During various times in our lives, each one of us have been faced with the all too familiar choice of seeking solace in the world, or seeking Christ and His design. This is a situation Don and Patsy Akin are all too familiar with. In a testimony spanning the course of 59 years of marriage, we realize how important that choice can be in the face of grief again, again… and again.

Even though Don and Patsy understood that as believers trouble would come, would they learn to take heart knowing Jesus overcame the world? Listen to this week’s episode as we visit a story of hope, joy, grief, forgiveness, recovery, community and love; all with Jesus right by their side.

For Marilyn, life was going well. After knowing the Lord at a young age, being blessed with a supportive family, then going off to college and meeting a nice boy and great friends - life was certainly checking off all of her boxes. Little did Marilyn know, grief was coming upon her, and she would be faced with the tough question: is God still faithful, even in the dark?

Listen to Marilyn tell the story of learning to trust God in despair - again. Even in dark chapters, God's promises remain. In fact, God can use our grief as a catalyst to know Christ more intimately. Marilyn saw firsthand the results of being faithful through Him, and how our God is most certainly a God of abundance.

After receiving love, acceptance, and a fresh new start that only comes from Jesus Christ, Ron Thornton began his Christian walk. However, God was just beginning to use Ron to further the Kingdom when He began to show Ron what it means to advance from a believer, to Christ’s disciple. How many eternal lives could be impacted from opportunities God presented to one man? In this episode, Ron discusses how the Lord used him throughout each chapter of his life to disciple and lead neighbors, car salesmen, and truckers to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.