{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cedarville Stories","title":"S15:E01 | Beauty From Ashes: Maxwell and White","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1831,"description":"Beauty From Ashes\n\nSome stories begin with joy; others with sorrow. Yet the most remarkable stories reveal how God faithfully weaves both together, bringing beauty from ashes in ways no one could have imagined.\nDean and Merav Maxwell know the deep ache of loss. On January 29, 2025, they lost their daughter, Grace, a beloved Cedarville University student, in the tragic plane crash over the Potomac River. Every parent hopes for more days, more conversations, and more memories. The Maxwells suddenly found themselves grieving what might have been.\nLess than three months later, Trish White and her family faced a terrifying ordeal of their own. Trish, her husband Matt, their son Judah — a Cedarville student, daughter Aliyah, and a friend survived a private plane crash that could easily have ended very differently. While everyone walked away, they carried fresh reminders of life's fragility and uncertainty.\nBoth families discovered something that suffering often reveals: God does not abandon His children in their darkest moments.\nThrough hospital rooms, memorial services, difficult conversations, and quiet tears, God made His presence known. He sent encouragement through friends, family members, church communities, and countless people who arrived at exactly the right time. When strength seemed scarce, He provided it. When unanswered questions lingered, He remained near.\nThe Maxwells and Whites learned that faith does not require pretending pain is absent. God welcomes honest cries of grief, confusion, and loss. He listens when hearts are broken. He draws near when sorrow feels overwhelming.\nAnd amid the ashes, beauty has emerged.\nThe families have seen relationships deepen. They have witnessed extraordinary compassion from each other and from the Cedarville community. They have gained a renewed appreciation for each day God gives — a truth Dean connected to Cedarville's emphasis on learning to number our days and invest them wisely in those we love (Psalm 90:12).\nDean,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DtZmcnx82N1df9dALVT2NHww6UHVLaJQmWrZTmC2seY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3ODkvMTU2NjM5/ODUwNi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}