Jonathan Tjarks passed away from cancer at the age of 34 on September 10, 2022. He leaves behind his wife Melissa and son Jackson. Tjarks was a staff writer with The Ringer, where he covered the NBA and other sports.

Today, we bring back the powerful words of Jonathan Tjarks from his conversation with us on Sports Spectrum in October 2021 to talk about how his faith in Christ helped him during his battle with cancer. 

Donations to his family can be made through their GoFundMe account here. 

You can read Jonathan's piece "The Long Night of the Soul" here. 

You can read Jonathan's piece "Does My Son Know You?" here.