In this powerful episode of Run to the Hard, host Curtis sits down again with longtime friend and pastor Tristan Borland to delve deeper into the journey of grief and the search for hope. Both Curtis and Tristan have endured profound personal losses, and their discussion centers on how faith, community, and finding purpose can help navigate the dark seasons of life. Tristan shares his experiences as a pastor counseling grieving families, how his own loss of his daughter,Maria brought him to a new understanding of boundaries, and the ways his congregation ministered to him in his time of need.

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01:30 Tristan's Pastoral Story

03:17 Managing Grief and Boundaries

05:12 The Role of Community in Healing

07:40 The Weight of Grief

11:24 Helping Others Through Grief

24:27 The Theology of a Three-Year-Old

29:52 Jesus Loves Me

34:46 Two Different Lives

39:15 Love as a Multiplying Force

43:32 Pain into Purpose

49:08 The Cosmic Story of Redemption

51:25 Amen