The (in)courage Podcast
Welcome to the (in)courage podcast! We are all different ages, in different life stages, and we come from different cultures and churches, but our common thread is the hope of Jesus. Each weekday we meet you right where you are as one of our writers shares what’s going on in her everyday life and how God’s right in the middle of it all. We bring our joys and struggles equally so that you can feel less alone, and be empowered by the hope Jesus gives. We hope you’ll bring us along with you on your morning walks, driving to the grocery store, waiting in the preschool pickup line, alone in your kitchen, or as you wind down for the evening. Wherever you join us, you’re welcome here, and we’re honored to be a part of your day.
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Episodes
1117 episodes
Simi John: The Right Moment Is NOW
"So often we’re waiting on God to move, but God is waiting for us to move, even when it’s not easy and certain."Leave a comment for Simi: https://incourage.me/?p=255128--As the season ...
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Kristen Strong: How "Not Well Enough" Becomes More than Enough
"The strand of gold found in the familiarity of failure is that God is always arranging our circumstances behind the scenes for our favor and good. Believing this builds our trust muscles to rely on God rather than our own efforts. And then we ...
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Aliza Olson: Revival Starts Here: Everyday Faithfulness to Jesus
"I actually believe that revival is coming — and that God’s Spirit is ready to unleash and do something I have never seen in my lifetime. And until that day comes, I’ll keep praying for it."Leave a comment for Aliza:
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The Painful and Beautiful Lesson of Unconditional Kindness
"Love without strings and kindness without expectations aren’t easy. They are impossible, really, unless we ask God to give us His heart for others. Only then will we be able to truly love one another, giving freely and offering kindness as a g...
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Kaitlyn Bouchillon: Three Unexpected Lessons from a Graveyard
"If God cares about the smallest of things, if He values the ordinary, then the beautiful truth is that our mundane moments matter. What seems small and ordinary to us, what is unseen and unknown by others, actually holds weight."Leave a...
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Jen Brooks: The Secret Ingredient Your Holiday Meal Really Needs
"As you prepare your pantry and stock up on spices, don’t forget to pray and ask the Lord to prepare your heart, too."Leave a comment for Jen: https://incourage.me/?p=255208--November ...
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Anna E. Rendell: God on the Set of DaySpring’s Original Hallmark Christmas Movie
"I know when you tune in and watch the movie, you’ll feel the love I felt behind the scenes; it comes through the camera to create something very special. You’ll love Following Yonder Star."Leave a comment:
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Ligia Andrade: Learning to Trust When You Can’t See the Way Forward
"Amiga, I may not understand how tough your situation is, but I believe in the God who knows your circumstances completely, and He never leaves you. Even if you’re unsure what to do, God knows, so keep turning to Him for strength."Leave ...
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Suzanne Nadell: The Gift of Showing Up
"When you need people, don’t be afraid to ask. Ask God, and ask your community. He invites us to lean on one another and carry each other’s burdens."Leave a comment for Suzanne: https://incourage....
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Melissa Zaldivar: Why Slowing Down Isn’t a Step Backward
"It seems to me that setting down burdens doesn't mean that the good things we've carried are bad, it means that we can only carry so much. And when we're grieving or recovering from anything, our capacity has to shift – and that's not a bad th...
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E.L. Sherene Joseph: How to Hold Both Grief and Gratitude
"Every day is a gift from God, and this season, more than any, has reminded me of His goodness. Some days I feel like a scratched record stuck on loop. But God is faithful. And, like Moses reminding Israel of God’s faithfulness, I remind myself...
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Barb Roose: Do You Need to Experiment with Self-Care?
"Let's leverage the power of small steps! What if there was one small healthy change you could make for ten days?"Leave a comment for Barb: https://incourage.me/?p=254987--The clock is...
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Anna E. Rendell: Plug In to His Voice
"God speaks right to our hearts with the very stuff of our lives. He uses our instincts, our questions, our longing, our everyday surroundings to reach us."Leave a comment for Anna: https://incour...
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Rachel Marie Kang: The Spiritual Practice of Pondering
"Instead of retreating to our minds and rehearsing our fears, schedules, needs, dreams, and intentions, we can turn our thoughts to the Lord our God, our strength, our refuge, our ever-present help. Instead of being overwhelmed with anxiety, we...
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Mary Carver: The Voice That Makes Us Want to Listen
"So let’s be people whose words sound like grace — voices that carry the truth in kindness, that tell the story of God’s love in a way the world actually wants to hear."Leave a comment for Mary: h...
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Bonus Episode with Dr. Craig & Ginny Evans, authors of Wow! I Didn't Know!
When you think of popular Bible stories, like the Christmas story, you might imagine particular things — that Mary and Joseph were poor, that they traveled through the desert to get to Bethlehem, or even that Jesus was born in a dirty barn. But...
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Dawn Camp: Kindness Like Healing Grace
"If you listen to the news, you’ll only hear talk of division, but the conviction that you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you is alive and well. I have seen such goodness and grace over these past few months. Friends and n...
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How to Carry the Weight of Rejection
"While we are responsible for our actions, we aren’t responsible for how others respond. You can behave honorably even when someone treats you unfairly. You may do all you can to live in peace, but they still may not desire a relationship with ...
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Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young: You Were Not Designed to Stand Alone
"God’s heart beats for community. He Himself embodies community. He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – three in one like that triple-braided cord – our model of community working seamlessly."Leave a comment for Dorina:
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I Didn’t Know!: The Story Behind Jesus’s Birth
The new book, Wow! I Didn’t Know!: Things You Never Knew About the Stories of Jesus by Dr. Craig & Ginny Evans, dives deeper into Scripture to shine a light on common misconceptions and reveal the more likely facts that can not only deepen ...
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Laura Kelly Fanucci: The Year I Learned What Women Want
"We must cling together as compassion-bearers. We are called to care for one another as caregivers. The bond between women of faith can remake the world around us, just as Naomi and Ruth forged a new future together. We belong to each other, as...
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Tyra Rains: Why Does Truth Seem So Hard to Find?
"Humility is the posture closest to the Lord’s heart. Grace is found there. In that posture, the voice of the Lord becomes easier to hear."Leave a comment for Tyra: https://incourage.me/?p=254609<...
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Tasha Jun: Give Us This Day, Some Evidence of Light
"I started to recite The Lord’s Prayer in my mind, trying to refocus and remember how Jesus taught His disciples to pray."Leave a comment for Tasha: https://incourage.me/?p=254772--Pic...
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Holley Gerth: A Three-Sentence Prayer That Helps When I'm Worrying
"A three-sentence prayer that helps when I'm worrying, “God, I release control and choose surrender. I give everyone and everything to you, especially this situation. What do you want me to say to myself when this comes to mind again?”Le...
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Isis Breanna Bradford: Change Your Inputs and Rise From the Rut
"Each devotion in the new book, Rising From the Rut: Reawaken Your Spirit, Rediscover Your God-Given Gifts, and Reclaim Your Joy, by Isis Breanna Bradford, offers a practice to help you reawaken your soul, rediscover your God-given gifts, and r...
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