Page 185: Granger Smith: Country Music Star Finds Faith After Tragedy
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
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🗓️ 1 August 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Granger Smith had always found it easy to work hard on the things he was passionate about. Country music was at the top of that list. Last year after 24 years of touring as an award-winning, platinum-selling, singer and songwriter, Granger made the decision to leave the music business to pursue a future in ministry. That was something that a few years ago would have seemed impossible. But a tragic accident at his family's home in 2019 had forced Granger onto a new path. He finally understood that no matter how hard he worked, he could not save himself. Granger is the host of the Granger Smith Podcast and the author of Life After River:Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartache.
*Caution: This episode includes some graphic content, including the loss of a child and discussion of suicide.
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| 0:00.0 | Page 185 of the unfolding is the story of Granger Smith. |
| 0:05.1 | I was completely crippled by these visions. |
| 0:07.9 | PTSD, thoughts of the pool, and the failure of CPR. |
| 0:11.5 | They would wake me up in the middle of the night. |
| 0:13.2 | They would pop into my head while I was on stage. |
| 0:15.4 | I was losing my grip on everything as I tried harder and harder to fix myself. |
| 0:21.0 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:24.6 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:27.7 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:34.1 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:45.9 | Yeah. Another page in the unfolding. Hi, it's Meredith. |
| 0:47.6 | What would make someone walk away from a successful 24-year career in country music |
| 0:52.8 | to follow a completely different path. For Granger |
| 0:55.8 | Smith, it was a heartbreaking tragedy and a surprising discovery of peace he never thought |
| 1:02.7 | possible. This conversation is honest and it's tough, but ultimately it is a story of hope. |
| 1:09.4 | Granger talks about the loss of his young son, the grief that nearly crushed him, and the faith that carried him forward. |
| 1:15.9 | There are some sensitive topics, child loss, suicide, so please take care as you, listen. |
| 1:20.9 | But I think you'll walk away encouraged. |
| 1:23.3 | Here's my conversation with Granger Smith. |
| 1:26.7 | I was the oldest child of three boys. I grew up in a very faithful household. My mother and |
| 1:32.4 | father were very faithful Christians, and we always went to church. We didn't just go on Christmas |
| 1:38.6 | and Easter. We, as kids, went to the typical church camps and Young Life camps and FCA and all of those type of this. |
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