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Episode 157: I’m Going Home — Finding Hope in the Face of Death, Grief, and Loss

What happens when death suddenly feels close?

In this deeply personal episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson wrestles with mortality, grief, loss, and the Christian hope of heaven after receiving the unexpected news that his longtime friend Mark Apple had died from a sudden heart attack.

Just 48 hours earlier, Brent had witnessed a serious motorcycle accident and found himself kneeling beside an injured woman trapped beneath a vehicle, holding her hand and praying. Coming less than a year after Brent’s own quadruple bypass heart surgery, these moments brought one unavoidable truth into sharp focus: life is fragile, tomorrow is not promised, and every one of us is going home someday.

Brent also shares the powerful story behind “I’m Going Home,” a song he wrote in 1988 while traveling across the plains of eastern Colorado. Inspired by thoughts of his grandmother and the promise of heaven, the song would later take on even deeper meaning when it was used at both his father’s and mother’s funerals.

This episode is an honest conversation about death, grief, losing someone you love, facing your own mortality, and finding hope in Jesus Christ when life hurts the most. It is a reminder that for those who know Christ, death does not have the final word.

In this episode:

• Coping with the sudden death of a friend
• Finding Christian hope in grief and loss
• Facing mortality after major heart surgery
• What the Bible says about heaven and eternal life
• How tragedy can remind us what truly matters
• The story behind Brent Henderson’s song “I’m Going Home”
• Finding peace when tomorrow is not promised
• Why faith in Jesus changes the way we face death

Make sure you listen all the way to the end for the song “I’m Going Home” — a song written nearly four decades ago that carries more meaning today than ever before.

If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone who is grieving, hurting, or needs to be reminded that even in the face of death, there is still hope.

We are the Resistance.