Every army has a cadence. Every warrior needs a war cry. This one’s ours.

Shields Up, Flames Out is the hard-charging anthem born straight out of Episode 7 of FTOL. When Paul wrote about fiery darts, he wasn’t being poetic. He was describing real battlefield missiles — and faith was the only defense.

This anthem takes that picture and cranks it into a stomp-and-shout rally cry: fear, shame, doubt, distraction — none of them stand a chance when the shield of faith is raised and the Body of Christ locks tight.

So crank it up, march it out, and let the enemy know: Your lies won’t land. Our faith will stand.(Lyrics available on the Faithfully Thinking: Out Loud podcast here)

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