264 Faith, Suffering, and Hope: a conversation with Dave DeSelm

Today’s episode is different.

In June of 2025, Dave was diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer. And so, after five years of weekly teaching, this will be the final new episode of The Word for Everyday Disciples.

Rather than a sermon, what you’ll hear today is a conversation—an honest and thoughtful interview Dave recently recorded with a longtime friend and former colleague, Clinton Faupel. Clinton is the co-founder of Remedy Live, a ministry devoted to mental health advocacy and providing real-time, online crisis support to anyone who reaches out.

This conversation is not a farewell as much as it is a reflection—on faith, on suffering, and on hope. It’s a reminder that discipleship doesn’t stop when life gets hard, and that God often meets us most powerfully in honest conversation.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for walking with us through these years. And thank you for being part of this community of everyday disciples.

Watch the full video of this interview on YouTube. 

Recorded in the Remedy Live studios in Fort Wayne, IN, on November 18, 2025.