Meet Nikki & Adam
Two lives. One story. A whole lot of unexpected turns.
We're Adam and Nikki Greenfield. We've been married for 26 years, raised a family, spent much of our lives serving the church, and discovered something along the way: Life rarely unfolds the way you imagined. But God's mercy has a way of meeting you right where you are.
Like most couples, we started our marriage with dreams about the future. We imagined the family we would raise, the ministry we would share, and the life we would build together. Some of those dreams became beautiful realities. Others took turns we never saw coming.
We've experienced the joy of raising our children, the privilege of walking alongside people through some of life's most meaningful moments, and the deep friendships that come from years of serving a community together.
When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn
But our story also includes some difficult chapters.
We've walked through cancer, frightening diagnoses, seasons of anxiety, painful losses, and the kind of uncertainty that changes how you think about tomorrow. We've experienced the challenges of marriage when life gets complicated, the demands of raising children while navigating our own struggles, and the unexpected reversal of roles when the person who once provided care becomes the one who needs it.
For more than 25 years, Adam served in pastoral ministry, spending much of that time helping others navigate suffering, grief, and difficult transitions. Then a progressive neurological diagnosis began changing his own future, eventually leading him to step away from the pastoral role he had known for so long.
Nikki knows what it's like to face a cancer diagnosis, endure treatment, and wrestle with the fear of an uncertain future. She also knows what it's like to stand beside someone you love as life changes in ways neither of you would have chosen.
Through it all, we've learned that faith doesn't eliminate suffering. Marriage doesn't protect you from disappointment. And following Jesus doesn't guarantee that life will make sense.
But we've also learned that God's presence is not dependent on our circumstances, and His faithfulness is not measured by how quickly our problems are resolved.
Why Mercy in the Middle?
Somewhere along the way, we realized that so much of life is lived in the middle.
Between the diagnosis and the healing.
Between the prayers and the answers.
Between the life we planned and the life we're actually living.
Between who we used to be and who we're becoming.
And the middle can be a difficult place to live.
It's where questions linger, where faith gets tested, where marriages are stretched, and where the future can feel frighteningly uncertain.
But we've also discovered something beautiful:
The middle is not a place where God is absent. It's often where we come to know Him most deeply.
Pull Up a Chair
This podcast is an invitation to join us in honest conversations about faith, marriage, family, suffering, hope, and the unexpected turns of life.
Sometimes we'll laugh. Sometimes we'll get emotional. Sometimes we'll wrestle with questions that don't have easy answers.
But we'll always come back to the hope we have in Jesus Christ.
Our prayer is that whether you're facing a difficult diagnosis, navigating a struggling marriage, grieving a loss, questioning your future, or simply trying to make sense of a life that hasn't turned out as planned, you'll discover you're not alone.
Because God's mercy isn't just waiting for us at the end of the story.
He's meeting us right here, in the middle.
— Adam & Nikki