hope – jess leigh hanna

On Fears and SEREs (or Why Satan Thinks You’re an Easy Target)

14 Jan 202314 Jan 2023

We have to stop and confront our fears. Prisoners of war have historically endured cycles of physical abuse with psychological propaganda. The human body can survive hopeless conditions longer when…

Of Legalism and Liberalism: A Pendulum Swing

History is fascinating. While events come and go and shape the direction of our textbooks, people themselves change very little. Even within Christianity, there’s a steady tick-tock, tick-tock, the same…

I’ve Met Jesus in the Bathroom

1 Aug 202228 Aug 2022

I've met Jesus in the bathroomSometimes on the floorSometimes by the stall doorPraying that the peace that passes understandingWould find me hereHiding I've met Jesus in the bathroomAt my friend's…

Popping Pills and Getting Unstuck

29 Mar 202129 Mar 2021

One of the weird assumptions about depression is that it makes you feel sad. Like you just sit in a silent puddle of tears all day long. "Oh, it's just…

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Hard-to-Smile Hope

13 Dec 201310 Mar 2021

I love the holiday season. For me, it evokes memories of baking cookies, playing Christmas cassette tapes (*gasp*), putting lights around the house with my dad, decorating the tree...and spending…

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When I Can’t Breathe

Barely breathing Suffocating All light and joy now fade and flee Darkness swells As I lie, waiting Have You, my God, forsaken me? Whisper truth Some gentle word Embrace me,…