The (in)courage Podcast

Even when seeds of doubt try to take root, I must not water them. God will never leave me. He is for me and will always be with me. No matter how far I feel from Him, He is present. Even when seeds o…

When you follow Jesus, you have all that you need. Perhaps you feel like you’re not the right person for the job. You might have a long list of reasons why you think God’s got it wrong. You might thi…

You are right where you are meant to be. You are not behind. You are not missing out. Once we tune our hearts to God's voice and reject Satan’s lies, we will experience surpassing peace. A peace that…

We need to listen to our bodies and the pace of our souls. Friends, we have been changed by this pandemic and the trauma of the last few years. We have faced trials, sickness, violence, and fractures…

Whatever tomorrow holds, God will see you through it. While our circumstances change, God's unchanging character and presence go with us. 
 
Let Kristen give you three ways to endure whatever storms ma…

Jesus, help me to have a deeper desire to know you and to be hungry for your Word. When we seek Him, when we make that 0.1% effort, God sees it. He is constantly pursuing your heart. He is constantly…

We must slow down our minds and our hearts to recognize what we have to be grateful for. Our posture determines our attitude.  Practicing gratitude helps us to make mental and emotional shifts throug…

Jesus sees. Jesus understands. And Jesus holds it all. As parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, aunts, mentors, and friends, we all have the privilege and responsibility of paying attention to ch…

Maybe the lesson is for us to enjoy the moment and not the end result. I can be so focused on what is to come that I miss the delight of being in God’s presence now. Of seeing the image of God in my …

Jesus is fighting for you. What we really want is peace in the middle, don’t we? We want to know in the middle of the diagnosis, job loss, feuding friend, political drama, ignoring husband, and rebel…

If you’re tempted to apologize for who you are or how you are, please don’t. Remember that you have a right to be here, to take up space — in a conversation, on the airplane, in the grocery store ais…

The way of Jesus requires seeing humans as humans. It is being with others. Where are you going today? Who are you going with? Pay attention to the path you are on and be awake to who God brings to y…

Some days, it’s miracle enough to get the laundry done imperfectly. We live in “working” houses. We cook, we eat, we play, we pray, we work, we study, we create, we rest, we love, and we live in our …

Sometimes the answer to our prayers is not a yes or a no but a Person. With everything in me, I believe God is healer. What I’ve come to see, though, is that healing doesn’t always look like what I’v…

God designed life to be full of joy. Many of us feel burnt out these days. We’re tired and weary of each other and even the church, at large, at times.
 
 What is the way forward?
 
 Yes, we need the fe…

The best thing we can give to the next generation is a deep sense of who they are in Christ and how great our God is. What do you want the people you love to remember most about you and about God? Wh…

Extend yourself the kindness and comfort you generously give others. Ironically, the times we most need God’s comfort are times we deprive ourselves of care. Join Bonnie Gray today for three soul car…

Take one step of faith. You never know where it might lead. Today, what if moving one step closer to Jesus looked like doing something out of the ordinary to see Him more clearly? You never know what…

The true remedy for our shame is God's love. "I am stupid and a bad kid you don’t want," the note from my eleven-year-old said in sloppy handwriting.
 
 Don’t we do this with God? Don’t we struggle wi…

In our stuck places, God will free us. How do we get unstuck from anxious thoughts even though there may be a real basis for our fear? Barb Roose shares how she moved through her anxiety after the Bu…