Episode Details

In this episode of Singing Through Fire, host Lara Silverman continues the Faith in the Furnace series with author, speaker, and podcaster Shawna Marie Bryant, who shares how her second child, Sam, was born with trisomy 13 and lived less than three weeks, shattering her expectation that God would always “fix things.” Shawna describes God’s sustaining presence through specific moments: a comforting “weighted blanket” embrace, Scripture guidance to Jeremiah (including the fuller promise, “Your children will return to their own land”), and a friend awakened to pray at the exact hour she received peace. She recounts how grief strained her marriage due to differing theology, how God restored it, and how she brought hope to grieving parents while wrestling with anger, spiritual warfare, and learning to discern God’s voice. The conversation centers on worship, refining faith through trials, and ongoing hope in Christ.

Chapters
00:00 When God Didn’t Fix It
00:23 Meet Shawna Marie Bryant 
02:17 A Silver Spoon Faith
03:19 Pregnancy Shock and Trisomy 13
06:07 Leap Day and Hidden Mercy
08:50 Jeremiah Word in the Night
14:51 Comfort in the Hospital
16:52 Grief Group and Gospel Hope
21:18 Protector God in the Fire
25:31 Why God Refines Our Faith
29:51 Marriage Crisis and Healing
33:36 Suffering as a Witness
34:45 Guarding Against Lies
36:04 Dedicate Scott Test
41:15 Anger and Miracles
49:25 Suffering and Bitterness
50:25 Dreams and Comfort
56:06 Hope Filled Scriptures
58:38 Joy Through Trials
01:03:02 Worship as Warfare
01:05:37 Healing Rejection
01:08:46 Where to Find Shawna
01:09:53 Final Encouragement

Resources and Links:
Shawna's website
Shawna's Book on Amazon
Shawna's Facebook
Shawna's Instagram
Shawna's YouTube
Shawna's LinkedIn

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PODCAST DESCRIPTION:

Welcome to the Singing Through Fire podcast! I’m your host Lara Silverman, and this is where we:

• Worship when it hurts
• Discuss hot takes from the furnace of affliction
• Explore a biblical theology of suffering with a side of sass and sarcasm 

From lamentations to laughter, this podcast is for anyone desperate for hope who has ever asked, "Why, Lord, why?”

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"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all." 2nd Corinthians 4:17.