The Ringer's Jonathan Tjarks on trusting in Jesus in the midst of his cancer battle
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Tjarks is a staff writer with The Ringer. In April of 2021, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (sarcoma, a rare kind of tumor usually found in children and teens).
Today, Jonathan Tjarks shares his story of coming to faith and how his walk with Christ has helped him push forward during his battle with cancer.
You can read the piece he wrote for The Ringer back in May of 2021, "The Long Night of the Soul” here.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast with Jonathan Sharks from The Ringer is presented to you today by our Sports Spectrum weekly slant football show. |
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