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We Have This Hope
by Emily Curzon
WHTH exists to equip others in the art of remembering God’s work in their lives and the practice of telling others about it. wehavethishope.substack.com
Episodes
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So I Won't Forget...September 2026
Hi friend! I’m Emily. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a licensed therapist turned writer, speaker, and theology student. In the early mornings and middle hours of my day, you can find me in my office (or a nearby coffee shop) writing about hope, grief, spiritual formation, and Biblical literacy—all...
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So I Won't Forget...Summer ‘26 Edition
Hi friend! I’m Emily. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a licensed therapist turned writer, speaker, and theology student. In the early mornings and middle hours of my day, you can find me in my office (or a nearby coffee shop) writing about hope, grief, spiritual formation, and Biblical literacy—all...
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So I Won't Forget...May 2026
Hi friend! I’m Emily. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a former therapist turned writer and theology student. In the early mornings and middle minutes while kids are at school, you can find me in my home office writing about hope, grief, spiritual practices, and Biblical literacy—all things that have...
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So I Won't Forget...April 2026
Hi friend! I’m Emily. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a former therapist turned writer and theology student. In the early mornings and middle minutes while kids are at school, you can find me in my home office writing about hope, grief, spiritual practices, and Biblical literacy—all things that have...
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So I Won't Forget...March 2026
March rushed in like the wind sweeping down the plains here in Oklahoma. We braced ourselves, and our flower beds, for the whiplash that often comes with fake Spring and premature Summer. Shakespeare says to beware. I say remember. This is (the ides of) March and here are the things I don’t want…
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So I Won't Forget...February 2026
Hi friend! I’m Emily. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a former therapist turned writer and theology student. In the early mornings and middle minutes while kids are at school, you can find me in my home office writing about hope, grief, spiritual practices, and Biblical literacy—all things that have...
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So I Won't Forget...January 2026
Welcome friends to the first installment of So I Won’t Forget for 2026! If you’re new to We Have This Hope, you can find out what this is all about right here. If you’re an OG (or my mom who happens to be the real OG), I’ll be keeping this introduction shorter than normal because I have a lot of...
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Embracing Advent & Rediscovering Christmas with Jen Ludwig
“I think there are a lot of well-intentioned preparations that can so consume us that we forget why we’re doing them.” - Jen Ludwig Did you know Advent is not a 25 day countdown to Christmas? Don’t worry, I am not about to knock the Charlie Brown chocolate Advent calendar we’ve all been eyeing at...
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Liturgical Living: A Conversation with Ashley Tumlin Wallace
What in the world is the Church calendar? I thought it was just Christmas, Easter, and regular days. What does it mean to have a liturgical home? Or better yet, could someone please explain the word liturgical to me like I’m five? Why would this even matter to a life of faith? It feels rather…
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Birding & Hope: A Spiritual Practice in Attentiveness with Courtney Ellis
“Birding puts me back in that place of expectation, that place of hopefulness, that place of watching and waiting.” - Courtney Ellis So, what is birding, and what in the world does it have to do with hope? How could it possibly intersect with our experience of grief? Today’s conversation with...
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On Being Unperfect with Shelly Snead
You know the feeling you get when you finish having coffee with someone who is equal parts depth and humor and you’re walking to your car thinking things like that was such a breath of fresh air? Or my favorite—I really needed that. This episode will do that for you. Why such a bold claim?…
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Deconstruction, Motherhood, & Other Really Normal Things
Friends, the podcast is back! I took a little break from producing new episodes over the summer so that I could be present with my family, but I missed these conversations deeply and I’m thrilled to be returning to the studio. Today I’m kicking off the season with Catherine McNiel who blessed me...
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Summer Morning Series: Intro to James (July Rewind)
Need to change your rhythms up this Summer? Or are your rhythms changing whether you like it or not? Join me for our Summer Morning Series on James - an 8 episode deep dive into the book that some have called the Proverbs of the New Testament. This episode will break down what I'm doing, invite…
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So I Won't Forget...June 2025
I just saw a meme that said “How did we go from June 1st to June 27th in just 3 days?” This sums things up rather accurately in my little world. We’ve simultaneously been out of school long enough for name-brand boredom to set in—the kind that harkens back to the days when my sister and I would...
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Samantha Decker & An Invitation to Slow Down
What if God is inviting you to slow down—to live a life unhurried? Is that even possible? If you’ve ever kicked these questions around in your brain and felt defeated or if just reading them leaves you longing for a slower pace, this episode is for you. Today’s conversation is with Samantha...
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So I Won't Forget...May 2025
Welcome to the May edition of So I Won’t Forget. An extra warm welcome to many of the new friends around We Have This Hope—I’m so grateful to have you! You are (hopefully) about to read a monthly series that was birthed out of my own desire to practice remembering as a spiritual discipline. Each...
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Aubrey Sampson & What We Find in the Dark
Have you ever wondered where God was in the midst of your deepest pain? Today I’m sharing my conversation with author, speaker, and pastor Aubrey Sampson about her latest work What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief. You got to read an excerpt of it just a few weeks...
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So I Won't Forget...April 2025
I just have to get to May. These are real words from my inner monologue…on April 1st. Shortly after they graced the halls of my brain, I exhaled and acknowledged this was no way to live one of my Aprils—wishing that I could skip to the part where I had less responsibility as if less…
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Deidre Braley & The Things That Keep Us Soft
The silver lining of podcast post-production is re-listening to a really great conversation. And because that’s what I recently finished doing for today’s episode, I am here to say…this one is a true gem. Today I’m joined by Deidre Braley—writer, poet, editor, and host of The Second Cup. Her…
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Asking for a New Story with Jill Stitt
The first time I had breakfast with Jill I was captivated by her story, but mostly I remember laughing a lot. A few months ago a mutual friend reached out to say “You need to have Jill on your show.” Without even knowing what had been happening lately in her life, I knew my answer was yes because...
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So I Won't Forget...March 2025
If March was a person, I’d have a lot to say to her. Over the years she’s been a breezy friend arriving with the promise of travel abroad, a blooming backyard, and even once a new baby who would delight us all 9 months later. She’s also been a sneaky you-know-what heralding a deep grief that…
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From Curiosity to Calling: How Baking Bread Connects Us to the Story of God
Before an episode makes it to your inbox, I’ve lived it, edited it, and usually re-listened to the entire thing. And while I can’t tell you honestly that post-production is my favorite thing, I can say that re-listening to these stories always blesses me. I remember why I asked the guest in the...
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Reimagining Faith with Sarah K. Butterfield
Today I’m sharing my conversation with Sarah K. Butterfield, a fellow Substack enthusiast, a thoughtful writer, and generally lovely person. If we didn’t live so far from each other, I would have asked her to grab coffee. Instead I invited her to tell her story on the show and now I get to share…
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Chasing Sacred with Mikella Van Dyke
I’d like to give a special shout out to my algorithm. This time it served me well because its how I stumbled upon Mikella Van Dyke and the work of Chasing Sacred. To my total delight Mikella and her team are equipping women who want to study scripture for themselves and teaching a method that…
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Hannah Brencher & The Unplugged Hours
I am so happy to be dropping this story in your inbox today. You should know right away that this episode is not about disavowing technology use or cutting ourselves off from the world. What a terrible way to market a podcast or send an email that, chances are, you’re currently reading from your...
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Psalm 107 is Poem about Storytelling
Have you ever read a poem and been moved in some way? Those of us with a bent toward the creative will answer yes. If that’s not you, I’m willing to bet you can at least appreciate poetry from an intellectual standpoint as something beautiful that illuminates something else. Poetry can take...
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Finding Hope: Sabrina McDonald on Love, Loss, and Blending Families
Welcome back to the podcast, friends! I took the summer off from hosting guests because the only time I had to record sans kiddos was around 5AM and who wants to have that conversation? Not me and definitely not any potential guest. But it’s September now and it’s been a total delight to be…
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5 Ways to Practice Remembering
I love this work—thinking deeply about what God is doing in the world and how we respond to that. But also the rubber has to meet the road occasionally. The things we analyze and inwardly process have to influence the habits of our daily lives otherwise what an incredible waste of resources. On…
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The Year of the Tree
Today’s story is one that I know well because it’s partly mine. I shared the experience with a lot people, others who also had storm damage, friends and family who walked through it with us, but no one knows the intricacies of the last year more than my brilliant husband Dustin. He’s joining me…
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The Land of Unexpected Things with Lael Crabtree (Part 2)
Part 2 is ready for you! Last week I promised you the second half of my conversation with Lael Crabtree, a missionary living with her family in the busy of Papua New Guinea. It bears repeating that this story comes in two parts because we chatted for nearly three hours and I barely needed to…
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The Land of Unexpected Things with Lael Crabtree (Part 1)
Today I’m sharing my conversation with Lael Crabtree. She is an incredible storyteller and, unless you already have friends who live in the bush of Papua New Guinea (I mean, do you? that’d be a crazy coincidence), then you’ve never heard a story quite so unique and powerful. This is part one of a...
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We Shall All Be Changed with Whitney Pipkin
I found Whitney K. Pipkin on Instagram and just really liked what she had to say. That’s how it started even though we’ve since discovered that we were both at the University of Oklahoma at the exact same time. The way she wrote about her experience of walking alongside her mother as she battled...
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The Gift of Mobilization with Chris Campbell of 111 Project
I’m delightfully calling this episode a crossover event. It is equal parts learning about the beautiful work of an organization in the child welfare sphere and equal parts the story of God’s good work in the life of one person. The organization is 111 Project (also CarePortal) and the person is...
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What God Is Continuing To Do with Jamie O'Donoghue
Today I am so happy to share with you the story of Jamie O’Donoghue. Jamie is someone who I am grateful to know. He's also someone who I asked to join me on the show without knowing much of their story. In fact, I think I totally surprised him when I asked if he’d be willing to do an episode, but…
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Even If He Doesn't with Kristen LaValley
Today’s episode is such a gift. I’m sharing my conversation with author Kristen LaValley—you may know her from some of her beautiful writing over the years on her blog, from Instagram, or even right here on Substack. In this episode we talk about her upcoming book Even If He Doesn’t - What We...
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Women Disciples & Other BBNO Things
For this episode I'm looking at the gospel of Luke to answer the question "What does scripture say about women in relationship to each other and to the church?" This episode is adapted from a live talk given at Cornerstone Church in Tulsa, OK and available for you as a paid subscriber. I love...
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Faithfulness in Every Decade with Andrea Bubert
Today’s episode is with my friend Andrea Bubert. Even after saying yes to joining me on the podcast, Andrea gave me the opportunity to change my mind. “If you’re sure…” she said when I told her I was certain. If you’ve ever wondered if your story was ordinary, this episode is for you. If telling...
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Never Abandoned with Kasey Rutherford
You know when you see someone all the time, bump into them often and think you'd like to be friends, but you don't really know their story? That is today's conversation for me. Today I'm sharing my conversation with my new friend Kasey Rutherford, a fellow mom of 3 who lives down the street and...
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What's Happening in 2024?!
I can't believe it's been over a year of We Have This Hope. Just typing those words (or saying them in a microphone) is stirring up memories of Emily circa 2021 day-dreaming and scheming, eventually planning and preparing. If you’ve been with me from the beginning, THANK YOU! Today’s episode is...
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Remember: A Prayer for Remembering the Past Year & a mini-interview with Avett Curzon
We're wrapping up 2023 and Season 2 of We Have This Hope with a really sweet episode for you! I don't take this lightly when I say today's guest is by far the cutest one we've ever had. My 5 year old son Avett has been asking to be on the show for months and he's the perfect bookend to an...
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Remember: Community & the Local Church with Amy Hopper
Most of us don’t work at church. Or at least we don’t call our local church the place we get paid to show up every day and that was really never Amy’s plan. Today you get to meet someone who is equal parts wise and funny, someone I dearly love, someone who has served the local church for nearly…
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Remember: All Who Are Weary with Sarah J. Hauser
“Do I actually believe the resurrection is true? If it’s not, all is lost. If it is, that changes everything…” - Sarah J. Hauser Friends, you need to meet Sarah J. Hauser. I stayed up late editing her episode because I just couldn’t find a place I wanted to stop. My conversation with Sarah had me...
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Remember: Holy Unhappiness with Amanda Held Opelt
“Maybe this is an image of God some people find hard to bow before or praise. But for me, a God who grieves is a God I am more willing to trust…” - Amanda Held Opelt, Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, & the Myth of the Blessed Life Friends, I can't wait to get this episode to your ears. Last week…
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Remember: Kayla Craig & Every Season Sacred
We're launching Season 2 with an interview that I am truly so delighted to be sharing. A few years ago I stumbled upon the IG account Liturgies for Parents and was captivated by how these prayers were giving words to my actual life as a mom with three young kids. As it turns out the author of…
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WHTH Season 2 Trailer - SPACES
This season we're exploring the SPACES we occupy, the actual physical spaces where God plants us and meets with us. Each week we'll focus on one particular space, digging into where its found in Scripture and hearing stories from YOU about how you've encountered God in the spaces you occupy.…
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Remember: the Intersection of Grief, Hope, & Work with Dr. Ryan Huey
Most of us can say that our stories are shaped by their intersections with grief and hope. Not as many of us can say that our everyday professional lives do, but for today's guest that's exactly the case. Dr. Ryan Huey is a medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Ryan…
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Remember: Purpose in Our Pain with Amanda Brown
In today’s episode, wife and mom of 3, Amanda Brown remembers her last year of discovering a tumor in her brain, followed by surgery, a cancer diagnosis, recovery and remission. This story is one I haven’t stopped thinking about since recording. Not just because the story itself is compelling…
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Remember: Sabbath Guide & The Gifts of Grief with Lauren King
"The crazy thing about grief is when you're experiencing one area of grief, it really tends to open a floodgate in our brains to the other areas of grief in our life that we've never dealt with..." On today's episode my friend Lauren King shares how God met her in grief and offered healing…
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Remember: Cheryl Wood & A Dream Becomes Reality
Ever try to turn your own dream into reality and find that God was writing the same story but better? Today’s Remembering Interview with my friend Cheryl Wood will remind you that God can use us in delightfully surprising ways. Cheryl is a certified birth & postpartum doula living in Tulsa,...
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Study: A Bonus Episode - Proverbs 31
What did you grow up hearing about Proverbs 31? Particularly if you're a woman who grew up near the church in the 90s? Join me as we unpack the context of this super familiar passage of scripture. Spoiler alert: I don't think it's actually about a woman at all. This episode is a BONUS episode in...
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WHTH exists to equip others in the art of remembering God’s work in their lives and the practice of telling others about it.
wehavethishope.substack.com
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Emily Curzon
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