On this first-ever episode of the She Reads Truth podcast, founders Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams go deep fast on topics of loss, grief, joy, and hope. How do celebration and sorrow coexist in the life of a believer? Does one cancel out the other? What does Scripture have to say about suffering? What does it mean to lament? Amanda reflects on her youngest son’s 11-month hospital stay, and Raechel shares about the role the Bible played in one of the darkest days of her life. The conversation isn’t light, but it’s good, honest, and hopeful. 

Read with Us: 

This episode corresponds to the She Reads Truth Mourning & Dancing reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Mourning & Dancing Study Book 

Open Your Bibles: (passages referenced in this episode) 

Psalm 3

Revelation 21:1–5

Psalm 34:18

Psalm 71

John 16:33

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

Hebrews 6:19

Psalm 139:16

Psalm 56:8

Proverbs 14:13

Romans 8:31–39

Other Links: 

“How to Write a Psalmic Lament” worksheet — free pdf download

Toby comes home (Facebook video from Vanderbilt Children's Hospital)

“A Thrill of Hope” Advent 2019 study book

Raechel & Amanda’s book, She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That’s Passing Away

“Come, Ye Sinners” hymn

Sonic Drive-In deals

A cute neckerchief 

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