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
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Mary A. Boswell: Mary, Did You Know You've Started Slouching?
"Jesus wants us to come to Him and release all that weighs us down."Leave a comment for Mary: https://incourage.me/?p=255219--Pick up the winter issue of DaySpring’s Everyday Faith Mag...
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Aliza Olson: What Are You Saying Yes to This Christmas?
"I want to trust Him enough to say yes to Him every single time. Because He is faithful. He is kind. He is Emmanuel. He is the Prince of Peace. He is the Alpha and Omega. He is bigger than any circumstance we are facing."Leave a comment ...
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Melissa Zaldivar: Learning to Be Human Again
"Can we gather with glad and sincere hearts instead of distracted conversations and divided attention?"Leave a comment for Melissa: https://incourage.me/?p=255767--Pick up the winter i...
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Anna E. Rendell: When Change Comes, It's Grief I Want to Run From
"My friends, change will come to the things we want to remain the same forever. Grief will consume our hearts, our lives, and our days. And yet, we walk through it all, by the grit of our teeth and the grace of our God, knowing He walks beside ...
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Barb Roose: Do You Need to Offer Forgiveness This Christmas?
"Perhaps God may nudge your heart this Christmas season to offer forgiveness at an unexpected time and in an unexpected way. Let go so that God can fill that hurting space in your heart with His love and peace."Leave a comment for Barb: ...
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Jen Schmidt: The Mortifying Moment I'm Still Talking About
"Instead of being swept into the holiday whirlwind, let’s anchor ourselves in the truth that Christmas is not about accumulating but about adoring."Leave a comment for Jen: https://incourage.me/?p...
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Rachel Marie Kang: The Secret to a Powerful Prayer Life
"It's so easy to name our needs, listing a litany of complaints and pains when we pray. But hope is healed and pain relieved when we approach our prayers by giving God praise."Leave a comment for Rachel:
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Advent Is the Language of Heaven
"Advent is the language of Heaven…hope, love, joy, and peace. And Jesus’ life spoke this language."Leave a comment: https://incourage.me/?p=255674--Save up to 40% on select gifts at Da...
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Mary Carver: It's Okay to Cry. After All, Jesus Did.
"I suspect I’m not the only one facing a loss this season. If that’s you, I want you to know that it’s okay to be sad."Leave a comment for Mary: https://incourage.me/?p=255660--Save up...
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Dawn Camp: The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
"Sometimes grief is so raw and deep that even if God heaped fresh blessings upon us, it wouldn’t dull the pain. The hits keep coming with no end in sight. It's hard to see God when sorrow obscures our path, but the more attuned we become to His...
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Kathi Lipp: When Christmas Needs to Look Different This Year
"May the God who announced joy over a quiet field announce it over your quiet home. May what’s small be sacred, what’s simple be sufficient, and what’s present be more than enough."Leave a comment for Kathi:
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Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young: When the World Feels Dark, Turn on the Light in the Kitchen
"Every time we gather, we have the opportunity to push back the darkness of division and welcome the light of community."Leave a comment for Dorina: https://incourage.me/?p=255468--Dec...
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Laura Kelly Fanucci: We Walk Among Prayers
"We cannot lose sight of the truth that we are living among answered prayers. (And often we ourselves are the answers to someone else’s prayers.)"Leave a comment for Laura: https://incourage.me/?p...
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Tyra Rains: Expect Nothing, Be Grateful for Everything
"When expectations are removed, gratitude flows more freely."Leave a comment for Tyra: https://incourage.me/?p=255441--December markdowns have arrived at DaySpring.com! Enjoy savings o...
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We Were Made to Hold Both the Ordinary and the Glorious
"The Winter 2025 edition of Everyday Faith is available now, and you’re going to love it! From cover to cover, Everyday Faith Magazine is brimming with articles th...
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Gratitude Opens Our Eyes to Seeing God at Work
"And as we take time to count our blessings, know that you are counted among ours. Every one of you in this community—readers and writers alike—is a gift for which we give thanks. Thank you for letting us share in you...
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Tasha Jun: When We Are Afraid
"When I feel that same fear creep up in me, I say a breath prayer: Jesus. When I feel tempted to respond to someone else in fear, I whisper the same breath prayer: Jesus."Leave a comment for Tasha:
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Holley Gerth: Changing the Way We Talk to Ourselves
"Do not call yourself “not good enough” if God has made you in His image. Do not call yourself unloved if God has made you His beloved."Leave a comment for Holley: https://incourage.me/?p=255316
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Jenny Erlingsson: Risk Is the Seed of Redemption
"Often when we take a risk, we don’t see the reward as quickly as we think we should. Perhaps our prayers feel like they’re mostly echoing around our room and not hitting the ear of the One who makes mountains move. But God doesn’t do things as...
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Robin Dance: How to Make an Immediate Difference When Someone in Front of You Is Hurting
"Is someone around you hurting? Risk an awkward moment to offer a hug. Go a step further and pray. I think it's what Jesus would do."Leave a comment for Robin: https://incourage.me/?p=255280
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Becky Keife: Five Steps to Move Through Anxiety (the Psalm 143 Way)
"We keep trusting that God is God and we are not. We keep surrendering our timelines for His truth. We keep releasing our expectations and choosing expectancy. We keep rehearsing and repeating the goodness of the Lord, rooting ourselves in His ...
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Jennifer Dukes Lee: When Beauty Makes You Homesick
"This longing isn’t an accident. It’s a compass toward Home. It’s a reminder that the yearning we feel – the homesickness in our hearts – will resolve itself one day, in the presence of God."Leave a comment for Jennifer:
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Michele Cushatt: When Your Soul Forgets Its Song
"I don't know your story or what your life looks like right now. But there is a good chance that, before the year comes to a close, you'll have a day or two (or twelve) that come with more melancholy than joy. I get it, sister. Some days are ju...
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Karina Allen: From Weary to Renewed: Finding Hope for What’s Next
"If you’re finishing this year feeling weary, take heart. God is not finished with you. He’s still restoring, still strengthening, still writing redemption into your story. May we trade our striving for His rest and find hope for what’s next. T...
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