The (in)courage Podcast

Jesus stands in the gap between the reality of our mistakes and the perfection of God. Are you caught in your mistakes right now? Don’t be afraid, friend. God isn’t angry. He understands that sometim…

"God is part of each and every story. He is with you, and He is for you." Today is Jennifer Ueckert's last article as an (in)courage contributor! Read her final encouraging words to us today, and lea…

I want to live a life defined by a deep longing for Christ and Christ alone. Have you become too busy to recognize your soul's deep hunger for God? Jesus is the Bread of Life and our Living Water. Fe…

He is not just offering us a lifeline. He is our lifeline. He is our best and only hope. 

WOOHOO -- we're celebrating the release of our newest Bible study, Create in Me a Heart of Hope! Read an excer…

If my sense of security and hope is wrapped up in marriage, children, my own hard work, and a daily sense of happiness, all it will take is a storm in one area to take the whole thing down. Why? None…

I learned it often takes time to grow good things, and God works in powerful ways while I wait. Kristen Strong shares about learning to belong in the place she called home, Colorado, and how it took …

My day-to-day opportunity is to bear witness to God — right where I'm at, no matter what's happening. All we have is now. So instead of "if only," we ask, "What has God tasked me with for today? What…

Moving aside makes room for new voices. Today is Patricia Raybon's last article as an (in)courage contributor. Leave a comment for her as she says farewell to our community: https://incourage.me/?p=2…

We can have hope because our story is not over. - Holley Gerth

Our new Bible study, Create in Me a Heart of Hope, releases March 29th! Sign up on today's article to get a FREE full week of Bible study…

You become a safe place when you share your story, both the broken and the beautiful, with another. We each have a story to tell, and when we share those stories, we get to see how God is beautiful a…

There is nothing you are going through right now that is a mystery to Him. Jennifer shares about how comforting it was to realize Jesus was once a teenager as she comforted her daughter, "Whatever co…

Know that when we feel alone in our hurt — even from those we have championed for years — Jesus understands. In our church hurt, God wants to show us that He gets it, that despite the pain, the churc…

In our wandering, we are never truly lost. Beloved, Jesus walked willingly into the darkness long ago, so you don’t have to walk alone anymore. He is that Someone who stays with you in difficult mome…

Our kids can’t live up to perfect, and it helps them know they don't have to be when we admit we're imperfect too.

Renee Swope's new book, A Confident Mom: Simple Ways to Give Your Child What They Ne…

Sometimes circumstances throw our regular routines right out the window, and we have to adapt. But if we seek God, we will find Him.  Our personal devotion times won't always look the same in every s…

With hope, we can withstand the storm and keep pressing forward.

Looking for hope? We've got some for you. Introducing Create in Me a Heart of Hope, the new (in)courage Bible study from DaySpring! Pr…

God is like the heart in your chest — even though you can’t see Him, you can hear Him, feel Him, and sense Him. He will never just be a God to worship; He’s a God who is with us — closer than the ski…

How we pursue peace and model it for our children or the neighbors or our co-workers has a long-term, multigenerational impact on others. Because small moments multiplied over time matter, prioritize…

Pain is not a competition. There is no contest for compassion. Too often, we disqualify ourselves from comfort. We think our pain is not big enough to deserve comfort. But is there really a pain too …

Our location matters, and there is good to be found right where we’re at. We are in our neighborhoods, our cities, our towns for a reason, and it’s in those specific places that God is there, that Go…