https://trishakeehn.com Living in the midst of gravity and grace. Biblical perspective for when life doesn't make sense. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:06:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 86883147 https://trishakeehn.com/why-a-personal-relationship-with-god-is-important/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-a-personal-relationship-with-god-is-important https://trishakeehn.com/why-a-personal-relationship-with-god-is-important/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:06:48 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10911 “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”” […]

The post Why A Personal Relationship With God Is Important first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”” […]

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The post How to Find Hope In The Hard Things first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> “Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.” Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭49‬-‭50‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When life feels hard, remembering God’s promises will give us the hope we need to keep going. These are not promises to the world. These are specific promises from our faithful […]

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The post Staying Hopeful During Holiday Disappointment first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> What is disappointing you? If nothing comes to mind yet, don’t worry, this month is still ripening with opportunities. When families and friends come together, expectations for the perfect Christmas gathering are set high which elevates the emotional letdown when things don’t go according to plan. If we aren’t gathering with friends and family, the […]

The post Staying Hopeful During Holiday Disappointment first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/staying-hopeful-during-holiday-disappointment/feed/ 0 10869 https://trishakeehn.com/how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god https://trishakeehn.com/how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:49:09 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10860 I was reading 1 John this morning and something, perhaps very timely with the holidays in full force, captivated me. “But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It’s easy to brisk past this verse by tallying up all the people we love in our […]

The post How do we know that we know God? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> I was reading 1 John this morning and something, perhaps very timely with the holidays in full force, captivated me. “But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It’s easy to brisk past this verse by tallying up all the people we love in our […]

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The post The Source of Hope and Holiday Peace first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ NLT Is it swirling with craziness in your house, in your head, like it is in mine right […]

The post The Source of Hope and Holiday Peace first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/the-source-of-hope-and-holiday-peace/feed/ 0 10849 https://trishakeehn.com/is-it-me-or-the-holy-spirit-speaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-me-or-the-holy-spirit-speaking https://trishakeehn.com/is-it-me-or-the-holy-spirit-speaking/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:18:17 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10436 This is what the Holy Spirit sounds like “But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.” Mark‬ ‭13‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are several instances in scripture […]

The post Is it me or the Holy Spirit? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> This is what the Holy Spirit sounds like “But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.” Mark‬ ‭13‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are several instances in scripture […]

The post Is it me or the Holy Spirit? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/is-it-me-or-the-holy-spirit-speaking/feed/ 0 10436 https://trishakeehn.com/grieving-when-the-holy-spirit-grieves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grieving-when-the-holy-spirit-grieves https://trishakeehn.com/grieving-when-the-holy-spirit-grieves/#respond Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:57:43 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10352 Why am I grieving and hurting so much over the loss of a man I have never personally met? I believe many people are asking this question. The Holy Spirit is our guarantee. God, the Father, sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross for our sins that separated us from Him. And when […]

The post Grieving When The Holy Spirit Grieves first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Why am I grieving and hurting so much over the loss of a man I have never personally met? I believe many people are asking this question. The Holy Spirit is our guarantee. God, the Father, sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross for our sins that separated us from Him. And when […]

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The post How Prayer Ignited Our Hope During The Covid Pandemic first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> At 9-centimeters dilated and laboring, police escorted my support out. Covid-19 was changing hospital protocols by the minute. Heartbroken and tired I was learning the hard way that life in lockdown would look different than the plans we made.  2020 for my family was like a scene from the movie Cast Away with Tom Hanks […]

The post How Prayer Ignited Our Hope During The Covid Pandemic first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-prayer-ignited-our-hope-during-the-covid-pandemic/feed/ 0 6355 https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-cross-examine-your-life-with-the-bible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-cross-examine-your-life-with-the-bible https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-cross-examine-your-life-with-the-bible/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:02:15 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6345 He was given one sentence in scripture but that one line says it all.  “’As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.’” Matthew 27:32 ESV Simon’s final walk with Jesus was no doubt heavy and long and yet carrying His cross offered […]

The post How To Cross-Examine Your Life With The Bible first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> He was given one sentence in scripture but that one line says it all.  “’As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.’” Matthew 27:32 ESV Simon’s final walk with Jesus was no doubt heavy and long and yet carrying His cross offered […]

The post How To Cross-Examine Your Life With The Bible first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-cross-examine-your-life-with-the-bible/feed/ 0 6345 https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:37:14 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6316 When the Covid crisis began last Spring, my husband and I were expecting our first child. Dreams for that glorious day when we would meet our little girl were dashed when we learned of hospital restrictions, airline cancellations, and lockdown procedures. My husband and I were getting a taste of parenthood during a pandemic. Just […]

The post How to Change Your Life first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> When the Covid crisis began last Spring, my husband and I were expecting our first child. Dreams for that glorious day when we would meet our little girl were dashed when we learned of hospital restrictions, airline cancellations, and lockdown procedures. My husband and I were getting a taste of parenthood during a pandemic. Just […]

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