The (in)courage Podcast

"You are seen by a kind and all-powerful God who deeply desires redemption for you and your loved ones. And your Quiet Quest is not too quiet for Him to hear and come running."

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"This Christmas, with our lives and our lips, may we all make a joyful noise for the One who is Emmanuel, God with us."

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The winter issue of Da…

"As I light our Advent candles one at a time, I remember unmet expectations flipped upside down by the One who sears the darkness, thwarts oppression, reconciles the divided, and bridges the chasm of…

"Jesus isn’t surprised by our unexpected emotions, and He isn’t bothered by the sudden appearance of our pain. When we lash out or blow up, when our brokenness becomes sharp edges that can so easily …

"It seems wrong and unjust to allow people to treat us unfairly without putting up a fight or defending ourselves. But that’s not how the Kingdom of Heaven works. As children of God, we're not called…

"Peaceful holidays won't come from just hoping everyone magically does what is needed. But manage one small decision at a time and you can throw a great celebration that everyone enjoys, including yo…

"What’s true and bears repeating is that it’s okay to feel rage.

What’s true and bears repeating again and again, is that communal lament is a womb for collective hope.

What’s true is that God comes an…

"Maybe, your emotional Christmas tree is filled with memories of past, happier Christmases, and this year, you feel like you’ve been robbed because life isn’t the same and you miss that old life. Per…

"All we have to do is open up our lives in small ways to receive the Christ Child again. To say yes like Mary. To let our plans be turned upside down like Joseph. To welcome even the strangest of nud…

"God cares about us. He isn’t restricted by the limited scope of our imaginations (Isaiah 55:8-9 KJV). And He’s not only the God of hope, but the giver of it:

'For I know the plans I have for you,' de…

"Mary sang her song, and her soul glorified the Lord. Her spirit rejoiced in God her Savior. The song she sang as she acknowledged the great things He had done and His mercy that lifts up the humble …

"When things don’t unfold the way I want them to, I so easily harden my heart. I lose faith. I close my fists and get stingy. But what if the invitation from Jesus is to do the opposite? To remain op…

"In the quiet, I realize, and maybe you do too, that I have become full. And not in a good way. Full of expectations for this season, full of plans and pulls. Full of Facebook and Instagram — I just …

"Gratitude lifts our hearts beyond the weight of our circumstances to the unfailing goodness of God. Like Psalm 100 invites us to, we can enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.…

"It’s okay if joy is hard for you to feel during the holidays. This doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you or your faith — it simply means you’re human. God understands this and He will be with…

"We don't have to fear when our lives don't look how we planned because our Master Creator knows how to take our messed up and messy lives and make a masterpiece."

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"Though those entrusted to love and care for me may have overlooked or spoken against my worth, my heavenly Father never missed a beat.

He always knew me.

I had often associated my name with negativity…

"Though He may appear absent or indifferent, that can't be further from the truth. He's here, and He's already put everything in place for a glorious unfolding. Like a rosebud hovering between sleep …

"There is room to remember that though we are different, we are connected. You may not have access to the sisterhood you long for but aren't you thankful for what we get to cultivate here? Here in th…

"I showed up to that unexpected Thanksgiving dinner still carrying old wounds crusted over with the scab of time. I came with my guard partly up and plenty of skepticism stuffed in my back pocket. Bu…