The (in)courage Podcast

"There is a beautiful relentlessness in the way Jesus pursued people. I truly believe pastor’s wives are in need of a similar kind of relentlessness. Rather than assuming that your pastor’s wife has …

"It’s not the size of my faith that matters, it’s the size of my God. In a culture that values strength and abundance, I think we underestimate what God can do with a little. But open the Bible, and …

"Hope is the oxygen your soul breathes. To hope again is to believe God will help us. Hope gives us permission to do things differently and to believe God will be faithful. His love fuels your hope, …

"Jesus doesn’t rescue us from all of our problems, but He does offer us His presence. Jesus doesn’t fix every failure, but He does support us through them. He doesn’t do the hard work of being human …

"When we don’t see the gravity of our sin, we don’t really see our need for Jesus. On Sunday, we will celebrate Easter. But before we do, let’s look upon the Friday hill from which a red-stained sacr…

"Mothers are North Stars, guiding our children back towards the comfort of family and home; our legacies have lasting value. It’s easy to assume our children will need us less as they age — and in so…

"Life hurts, but God doesn't want unforgiveness to hold us hostage in negativity and bitterness. When we’re hurt, our desire is to cut people off in the hope that the pain cuts off as well. Part of o…

"Acknowledging your growth edge doesn’t negate the essential beauty of who you already are. The amazing thing about God is that He doesn’t mess up. Your shyness is on purpose. Your love for a good de…

"Reflection slows us down, helps us see, and allows us to remember God. By remembering God’s faithfulness, by contemplating God’s goodness, by recalling the miracles God has done in our lives, we the…

Life can be hard. Although there are moments of beauty and goodness, more often than not, life is marked by fear, struggle, disappointment, and loss. And we don’t know what to do with it. We’ve tried…

"God is not surprised when we fall apart. He isn't shocked or dismayed when we get a little or a lot messy. He doesn't demand that we get our act together before coming to Him. And God doesn't run th…

"God wastes not one drop of your difficulty. God is renewing your strength and vision day by day, season by season. He is not idle but actively moving in your life so that you may know Him better. Pa…

"Jesus meets us inside the walls of our churches and outside of them on smoke breaks. Church isn’t always a sermon. Sometimes it’s a smoke break with two friends whose lives have looked nothing like …

"As real as our challenges are, heaven must become even more real. That pain you feel? You’re homesick. But that’s okay, because to be homesick only confirms that the best is yet to come.
 
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"We live in a dance of yesterday and today, of grief and gratitude. We do not have to pick one. There’s a sisterhood of gratitude and grief, of death and resurrection. I find both in the strands of m…

Award-winning author Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young’s rich multicultural story and Alyssa De Asis’ vibrant artwork make Chasing God’s Glory both a celebration and an invitation as you and your children be…

We can be countercultural by cheering each other on, and in doing so we participate in the joy that God has for us all.

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"We are not collateral damage. We are beloved, no matter what.

God promises beauty for ashes. Dancing for mourning. Streams in the desert. And God delivers. So even as we heal, cry, and grieve… we ho…

"I define kindness as 'Love, and then some.' When we extend kindness to people, we are showing them what they deserve, whether it is dignity, honor, or love."

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"My heart is to teach kids of all ages to chase after God’s glory in the world.  When I am overwhelmed by the breathtaking colors of a sunset waltzing over ocean waves, I count it a picture of His gl…