“My mother and my dad had their pew at the front of the church, and I can still picture my mother looking back to me to make sure that I was in position at church and acting right and that I hadn't tried to miss big church or go home or hadn't done anything…I was scared of her wrath if I tried."
“If I go way back before I ever did Christian music, I think I actually had 'No Longer Bound' finished but it wasn’t released, and a girl came up to me in church… she was like, ‘Hey, God gave me a dream about someone named Forrest Frank, and these people are saying your name’s Forrest Frank.
“He’s not on his iPad when he’s out there. He’s out there in the boat with me, or he’s playing soccer on the beach, or he’s out there in the woods doing whatever I’m doing. And then I have a little baby who’s going to experience the same thing.”
“And so, for me, yeah, this was the project that I had no idea I wanted to do my whole life. And I’ve been training for it, honestly, my whole career.”
In the study, Rocha focused specifically on the chatbot created by Replika, a company that allows users to create their own companion and choose their physical appearance and voice. Disturbingly, the chatbot will even purposely misspell words and use slang to make its conversation seem more human.
“‘Hey, Jesus, it’s me’ is to show people…so many times we think we only come to Jesus in a crisis. My prayer is that people get that Jesus wants our every day. He want our tears and our laughter,” she explained.
"Every year we get the chance to come together, worship God, hear powerful messages, experience people give their life to Christ, and leave with so many new friends. And this year is no different!"
“If you’ve got some attacks coming your way and you are, like, ‘what the heck? I didn’t do anything wrong, I’m not walking in sin. This is not called for in any way’ — don’t get frustrated,” she said in an Instagram video. “Get excited.”
“I still get what I call the ‘shame shivers.’ These are the moments that hit me, of the heinous memories and choices and consequences. They’re getting farther in between, so I guess that’s progress. What has been interesting about making amends is that most people have been like, ‘Hey yeah, we’re good, man, but we hope you’ve also forgiven yourself.’”
"I proved myself on the field, but also knowing that my dad treated every single kid, no matter what, no matter where they came from, their background, how good they were at baseball — [he] didn't care."
“Our younger generations have a deep desire for authenticity, belonging, and purpose, and are discovering the Bible as an unshakable foundation for a pathway to flourishing."
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