Episode Details

In this episode of Singing Through Fire, host Lara Silverman continues the Faith in the Furnace series with Emily Curtis, president of Hope in the Morning, compiler of Hope in the Morning: A Hope-Filled Guide Through Grief, and host of the Hope in the Morning radio and podcast.

Emily shares the story of her lifelong journey through suffering—from her parents' divorce as a young child and the gift of a loving stepfather to his heartbreaking 39-day battle with pancreatic cancer. She also opens up about losing five babies through miscarriage, the physical and emotional realities of pregnancy loss, and how God met her in seasons of profound grief.

Together, Lara and Emily discuss:

- How to trust God when suffering feels relentless
- Why grief is not a sign of weak faith
- The unique pain of miscarriage and pregnancy loss
- The importance of compassionate community
- Why some well-meaning words can do more harm than good
- Postpartum depression, spiritual warfare, and telling ourselves the truth
- Living with hope while longing for heaven


Chapters
00:00 Grief Is Not Sin
00:40 Meet Emily Curtis
02:36 A Father Figure Found
04:31 Cancer Diagnosis Shock
07:31 Baby Loss Amid Grief
10:24 Another Pregnancy Ends
13:06 Facing Death With Hospice
19:48 Singing At His Passing
22:32 Heaven Minded Hope
26:47 Miscarriage Reality Check
30:24 When Losses Compound
33:45 Surrendering the Losses
34:57 When God Feels Mean
36:02 Hands Open in Trust
36:55 Finding a Why
37:34 Grief Is Not Sin
39:08 Memoir and Hope
40:19 Why Pain Sanctifies
47:09 Comforting Others Well
49:58 Faith Without Answers
52:47 No Good Thing Withheld
56:06 Spiritual Warfare and PPD
01:01:45 Does Church Prepare Us
01:06:11 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
01:08:36 Sweet Suffering Poem
01:11:04 Singing and Farewell

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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.