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/how-prayer-ignited-our-hope-during-the-covid-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-prayer-ignited-our-hope-during-the-covid-pandemic https://trishakeehn.com/how-prayer-ignited-our-hope-during-the-covid-pandemic/#respond Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:59:19 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6355 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.]]> 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 […]

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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 […]

The post How to Change Your Life first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer/feed/ 4 6316 https://trishakeehn.com/hurt-will-convince-us-to-hide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hurt-will-convince-us-to-hide https://trishakeehn.com/hurt-will-convince-us-to-hide/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:06:58 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6073 ‘When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.’ John 11:20 NIV When a worshipper’s heart is broken by life, the natural response is to bunker down the hatches. Nothing makes us feel so out of control like the disappointments life carries. During the unstable moments […]

The post Hurt Will Convince Us To Hide first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> ‘When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.’ John 11:20 NIV When a worshipper’s heart is broken by life, the natural response is to bunker down the hatches. Nothing makes us feel so out of control like the disappointments life carries. During the unstable moments […]

The post Hurt Will Convince Us To Hide first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/hurt-will-convince-us-to-hide/feed/ 2 6073 https://trishakeehn.com/when-your-life-feels-off-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-your-life-feels-off-course https://trishakeehn.com/when-your-life-feels-off-course/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 02:37:05 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5918 Have you ever felt stuck in life? A dream job on hold. A relationship strained. A plateau in your goals. Or it might be financial burdens, chronic illness, or watching a loved one make poor choices. In Acts 27, the apostle Paul is taken prisoner for sharing the gospel and placed on a boat bound […]

The post When your life feels off course first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Have you ever felt stuck in life? A dream job on hold. A relationship strained. A plateau in your goals. Or it might be financial burdens, chronic illness, or watching a loved one make poor choices. In Acts 27, the apostle Paul is taken prisoner for sharing the gospel and placed on a boat bound […]

The post When your life feels off course first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/when-your-life-feels-off-course/feed/ 2 5918 https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-be-brave-with-a-broken-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-be-brave-with-a-broken-heart https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-be-brave-with-a-broken-heart/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2018 18:38:48 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5543 It’s okay if your story isn’t the kind of stuff you want to blast all over social media. In the painful places, God is strengthening your patience. When your heart is broken, it’s also learning to be brave. 

The post How To Be Brave With A Broken Heart first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> It’s okay if your story isn’t the kind of stuff you want to blast all over social media. In the painful places, God is strengthening your patience. When your heart is broken, it’s also learning to be brave. 

The post How To Be Brave With A Broken Heart first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-be-brave-with-a-broken-heart/feed/ 6 5543 https://trishakeehn.com/prisoner-of-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prisoner-of-hope https://trishakeehn.com/prisoner-of-hope/#respond Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:24:44 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5221 We are Prisoners of Hope! We look at our circumstances and expect Jesus to enter in. We don’t panic in the storm because He gave us a promise. He is our Strong Tower, our stronghold in the storm. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice […]

The post Prisoners of Hope first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> We are Prisoners of Hope! We look at our circumstances and expect Jesus to enter in. We don’t panic in the storm because He gave us a promise. He is our Strong Tower, our stronghold in the storm. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice […]

The post Prisoners of Hope first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/prisoner-of-hope/feed/ 0 5221 https://trishakeehn.com/is-fear-a-sin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-fear-a-sin https://trishakeehn.com/is-fear-a-sin/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:36:26 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5200 We don’t discipline our children for being afraid. When we flip back through the pages of scripture, we don’t see fear showing up as one of the Seven Deadly Sins. So is living afraid even bad? Is fear a sin? “Do not fear” is one of God’s most frequently repeated instructions in the bible. Have […]

The post Is Fear A Sin? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> We don’t discipline our children for being afraid. When we flip back through the pages of scripture, we don’t see fear showing up as one of the Seven Deadly Sins. So is living afraid even bad? Is fear a sin? “Do not fear” is one of God’s most frequently repeated instructions in the bible. Have […]

The post Is Fear A Sin? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/is-fear-a-sin/feed/ 0 5200 https://trishakeehn.com/use-f-e-a-r-to-fight-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-f-e-a-r-to-fight-back https://trishakeehn.com/use-f-e-a-r-to-fight-back/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:39:09 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5195 Taking on challenges builds the core of who you are, even if it’s not done perfectly. Your greatest fears can be a threshold to God’s greatest transitions in life. The next time life throws a scary situation your way, use F.E.A.R. to fight back. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down […]

The post Use F.E.A.R. To Fight Back first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Taking on challenges builds the core of who you are, even if it’s not done perfectly. Your greatest fears can be a threshold to God’s greatest transitions in life. The next time life throws a scary situation your way, use F.E.A.R. to fight back. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down […]

The post Use F.E.A.R. To Fight Back first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/use-f-e-a-r-to-fight-back/feed/ 0 5195 https://trishakeehn.com/faith-is-more-than-a-feeling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faith-is-more-than-a-feeling https://trishakeehn.com/faith-is-more-than-a-feeling/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:43:07 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5157 You can’t get confused if you refuse to get into reasoning. Faith trusts God and doesn’t need to know why. Our faith thrives when we don’t have the answers. The Bible reminds us that we don’t lean on our own understanding but live our lives guided by God’s instructions. God never intended us to know […]

The post Faith is more than a feeling first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> You can’t get confused if you refuse to get into reasoning. Faith trusts God and doesn’t need to know why. Our faith thrives when we don’t have the answers. The Bible reminds us that we don’t lean on our own understanding but live our lives guided by God’s instructions. God never intended us to know […]

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