Standing Firm”
After being picked up at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix last March, our friends asked if we’d ever eaten at an N-Out Burger restaurant. We never had so now there’s an opportunity. Stepping inside the restaurant I immediately sensed something different.
Standing in line to order our food, it was evident we were in a Christian owned establishment. When the food was delivered to our table Bible verses were noticed on the cups and wrappers.
The closest N-Out Burger restaurant to Georgia is in Nashville, Tennessee. I’m mentioning this burger place because a Devotional Family Member sent me some information on the owner. As you read her story ask yourself what you can do to stand firm to your spiritual beliefs and convictions.
Lynsi Snyder, president of the N-Out Burger, has made it clear that the company will continue printing Bible verses on its cups and wrappers, even in the face of criticism. For her, this is not marketing, politics, or provocation – it is a quiet and consistent expression of the Christian faith that has guided the Snyder family for generations.
Although she leads one of the most successful private owned restaurant chains in the world, valued at nearly $ billion, Lynsi has never portrayed herself as self-made. In interviews and testimonies, she has spoken honestly about seasons of deep pain: personal loss, addiction, broken relationships, and failed marriages. Success did not spare her from suffering - and money did not heal her wounds.
According to Lynsi, it was Jesus Christ who restored her life. Not overnight, not magically, but through surrender, repentance, and a renewed identity rooted in faith. She has often emphasized that Christ did not simply improve her circumstances, He transformed her heart.
Out of that transformation, Lynsi founded a discipleship ministry called the Army of Love, focused on spiritual growth, service, and walking humbly with God. Her leadership philosophy reflects the Gospel itself: servant leadership, humility over ego, and dependance upon God rather than self-reliance. In a culture that increasingly pressures people of faith to stay silent, Lynsi’s stance is simple and steady. The verses will remain – not as a statement against anyone, but as a testimony for Christ.
As the scripture says, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Faith, for Lynsi Snyder, is not a brand strategy. It is the foundation. By the way, the 2025 net value for the N-Out Burger is estimated at $7.3 billion.
Pastor Carnes
