The (in)courage Podcast

In this episode, host Becky Keife and guest Kathi Lipp discuss the concept of Sabbath Soup, a guide that combines meal planning with the practice of Sabbath rest. They explore the importance of preparing meals in advance to create space for rest and connection with God and family. Kathi shares her journey of embracing Sabbath, the significance of community support, and how meal planning can alleviate decision fatigue. This conversation also highlights the role of prayers in meal preparation and the joy of gathering around the table with loved ones.

Takeaways

• Every season is soup season, not just winter.
• Sabbath is a gift for us to receive, not a burden.
• Meal planning can simplify decision-making.
• Food can create a sense of love and belonging.
• Cooking in advance allows for true rest on Sabbath.
• Prayers can transform meal preparation into a spiritual practice.
• Gathering around the table fosters connection and memories.

If you’re looking for a way to easily love the people around you with nourishing food, plus incorporate meaningful rest into your life while taking care of your future self, order Kathi’s new cookbook, Sabbath Soup: Weekly Menus and Rhythms to Make Space for a Day of Rest.

Sabbath Soup would make a great Christmas gift for all the women on your list. The book includes over 100 recipes (not all of them soup), reflective prayers, and strategies to take a day of rest every week.

Order your copy of Sabbath Soup, and leave a comment on the featured excerpt shared earlier this week for a chance to WIN a copy: https://incourage.me/?p=248968

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Loving yourself is not prideful. Loving yourself is not selfish. Loving yourself is simply aligning with the heart of God toward you."

Leave a comment for Holley: https://incourage.me/?p=249012
--
The fall issue of DaySpring’s Everyday Faith Magazine is out now! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam’s Club, Costco, CVS, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines.

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"You may feel like your past journey or current one is so filled with struggle that it would be hard for anyone to wrestle out some sort of redemption. But you have no idea the type of legacy you leave from those hard places. Because it’s not about what you feel like you can or can’t do, but about the One you stubbornly cling to, even if it’s just grasping a tiny thread of the tassel hanging from His robe."

Leave a comment for Jenny: https://incourage.me/?p=249006
--
The fall issue of DaySpring’s Everyday Faith Magazine is out now! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam’s Club, Costco, CVS, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines.

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"We need the kind of people in our lives who help us recapture the joy of being alive. Expecting the best. Assuming you’re wanted and loved. Liking you for no reason other than you’re the only person in the room."

Leave a comment for Robin: https://incourage.me/?p=248986
--
The fall issue of DaySpring’s Everyday Faith Magazine is out now! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam’s Club, Costco, CVS, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines.

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"In a world where loneliness often whispers in the quiet moments, extending a hand — and a meal — can turn isolation into togetherness. Let's be the ones who scooch over and make room at our tables, the ones who see those sitting alone and say, 'Come, sit at my table.' Because when we do, we meet a double need: we feed the hunger and form the connection."

Leave a comment for Kathi: https://incourage.me/?p=248968
--
The fall issue of DaySpring’s Everyday Faith Magazine is out now! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam’s Club, Costco, CVS, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines.

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"As Christ followers, we don’t get to divide and categorize people into groups. Listen, the enemy wants us to live with an “Us vs. Them” mentality and only choose people who are just like us, who believe and vote like us. Often, we defend our hate for our neighbor with love for country and allegiance to a political leader, forgetting that we as Christ followers have been made citizens of heaven and our allegiance belongs to Jesus, alone.

We are called to be people of grace, reflecting His heart and love to those who are different than us and even those who disagree with us. Jesus’s finished work on the cross not only tore the veil so we could have a personal relationship with God, but also demolished the wall of division and hostility among mankind."

Leave a comment for Simi: https://incourage.me/?p=248943
--
The fall issue of DaySpring’s Everyday Faith Magazine is out now! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam’s Club, Costco, CVS, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines.

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Romans 8:34 promises that in this very moment, Jesus is at the right hand of God, interceding for you. Can you imagine if you heard the voice of Jesus in the next room over, praying on your behalf? But it's not a thought that only lives in your imagination. It's reality. Jesus prayed for you two thousand years ago, and He prays for you presently — continually.

If margins are tight or life is feeling too much, remember this: the One who died to set you free is praying for you right now."

Leave a comment for Aliza: https://incourage.me/?p=248958

--

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with new Spanish ecards from DaySpring. Created with beautiful artwork and encouraging messages, they're the perfect way to honor Hispanic culture, strengthen faith, and uplift a friend. These FREE e-cards (and others) are available now. Find them at DaySpring.com - https://www.dayspring.com/ecards/category/view/category/290!
 
The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"What if we offer hospitality to strangers? What if we work toward reconciliation in the church and our communities? What if we decide to raise our voices in worship alongside brothers and sisters who are different from ourselves?"

Leave a comment for Dorina: https://incourage.me/?p=248877

--

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with new Spanish ecards from DaySpring. Created with beautiful artwork and encouraging messages, they're the perfect way to honor Hispanic culture, strengthen faith, and uplift a friend. These FREE e-cards (and others) are available now. Find them at DaySpring.com - https://www.dayspring.com/ecards/category/view/category/290!
 
The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"If you are wondering right now if God has stopped “growing” you, be assured: HE HAS NOT. He was steadfast and faithful to Moses, to Joshua, to Daniel, to Paul, and to countless others in biblical times, and throughout world history.

And He is steadfast and faithful to you and me today. He is growing us, even now."

Leave a comment for Jennifer: https://incourage.me/?p=248818

--

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with new Spanish ecards from DaySpring. Created with beautiful artwork and encouraging messages, they're the perfect way to honor Hispanic culture, strengthen faith, and uplift a friend. These FREE e-cards (and others) are available now. Find them at DaySpring.com - https://www.dayspring.com/ecards/category/view/category/290!
 
The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"People are desperate for something to fill their emptiness. They are waiting for someone to boldly declare the Good News of Christ. And that someone could be you. So, I encourage you — take that step of faith. Share the gospel where God is calling you."

Leave a comment for Karina: https://incourage.me/?p=248865

--

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with new Spanish ecards from DaySpring. Created with beautiful artwork and encouraging messages, they're the perfect way to honor Hispanic culture, strengthen faith, and uplift a friend. These FREE e-cards (and others) are available now. Find them at DaySpring.com - https://www.dayspring.com/ecards/category/view/category/290!
 
The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

Leave a podcast review on Apple!