Learning Grief with John Onwuchekwa

Dad Tired

Jerrad Lopes

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this heartfelt episode of Dad Tired, Kaleb sits down with pastor, author, and entrepreneur John Onwuchekwa to explore life’s deepest challenges and God’s unshakable hope. John shares his journey through profound loss, including the death of his brother and struggles with infertility, and how these experiences shaped his faith, fatherhood, and calling. Together, they discuss practical ways to navigate grief, the power of community, and finding purpose in the midst of pain.

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1:20.7	Talking about grief, man.
1:21.7	I think it's really important to kind of touch some of these subjects around the holidays.
1:26.2	John, I'm a local pastor too, and grief's always a thing in this season.
1:31.2	And even for me to, like, have some tools and get my mind spinning on how to help people process grief.
1:36.8	Think about grief is really, really big.
1:38.6	And so excited to be with you, man.
1:40.0	How are you doing today?
1:40.9	Yeah.
1:41.3	Oh, man.
1:41.7	I'm doing well.
1:42.6	Can't complain at all.
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