The (in)courage Podcast

"I need the fresh reminder of God’s mercy right now. Looking back, I now see that God’s unfailing love didn’t just come to me every morning, it carried me through every night. His mercy was the breath in my lungs even though my body was weak. His mercy was love in my life even though I felt lost and alone. His mercy was a feast for my soul, sustaining me though I ached and starved for my life to change. 
 
 And if I held onto Him then, I could hold onto Him now, heavy-laden and heaving and all. I can hold onto Him this minute (and the next . . . and the next), never needing to hold out for the morning to wash me anew. I can recall His mercies to my mind now, right here."

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Whether navigating political or religious differences, dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, our book Come Sit with Me tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. Get two free chapters and pick up your copy at incourage.me/comesitwithme!  

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"Within our circles, we are all influencers and content creators. When you read a book or see a movie with a positive message, share a review online or tell your friends about it. Take your children to a museum or hang art reproductions in your home. Our family can’t purchase originals, but our walls display three Van Gogh's, two O’Keeffe's, and a Vermeer. Vote with your wallet: let your viewing and reading habits tell Hollywood and the publishing industry what you as an audience want.
 
 Friends, don’t be depressed; be empowered. When the culture promotes negativity, be counter-cultural."

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Whether navigating political or religious differences, dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, our book Come Sit with Me tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. Get two free chapters and pick up your copy at incourage.me/comesitwithme!  

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.

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"God created us to rest. Full stop.

On my sabbatical, I was reminded that rest helps us untether our souls from the hamster-wheel pace our culture glorifies. Rest helps us change our speed from striving and sprinting to slowing and noticing.
 
 Rest highlights our idols and distractions and brings us back to the peace found only in our Creator’s arms."

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Whether navigating political or religious differences, dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, our book Come Sit with Me tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. Get two free chapters and pick up your copy at incourage.me/comesitwithme!  

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.

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"What if your waiting room season included this prayer: 'God, while I'm waiting, You have permission to work through me to help others.'
 
 For example, if you’re waiting on God to bring back the prodigal in your life, you can invest in young people at your church or in your community. While you’re waiting on God for a baby or grandchild, you can volunteer at your local school or make meals for new parents. For someone like me who is praying for God to bring a future spouse, I began meeting with another single woman at our favorite ice cream stand once a month to pray for her. Letting God work through us while we're waiting encourages us and actually makes us stronger during the wait."

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Whether navigating political or religious differences, dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, our book Come Sit with Me tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. Get two free chapters and pick up your copy at incourage.me/comesitwithme!  

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.

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Join Kathi Lipp and explore her new book, The Accidental Homesteader. You’ll uncover the unexpected joys of homestead living – no matter where you call home! Through gaining wisdom and hard-won lessons, Kathi will guide you to find peace, joy, and contentment in your own home. 

Whether you’re starting a new adventure or seeking growth in your daily life, this book is a heartfelt invitation to embrace change with a little bit of self-grace and a lot of humor.

Pick up your copy of The Accidental Homesteader… and leave a comment on Kathi's post from earlier this week to enter to WIN one of five copies: https://incourage.me/?p=234462

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I refuse to believe the lie anymore that right now is as good as it gets. Right now I am going to savor and give thanks for all I have been given, but I won’t grab onto these gifts with a death grip. That path of trying to cling to my life only leads to more fear. It’s true that I will encounter challenges ahead. But it is also true that behind every corner, love awaits me.
 
 For those of you letting go of one season and heading into something unknown and new, lean into truth. Lean onto Jesus. Open your hands. Goodness awaits you. It really does."

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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of... Study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! 

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.

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"While He is perfect, God is not a perfectionist who expects us to be perfect. God knows our limits and rather than hate them (or hate us for them), He promises to love us and help us. And when He reminds us that our days are short and advises us to redeem the time we’ve been given, He’s not dropping an oversized backpack of responsibilities over our shoulders. He’s not chaining us to a calendar or to-do list or some ideal version of ourselves while pointing to a ticking clock. He’s offering us a hand up, a light yoke that shares the burden. He’s offering us relief — from the rapid passage of time, from the ever-growing list of expectations we subscribe to, from the belief that we must make everything priority-one and cram it all into 24 hours a day."

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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of... Study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! 

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:

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• Email us at [email protected].

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"If you find yourself about to open the door to an empty (or emptier nest) or it breaks your heart just a bit to think about this impending season, I share the following to comfort and reassure you too:
 
 1. The way you feel right now won't be the way you feel forever.
 
 2. You've probably missed teaching your kids stuff, and that's okay.
 
 3. Your way of communicating with them will be different but good.
 
 4. Find your friends.
 
 5. Your kids will always need you.
 
 It's my prayer that the Lord shows you tailor-made signs of His goodness here today. And tomorrow, may He show you that sure as the kids will bring their laundry home, good things exist beyond goodbyes."

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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of... Study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! 

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:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
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"With the wisdom we get from God, committing our plans to Him, not only can our dreams happen, they can flourish. As someone who tended to play catch-up most of the time, I never let myself dream about what I wanted because I was so busy hustling for what I needed. Now, I’m living my dream in a big red house in the mountains — who knew that learning how to plan would result in me being an accidental homesteader?"

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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of... Study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! 

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:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

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"Loving someone is so much more important than becoming impressive. I’ve spent so much of my life wanting to achieve big things, wanting to do something great, wanting to dazzle and impress and amaze. But when I sat down to think about what I could hope someone might say about me after I die, it was nothing about what I’d done. It was only about who I hope to someday become – kinder, braver, more present, more prayerful, more like Jesus."

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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of... Study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! 

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!