Category: The Latest
Here are the most recent posts from Griffin Paul Jackson.
Story 20: Odd Sounds
There are so many sounds to be made. So many songs that have never been sung. So many whistles and horns and shapes for your lips. I wonder, which is your favorite one? You can...
Song 20: A People Yet to Be Created
This song is based on Psalm 102 and proclaims that God deserves the praise, even of future generations. Verse 1 You, O Lord, enthroned forever Every generation will know your name Arise and pour your...
Story 19: In Your Eyes
In your eyes are stars and moons And pink-purple planets spinning their rings. In your eyes are the heavens, With space dust and spaceships spreading their wings. In your hands there’s a circus act Clowns,...
Why Didn’t I Know About John Witherspoon?
I think this a lot when I read biographies of lesser-known but extraordinary people. Why are they lesser-known? Why don’t I know more about them? That was my immediate thought upon reading the introduction to...
Song 19: How Great a Mercy
This song tells of God’s incredible mercy toward us. Verse 1 So undeserving From beyond the pale In mercy he heard me My cries he has availed Verse 2 While I stood against him Jesus...
The Simplest Act of Profoundest Consequence
The civil rights movement had long been brewing under Jim Crow and in the aftermath of World War II, when it became clear that the freedom and equality Americans would die for abroad was not...
Story 18: Strong
Ruby’s yellow house was sinking. It started near the top of the mountain, but every day it slid a little farther down the muddy slope. As Ruby’s house slipped down, the walk to school grew...
Song 18: Willing
This song is about being willing to follow God even when we don’t understand, because we know he is good. Verse 1 If you say walk through fire I won’t ask why If you say...
Story 17: Lena Lion Finds Her Roar
Lena Lion was small at first. Her voice was small too. Smaller than all the other animals. She wanted to find her voice, but when she opened her mouth, all that came out was a...
Song 17: Sovereign Still
This song is drawn from the truths of Romans 8:28-39. Verse 1 What can I say? If God is for me, who can be against me? If Jesus the saving one, should give his life...