Lara Silverman, J.D. - Living Like Job, Singing Out Loud

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When the room won’t stop spinning and your plans shatter overnight, where do you put your hope? That’s the question we bring to Lara Silverman—bestselling Christian author, lawyer, jazz singer, and comedic actress—whose life veered from a federal prosecutor dream to a mysterious neurological illness that left her bedridden for years. She speaks candidly about the anger, the silence, and the strange nearness of God that met her when every door closed.

We trace her journey from ambition and identity in achievement to a tougher, truer discipleship grounded in the cross. Lara unpacks how acceptance isn’t surrendering to despair, but consenting to be formed when the answer is no. She shares the love story that bloomed in the valley—a friend from church battling terminal cancer—how they married under Isaiah’s promise of streams in the desert, and how she walked through grief when he died a year later. Her phrase “joy in the fire” isn’t a slogan; it’s a daily rhythm of singing when she can sit up, creating comedy that opens hearts, and recording the “receipts” of grace that kept arriving in Scripture, community, and quiet whispers.

You’ll hear thoughtful, practical reflections on suffering, sovereignty, and eternity; how churches can better care for widows, singles, and the chronically ill; and why 2 Corinthians 4:17 reframes pain as purposeful, not pointless.

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