 - Baby Jasper’s story

02:30 - Questioning God

03:00 - Pointing people to Christ in the Dark Seasons

04:00 - Chris Reflecting on Losing His Son, Lawson.

09:00 - Numbness after loss

09:30 - Spiritual high during the hope for a miracle

11:00 - Hard Questions about God’s presence in loss.

13:00 - Preparing for a loss vs. the shock of a sudden loss

14:00 - The physical and mental effects of shock after loss

15:30 - Creating a defense mechanism to not feel the grief

18:00 - When it feels like God is off-script

19:00 - Baby Ronnie’s story

22:30 - Going to the hard dark places

23:00 - Finding God for yourself

28:00 - Is God more concerned with bringing us to Him than gaining glory from healing?

30:00 - Eternal perspective

33:00 - How do you see God’s presence in the hard seasons?

34:00 - God is at work even when we don’t feel it

38:30 - Empathizing and understanding others in their grief

40:00 - The discipline of staying in the word in grief

42:00 - Recalling to mind the goodness of God in your past - He’s the same God

47:30 - How do you reconstruct rather than deconstruct your faith after the hard?

49:00 - The untruthful, unscriptural path people can lead you down after death - mediums, guardian angels, tarot cards

52:00 - The crossroads of why we really desire heaven

56:30 - What to do when God's plan doesn't make sense to us.

01:01:00 - Facing that we are fallen humans

01:03:00 - Realizing who you are In Christ

01:04:00 - When we assume God’s plan is our plan

01:07:00 - The harder the things, the harder the task God is calling you to

01:09:30 - The Facebook post that provides spiritual perspective.

01:14:00 - Saying “Your Will be done” even when we don’t feel it

01:14:45 - Why would we ever want to rob our loved ones of heaven?

01:15:30 - Closing prayer

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