Fighting Words Friday: He Prayed More Earnestly

Fighting Words Friday: He Prayed More Earnestly

Good Friday feels appropriately heavy this year. We are in a time of suffering, as a country and as a globe. One of the things that I keep revisiting in my mind as we are all hurting in one way or another because of this virus is that God has suffered too. This verse is about Jesus in the Garden the night He is betrayed. He knows what is to come, knows that his own blood will be shed for…

Fighting Words Friday: He Cares for You

Fighting Words Friday: He Cares for You

I read this verse this morning, and just went ahead and cried. These days are heavy and there is so much unknown. The report came out yesterday that 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment. Our globe is in a health and economic crisis, and the headlines are not uplifting. The news right now is usually so sad. There are people out of work, people out of time, people out of hope…

Fighting Words Friday: Do Not Be Afraid

Fighting Words Friday: Do Not Be Afraid

Have y’all ever felt lonely? Have you ever wondered if anyone could ever understand your story or your pain or your troubled heart? Have you ever wondered where on earth God is, especially when your heart or the hearts of people you love are breaking? ME TOO! This has been one of those anchoring verses for my soul that I’ve clung to on the days when I’ve felt SO alone, on the days…

Fighting Words Friday: All the Earth

Fighting Words Friday: All the Earth

This is the verse that inspired my new book Don't Forget To Remember! I am in general a very forgetful person, but I have always been reminded of God's love and faithful kindness by creation. There are rhythms all around us each day that whisper about who God is and how He loves us, and my hope for the book and the songs I wrote to go along with the book is that they will help kids…