Sandra McCracken

Sandra McCracken grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, where she started playing music in local churches and coffeehouses. Her first album, 'Shine Like Stars,' came out in 2004. She's put out several more since then, including 'Pink Elephant' and 'Rough Around the Edges.'

Her songs often work with straightforward, hymn-like language. 'Almighty God' and 'Jesus, The Lord, My Savior Is' are typical of that approach. 'All The Miles' is another one that gets mentioned a lot, a quieter song about feeling displaced.

In 2016, she wrote about dealing with depression. A few years later, in 2023, she pulled out of a Christian conference that had drawn criticism, which led to some public discussion about her choices.