About this episode

Leanna Crawford discusses her new album 'Thank God' and the personal stories behind her songs.

Leanna Crawford writes songs the way other people write journal entries — because she needs them first. Her sophomore album Thank God, releasing July 26, is the most personal thing she has made, built around gratitude for unanswered prayers, the freedom that comes from forgiveness, and the simple conviction that sitting at the feet of Jesus is better than any to-do list she could ever complete. She did not plan for it to be called Thank God. The songs told her that was the name. Comparison, forgiveness, and what it means to trust God with the nos: Leanna shares the story behind Living Room Floor, inspired by Mary and Martha and her lifelong struggle to simply sit with Jesus instead of earning her way into His presence, and Ask Him Again, born from a week of vulnerability in a writing room when a co-writer showed her a daily reminder on her phone that said exactly what Leanna needed to hear. She also opens up about Revenge, a song she wrote after realizing she was holding unforgiveness in her heart for someone who probably did not even know it, and Her, the Proverbs-inspired anthem for young women she has been wanting to write for years that asks whether two girls can both…

People in this episode

Guest: Leanna Crawford

Topics covered

• gratitude
• forgiveness
• trusting God
• personal growth
• Christian music
• songwriting

Keywords

• Leanna Crawford
• Thank God
• Living Room Floor
• Ask Him Again
• forgiveness
• Christian music
• songwriting
• Mary and Martha
• unanswered prayers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Thank God, Living Room Floor, Ask Him Again, Revenge, Her

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